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While hosing media into the ditch, the mechanic noticed some plastic that was under the media, covering a portion of the grating. They bent over to pick it up and when they straightened up, lifting the plastic, they felt a shooting pain up right thigh and into the lower back.

2nd Shift Packaging Operator went to adjust film in stretch wrapper and while pulling the film EE felt a sharp pain in EE's back.

1st shift packaging operator was packaging 50 lb bags. While twisting with a full bag employee strained right knee. The operator was removing a full bag from the spout and turning to stack the bag on a pallet on a turn table.

2nd shift packaging operator reported hurt elbow to lead supervisor. There was not a specific incident that caused elbow lateral epicondylitis.

2nd shift packaging operator reported right shoulder injury (pain) from hanging bulk bags that has been ongoing for several weeks. Restrictions of 5-8 hrs of driving and no more than 10 lbs lifting. Occasional bend, squat, and twist. No climb.

An employee was moving 50# bags from one pallet to another and felt pain in their knee.

Employee was positioning an empty bulk bag neck onto the fill spout when employee felt pain in shoulder.

Employee felt pain in EE's back when EE was transferring 50# bags into a bulk bag.

Employee was moving a pallet when EE felt a sharp pain in their shoulder.

An employee was removing a bag jam from the roto packer palletizer. When EE lifted the bag and turned, EE sprained knee in the process.

An employee wearing gloves was manually rotating the FD #1 back mixer to inspect the paddles. While rotating the equipment the cord for the radio got caught on a paddle. When they went to untangle the cord one of the paddles pinched a thumb between the housing.

An employee was hit on the back of EE's right shoulder by a guard beam for a rail loading dock. The injured employee was in a crouched position tending to a portable generator located adjacent to the beam, when another employee inadvertently dislodged the guard, causing the north side of it to fall -12 inches onto the employee below.

Employee attempted to level product in bulk bag by pulling on straps then felt pain in hand and shoulder.

Employee was pulling wires during EE's shift. EE felt pain in EE's shoulder after.

Employee was getting onto a forklift by pulling self up with two hands (one on the steering wheel and one on the handle). In the process, the employee felt pain in EE's shoulder.

Employee strained left shoulder due to hanging bulk bags and using the safety gate on Bulk Bagger R

Due to repetitive reaching (calf raises) to tie 60 inch bulk bags while the bag was in the raised position, an employee received a muscle strain related injury to EE's calf.

Plant wash water hose charged causing nozzle end to hammer/jerk, spraining EE's wrist.

Possibly from pulling bulk bag caps off reel

An employee operating Rotopacker C, noticed that 1 of the 3 belts on the bag unwinding radimat was falling off the idle pully. The employee attempted to fix it alone by tugging on the belt with left hand, while at the same time 'jogging' the belt with the manual button using right hand to try and 'walk' the belt back onto the idle pully.

Inadvertent movement of load crushing contractors fingers in wire rope rigging resulting in the amputation of pinky finger.

After an employee picked up a bag of concrete and turned to walk, their knee "gave out" causing pain.

An employee was clearing a frozen slurry line using a steam hose. The frozen section released suddenly, creating back pressure, allowing the created hot water and slurry to spray out of the pipe opening and onto the employee's hands and arms.

Employee was going to hose down floor, EE went to open the valve for the hose water but mistakenly opened a hot water/steam line. The hose that is attached to this line was permanently open on the outlet end. The hose whipped around when it became pressurized, spraying the employee in the face, shoulder, back, leg and neck.

An employee was cleaning up a small oil spill underneath the Deag C blower. Employees' right index finger got caught on a corner of a metal shim, resulting in a laceration requiring 6 stitches. The employee was wearing nitrile chemical resistant gloves at the time.

Individual sat on a piece of vertically protruding pipe. Individual finished shift. Was sore the next morning and went to the doctors. Minor bruise.

Individual was lowering a shaft guard vertically and it came down on his foot. Individual was wearing steel toed protective footwear. Minor bruising on right foot.

While welding in the shop, a 4inch x 4inch by 1/4inch thick piece of angle iron was being welded to a 6inch x 6inch by 1/4inch thick base plate. While trying to square this 4foot piece of angle iron on the base plate, it tipped over. The individual received a cut to his ring finger on the right hand.

Employee was inspecting Sedigraph unit 803 due to error message. While inspecting the Sedigraph unit the employee put hand on mixing chamber which was extremely hot. This resulted in first and second degree burns on 3 fingers on right hand.

Employee lifted dome cover to air inlet. Employee did not lift the lid all the way open (the lid was balanced half way open). Employee went to put dangling chain for inlet back inside by valve. The dome lid came down on employee's thumb resulting in fracture of left thumb.

Contractor working with Mill operators attempting to clean heat exchanger connected a water hose to a diaphragm pump to see how pump worked. Contractor did not see pump function, so he went to disconnect hose and the hose came off striking him in the upper chest and chin.

Employee was removing a crane hook from a clevis when the clevis fell on his left pinky finger. The incident resulted in a broken pinky finger.

Employee was removing bolts when he felt a pain in his right shoulder. The injury was first reported to the employer on 3/20/14 as a "record/report only". The employee decided to see a doctor on 3/28/14; where he was then placed on restricted duty and thus became an MSHA reportable.

Employee was on the elevator when pulling down saftey cage. Employee felt a pain in his lower right back halfway into the pull. Employee was placed on alternate duty by physician.

While miner was placing a welder on a pallet, miner pinched right thumb between the welder and the pallet.

Employee was closing a door to a boiler while on a 4' step ladder. The employee felt a pop behind his right shoulder. The employee's diagnosis was a muscle strain, Right upper back, cervical spine.

While demoing a hopper, the individual pushed a cut piece of steel out of the pile. Glove got caught on the material and subject banged his arm.

Worker was moving scrapped high bay luminaries from rear of storage trailer to front of trailer. He was stacking luminaries on top of each other & didn't use proper lifting techniques & used a twisting motion of his body reaching to pick up a luminaries. This aggravated a year old herniated disk injury. Later in the night he went to Emergency Room for first aid to relieve pain.

Employee was carrying two 2.5 gallon buckets of oil when he felt pain in his lower back.

Employee was removing frozen stone from his trailer, a chunk came loose and hit him in his right leg. He reported it to the office and said it was scraped and bruised.

Employee felt pain in R shoulder as he pulled himself up from a sitting position using a railcar handrail.

Employee cut left index finger removing QD bushing

2nd degree burn to both forearms from contact with hot water while cleaning nozzle on omyajet c tank

While opening top hatch on railcar employee crushed R index finger when caught between railcar dome and hatch.

Employee strained back while hanging load securing nets in boxcar.

While moving a pallet jack employee felt strain in right shoulder

While pulling basket filters from ball mill sump filter employee strained left wrist and back.

Employee mistakenly lifted slurry loadout spout while still in use, pinching left index finger and middle finger between the spout and the railcar cover, resulting in 12 stitches.

Hit handrail post with elbow while picking up empty bags in rotopacker area causing a contusion.

Strained lower back while pulling flange bolts on a flowmeter tight.