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At approximately 10:50 PM, two employees were cleaning beneath the screw conveyor when one employee came into contact with the other employee's tool, resulting in an injury to the affected employee's right eye.

Employee sustained a laceration to EE's right knee while cutting with a hand tool during a maintenance task.

While attempting to remove a filter cover using a pipe wrench, the cover broke loose and the pipe wrench lost grip and fell onto EE's right great toe. The injury has been identified as a right great toe contusion resulting from a falling object. Employee had medical evaluation and was released for light duty.

EE was performing a drag resocket. EE experienced a laceration to the distal phalanx of the right-hand little finger when a small chip of metal that was embedded in the sledgehammer's handle cut the glove and finger. EE received stitches.

EE was lifting a mill bearing cap and the chain hoist hook stretched causing the cap to fall and graze EE's hard had and right cheek bone.

While cutting belt at tail pulley the blade slipped out and hit employees left arm. Left arm was positioned in a bad area when this happened. The cut was on EE's forearm 3 inches past base of thumb. Cut got fatty tissue and some mussel.

Un atascamiento en la boquilla #3 de la BC-M cuando encuentra que tiene unas piedras obtruyendo, una procede a utilizar barra para desalojar la piedra. Realizando un tipo de apalancamiento ejerce presión sobre la barra en direccion hacia el cuando de momento esta se va en blanco, lo que hace que la mano derecha choque con la pared del bajante.

Employee was picking up a backpack that contained a folding knife that had inadvertently deployed. When the employee grasped the backpack, the knife cut the distal phalanx of the right index finger, requiring stitches.

EE was closing the doors on the Finish Mill 2. While using a hammer to help close the door EE accidently hit EE's right index finger. Medical attention was sought, and EE was diagnosed with a fracture and placed on restrictions of no use of the right hand.

Employee smashed and lacerated right hand ring finger attempting to unplug feed chute.

Electrician was removing spillage buildup on a decommissioned (de-energized) cable tray which had collapsed. While working to pry and break spillage buildup, the material released causing EE to hit the side of their hand on metal box adjacent to cable tray smashing the right small finger (pinky) between the box and the tool handle.

Employee smashed EE's left index finger with a hammer

Employee finger was struck with hammer fracturing tip of right middle finger.

While closing a gate hopper on railcar, the bar used to turn the knuckle slipped from the knuckle and pinched the employees left middle ring finger between the bar and the railcar.

During manual concrete sounding inspection of a storage bam wall, the inspector impacted the left thumb with a 20 oz hammer, causing a fracture of the digit.

Employee was cutting the old rubber endcaps off of the spray bars at the Wash Plant. While cutting one of them, the retractable-blade utility knife they were using slipped off the rubber and contacted their left inner thigh. This caused a laceration about 1 inch long and 1 inch deep. 3 Sutures required.

Injured employee used a bar hook with a T handle to snare the cable of an air hoist to pull it towards themself to retrieve the ball. The employee's left index finger was caught in a pinch point between the bar hook T handle and the rosette of a vertical scaffold leg. This resulted in a pinch laceration requiring stitches

Employee was assisting with the removal of an air cannon nozzle and pipe it was installed to from the raw mill triple gate. After the pipe had been removed from the triple gate and was being lowered to the ground with a come-a-long, the pipe shifted and struck the employee's hand in between the pipe and a hand rail.

Employee was working on a cone liner change at our secondary plant. They were hitting the bowl liner with a sledgehammer to dislodge the liner when a sliver of metal broke off the liner and struck them in the right calf area. Wound bled and scabbed over. No movement difficulties or pain reported by employee.

EE was removing plywood form material with a pry bar. When pulling down to separate the materials, the bar slipped pinching the tip of the EE's right ring causing a laceration.

EE was attempting to open a clinker rail car hopper door to dump the railcar using a prybar. The EE put their leg under the hopper door and when the door opened the clinker flushed onto EE's leg causing a burn to their right leg. The EE was taken for medical evaluation and placed on modified duty. The burn was cleaned and bandaged.

Employee was using a bar to remove an obstruction in the tire chute when the bar slipped as EE was pulling upwards, striking EE in the mouth. This resulted in a laceration to the lower lip that required four stitches.

Coworker struck employee's hand while working together to install refractory

Employee was cutting zip ties and cut EE's right thumb, which required stitches

Train mechanic was using a sledge hammer on locomotive when they hit themselves in the lip with the hammer, causing a laceration requiring one stitch to close. Employee was given modified duty.

Maintenance mechanic lacerated right pinky finger while attempting to manually maneuver a damper at the kiln main baghouse with a pipe wrench. The pipe wrench slipped and pinched EE's finger. The laceration required two stitches to close the wound.

Maintenance Mechanic was attempting to loosen set screws on bearing with a ratchet wrench resulting in a Left Elbow sprain.

EE was in the process of driving T post when right thumb struck the top of the post while holding the post driver handle. The EE was wearing cut level 4 gloves at the time of the incident.

Employee was preforming physical cement testing inside the lab. During this time the employee was removing a stud from an expansion bar. The stud became stuck so the employee decided to use a screwdriver to help remove it. It was at this time that the screwdriver slipped and punctured employee's right hand. The wound was thoroughly cleaned and a steri strip was applied.

On 12/16/21 An Operations employee initially reported to supervisor that employee's wrist began hurting while employee was using a metal bar to dislodge materials on the preheater tower. At the time employee did not seek any treatment and only wanted to report it. Employee later requested to be seen by a physician who placed the employee on restricted work which began on 1/17/22

An employee was measuring silo levels, when the measuring tape got caught & employee used a long bar to move the part that was stuck. When the tape was freed, employee's right hand moved hitting the side of the silo opening causing a laceration in employee's right little finger joint. Employee received 4 sutures.

Employee was using a pry bar to remove a gearbox from a shaft. While using the pry bar it slipped and EE's left ring finger was pinched between the bar and the frame of the equipment being repaired. Employee received a laceration to the finger that required seven stitches to close.

As EE pulled on the wrench, it slipped and the wrench struck the tip of EE's finger smashing it between the wrench and the bumper of the truck. EE was taken to the clinic where it was determined that EE suffered from a laceration to the tip of the finger which required 3 stitches and a fracture to the bone as well

Mechanic was cutting ripped conveyor belt from a stacker conveyor belt. As EE did this the knife contacted EE's skin above EE's left bicep and EE got 12 stitches.

EE was changing a screen on the top west tertiary screen. EE was using a pry bar and put left foot for pressure on the pry bar to loosen the screen, while the right foot was used for balance and support behind EE. EE felt a pop in the left ankle and it began to swell up.

Improper placement of hands/tool usage. The pry bar being used slipped and pinned the operator's hand between the pry bar and the pump causing a laceration to the left thumb.

Employee was using a pry bar to spread two flanges apart. Pry bar slipped causing EE to smash the tip of EE's middle finger on right hand on motor mount. This caused a cut requiring 9 stitches.

While tightening a union on a pipe, the wrench came loose causing the EE to fall backwards causing a small fracture to their Fibula on their right leg.

EE had a tool in a portable vise on the back of a utility truck. Upon pressing with both hands on the lever to release the pressure of the vise it suddenly broke loose and EE put force on the inside of EE's right ring finger causing a fracture.

Bruised leg

Employee was swinging sledge hammer and strained right shoulder. Taken to doctor for examination and EE was placed on light duty.

EE was clearing debris using a hammer and chisel. EE felt something hit leg and felt a small bit of blood on EE's leg. EE reported it to us on 12/16/19, EE was taken to the Dr. who ordered x-rays. The x-ray was read on 12/19/19 and it was found that there was a .3cm fragment. They attempted to remove it and did not find it. This caused EE to receive a single stitch on 12/19/19.

Was removing a plate from the west drag when it slipped from a pry bar that was holding it up and pinched the employees left index finger against a washer of the long bolt EE was taking out, laceration on the front side first and second sections - 4 sutures and splint.

Forehead laceration

Employee was poking a hole in the K1 tower using a bar and a 12.5 lb. sledgehammer. The employee who was injured was holding the bar, while EE's partner swung the hammer. The hammer missed the bar and struck the employee in the left ring finger. The injury resulted in the removal of the tip of the left ring finger.

A cement truck loading operator, with more than 23 years of experience was centering the spout into a cement tanker by using a 52-inch bar that weighs 3 pounds when they felt a pain in right wrist and elbow. After seeking medical attention they were diagnosed with right wrist/elbow sprain and then performed an MRI which came back with no more findings.

2 wrenches smashed finger

EE was using a sledge hammer to drive a pin in. The sledge hammer was harden steel. The pin is soft blow material. As the pin seated the hammer made contact with the area around the pin. This resulted in a small piece of metal entering ee's lip. When the metal was removed it required 2 stitches.

Mobile mechanic was in the process of removing a front end loader bucket tooth which was seized on the bracket so mechanic used a sledgehammer to remove the tooth, when a piece of metal from tooth embedded on left shin.

Production Attendant using a sledge hammer to knock in finish mill doors when the hammer bounced and struck the employee in the face. Resulting in a laceration to the eye lid requiring sutures.