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Employee was working under 2D stone hopper, breaking up lumps to get material flowing with a poke bar. A large chunk broke free and struck the bar, causing the end of the bar to strike employee's chin. Employee was taken to physician, received 7 stitches under chin and returned to work with no restrictions - Medical treatment only.

Employee was using a standard metal sledge hammer to remove the teeth off of a loader bucket when a piece of the tooth fractured and struck the employee in the arm. The piece of metal hit the employees left forearm causing a laceration and the metal piece to stick in the arm. The metal piece that fractured was approximately 1/4" (long) X 1/8" (wide) X 1/16" (thick).

Employee was unchoking a vessel, when material fell down on the inside striking the bar EE was holding. The bar kicked up striking the nail of EE's little finger. Employee reported incident and was taken to OMP where a subungal hematoma was drained and an antibiotic was prescribed. Employee returned to work with no restrictions

employee was using an 18" adjustable wrench to remove bolts from an 8" pipe flange. As EE pulled on the wrench to loosen a bolt, EE felt a pull/ sprain in shoulder. the wrench did not slip. Employee reported incident to supervisor, was taken to OMP for medical evaluation, and placed on restricted duty (no lift, push, pull>10lbs, no prolonged overhead work

Employee was attempting to seat a valve on a diverting plate by striking it with a hammer. EE missed intended target and EE's hand struck an adjacent piece of metal lacerating the pinky finger requiring 3 stitches.

While EE was wrenching pipe on the air line under 204-205 drags he felt a pain in his back.

While doing routine work employee felt discomfort in left shoulder. He was sent to a health clinic for evaluation and was returned to work the same day with no restrictions. After continued discomfort, surgery was deemed necessary on 1/29/2016. This did not become reportable until surgery on 01/29/2016.

Employee was attempting to loosen a 1/2 pipe from a valve. He braced the pipe on his thigh in order to apply pressure with a crescent wrench. As he applied force, he felt a pain in his lower right side of his abdomen. He was taken to Dr., who placed him on restricted duty until follow up

Employee was cutting a piece of corrugated plastic hose, holding it horizontal with his body and one hand. The other hand was making a cut around the plastic hose and when he came around to the other side it cut quicker than he anticipated. The knife cut through his leather glove and gave him approx. a half inch cut between his thumb and index finger.

Employee was placing caution tape by #5 finish mill for a project. The employee was using a utility knife to cut the tape. While cutting the caution tape, the employee lacerated his left middle finger.

Employee had just made a splice to a conveyor belt. As he was tapering the edges of the belt at the splice, his hand slipped and he cut his left middle finger with a utility knife. He was taken to a physician where he received a few stitches to close the wound. Employee returned to work with no restrictions.

Employee was using a hammer and chisel to clean material build-up from the flights of a pump screw. He missed the chisel and struck his left index finger with the hammer. Employee was wearing leather gloves at the time.Was sent to physician, x-rays were taken, no broken bones, no torn skin. Physician placed on restricted duty until recheck 1/20, then released to full duty

Employee was replacing diaphragms on 260 bag house. Employee was kneeling on his left knee using a pipe wrench to loosen diaphragm housing. While loosening one of the diaphragms, he felt a sharp pain on the outside of his RT knee. The diaphragms are located approximately 3 feet from the walking surface.

Employee was using a knife to slice air hose lengthwise. Rather than laying hose on a bench to slice it, he held it in his left hand; the utility knife cut his palm. The wound was cleaned and dressed, & employee received several stitches at the base of his thumb. Returned to work-no restrictions. Note: discovered incident n/reported in July after review of incidents in Oct.

Employee was using an adjustable wrench to loosen a 3/4" bolt. The bolt came loose suddenly, allowing the wrench to strike the employee's right thumb and wrist. No broken skin or bruising, but employee was seen by physician and placed on restricted duty-no lifting over 15lb w/ right hand

Employee was attempting to remove an actuating arm from a shaft on the triple gate feeder for the raw mill. He was prying the arm off with a 5' pry bar. During the course of removing the arm, the employee felt a slight pain in his right shoulder. Reported it to his supv., was taken to OMP, evaluated and placed on restricted duty (one armed)

Injured pinched his left little finger between a hammer handle and wrench when he was attempting to strike the wrench to loosen a nut on a piece of all thread that was held in a vise.

Injured felt pain in his shoulder when he was hoisting an 8-inch hose using a rope looped through rope loop overhead to move the hose into position for connection to a hose on the vac truck.

Employee was cutting nylon ties securing electrical cable to beam. Due to location, employee was cutting in a downward motion towards opposite hand. When cable tie severed, tip of knife struck employees left thumb. Wound was cleaned, dressed. Employee received two stiches. Put on restricted duty (no squeezing-l hand).

Employee was cutting drag bars out of a chute. Space was small and cramped, so he was bent at the waist to gain access. He felt a pain along his belt line and reported it to his supervisor. Employee was sent to physician-diagnosed as a possible pulled muscle. Placed on restricted duty 2-23(no lifting over 30 lbs)Rechecked on 2-28: released to full duty

Hammering on the metal skirting that had been altered to fit into the chute area of 108 belt, at this point the employee felt something strike him in the eye causing discomfort. Upon looking into employee's eye the object was no longer visible as it had been.

Employee was replacing gudgeon shaft and hangers in a 9" conveying screw. He was using a bar to lower the screw back down into the housing. The bar slipped and caught his right index finger between the bar and the screw housing. Fracture to tip of right index finger.

Employee was standing on work platform removing lumps from silo using 4 ft. steel bar inserted through porthole. Large lump suddenly fell & kicked bar outward. The bar struck the employee in jaw/face areas. Employee fell backwards and was caught by safety chain. Employee was taken to local hospital.

Employee trying to remove large chunk from 2D gypsum hopper above scale belt. He was using a sledge hammer and jackhammer bit as a bar. While hitting the bit to break up the chunk, a fragment broke off the bit penetrating the employee's right arm. *THIS INJURY NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL FOREIGN PARTICLE SURGICALLY REMOVED ON 7/28/09 AND EMPLOYEE PLACED ON RESTRICTIONS.*

Employee replacing glass inspection window on horizontal drive of #2 cooler. While trying to separate glass from the metal frame, employee tapped glass with wrench causing glass to flip out of frame and cutting him on tip of finger.

Employee using air lance to clear material from 2C feed chute & was in process of using sledge hammer to get clinker to move. The head of sledge hammer slipped on the chute, causing hand to come in contact with feed throat of mill. Smashed right index finger taking off nail, splitting end of finger and breaking bone at tip of finger.

Employee was cutting out jacket of Sealtite. Improper use of utility knife (cutting toward self, instead of away) caused injury when employee slipped with knife and lacerated left wrist. 5 stitches required.

Employee using 2 pipe wrenches to loosen coupling on frozen pipe line. Working overhead on ladder and felt pain in his stomach area.

Employee was tightening a lateral line on North Filter Bed using a pipe wrench. The wrench slipped, smashing his left index finger. He broke the tip of the finger and required 6 stitches on underside of his finger to close laceration.

Employee was breaking up hard cement with brick hammers around elevator areas. As other employee was in motion coming down with the hammer, IE reached for one of the lumps and was hit with the hammer on his finger.

Employee was greasing loader at start of shift, grease gun stuck on one of the grease fittings and when he pulled it off his elbow hit the edge of the bucket. ***** THIS INCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTABLE UNTIL 11/12/08 WHEN EMPLOYEE ASKED TO SEE DOCTOR FOR PAIN IN HIS ELBOW. HE WAS PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY AS OF 11/12/08 WITH LEFT ELBOW STRAIN.****

Employee had his tape measure hooked onto a piece of metal and was pulling it out to measure the length. As he was pulling the tape back it sliced into his left index finger. Tape was old and well used. The edge was worn down and sharp.

Employee was removing pipe from roll press oil cooler. He had wrench on fitting and when he applied pressure the nut broke loose and he hit his thumb on the pump base. Employee did not report incident until 8/29/08 and did not seek medical treatment until 9/8/08.

EMPLOYEE LOOSENING A NUT WITH RATCHING BOX END WRENCH. WHILE USING A STEADY PULLING MOTION, THE NUT BROKE LOOSE AND HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER AT THE JOINT.

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTING TO CLOSE BULKHEAD ON LOADED BOXCAR. HE WAS USING DRIFT BAR TO ALIGN HOLE IN THE BULKHEAD WITH THE HOLE IN RECEIVING BRACKET. OTHER EMPLOYEE BUMPING BULKHEAD WITH HIS FORKLIFT TO PUSH BULKHEAD IN, DRIFT BAR SLIPPED CATCHING EMPLOYEE'S FINGER ON RIGHT HAND BETWEEN BAR AND BRACKET.

Employee was attempting to get movement from the north roll press with the t-wrench provided. The wrench slipped off the sheave mounting bolts and he twisted his left wrist.

The injured employee was using a bar to free up material when the material broke free he struck himself in the ribs causing a contusion.

Employee was using new utility knife blade to cut through dust collector bags and sliced through the bag easily and on the hand motion towards his body he cut into his left knee making a 1/2 inch cut on the knee cap.

Employee was tightening bolts, locking together two open-ended wrenches to increase torque. Employee was alternating between using the wrenches and using a laser aligning tool, and was not wearing gloves at the time. One of the wrenches slipped off and open end of the wrench punctured the palm of his left hand, requiring six sutures to close the wound.

Employee was working on 260 screw conveyor to remove a gudgeon bolt with his partner. His partner was attempting to hit a driver to remove a gudgeon bolt and he missed the driver with the hammer. The hammer flew from his grip hitting injured in the groin (right side) are.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNCOUPLING A PUMP HOSE TO PUT WATER IN A DISCHARGE HOSE, WHEN HOSE CAME UNCOUPLED, HITTING EMPLOYEE IN HIS MOUTH BREAKING OFF PART OF FRONT TOOTH. ALTHOUGH THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 3/18/2008, WE DID NOT REALIZE IT WAS REPORTABLE UNTIL TODAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN A, B AND C MILLS DRIVING HEADS WITH SLEDGE HAMMER ALL DAY. PULLED MUSCLE IN HIS NECK.

EMPLOYEE USING SLEDGE HAMMER, WHEN SWINGING HAMMER LEFT HAND SLID DOWN HANDLE AND SPLINTER WENT THROUGH GLOVE AND INTO INDEX FINGER.

Employee was using a pocket knife to push in a jog button for the belt #1 at the crusher to help in determining the problem with the scale readout. As he was pushing on the knife the blade came closed on top of the employee's right hand index finger at the knuckle area. This resulted in a cut approx. 1/2" long and deep enough that it was necessary to go to doctor for stitches.

The injured was stripping wire with a utility knife which slipped cutting his left thumb requiring 8 stitches to repair the laceration.

The shaft on the feeder had broken and part of it was still in the gear reducer. Employee and co-worker were attempting to drive the shaft out with a hammer and drift. When the co-worker struck the drift a piece of it broke off and flew into employee's left forearm.

Employee was taking bolts out of the hopper door when his wrench slipped off of the bolt. When the wrench slipped the back of his left hand hit the barb and it went through his glove and through his knuckle.

Employee was using a hammer and chisel to remove an air pad from the simplex coal silo. A piece of the chisel broke off and went into his right arm.

Employee was using a 3/4 ton come-along to pull two lower sections of the roll press together. He applied two cranks when the tool slipped causing it to strike his right upper lip area.

EE was lifting a heavy chain, which at the time we thought resulted in a pulled muscle or possibe hernia, only to discover over a period of time that it was actually a herniated disc, requiring surgery to repair.