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Metal shaving from lathe operation struck miner in left index finger. Miner received 3 stitches

EE was replacing a chain within the Primary Cone Crusher. As EE was kneeling on the concrete ring at the base of the cone cutting a chain link - the angle grinder they were using kicked back striking left thigh above the knee cap causing a laceration. EE was taken to the walk-in clinic where the wound was sutured - EE was released back to full duty.

Employee was grinding metal that had recently been welded in the hammer mill when a piece of metal flew up under EE's face shield and got into the left eye. EE's safety glasses were not fitted tightly due to wearing an N-95 mask.

Emloyee was trying to put a radius on a twisted d-ring using the hyd press. When pressure was applied to the piece it slipped and sent one of the set up blocks flying . Hit the employee in both arms and lacerated the left elbow.

EE #1 was cutting C-Channel steel to remove it, while standing on a 6ft A-Frame ladder while EE #2 supported middle on another 6ft ladder. A piece of slag hit EE #1 causing EE #1 to turn, temporarily blinding EE #2 who stepped off ladder. EE #3 stepped forward to see if EE #2 was okay & steel broke off, fell 10ft. glancing EE #3's hard hat & hitting their shoulder.

Employee was cutting a board, using a pushed stick to push the material through the saw. Holding the material against the fence with left hand and pushing the stick with the right hand. The wood bucked in the saw and my fingers went into the blade.

Employee was using a sawzall to cut hilti bolts off. Employee had a reverse grip on the saw and employee's little finger on employee's left hand was pinched in the sawzall.

Employee was lancing off the tail pulley, lance caught in the tail pully and glove caught on the air lance and pulled hand into the guard. Broke and lacerated the little finger on employee's left hand.

Employee was welding and grinding on a steel pipe at his work station. He felt irritation in his right eye around 1:00 PM on 1/15/2013

While cleaning the tip of the burner barrel pipe & the front of the kiln & firing hood with a 15' long stainless steel air pipe with a 45 bend in the end of it. also a T handle set up upon turning on the valve the air pressure casqued the pipe to suddenly twist in a counter clock rotation and I was hit in the jaw. The blow broke some teeth loose and sheared them off at gum line.

I was changing the bit in a 3/8 angle drill and forgot to unplug it. When I went to tighten the chuck I squeezed the switch on the drill and the chuck key went into my thumb. I had changed the bit several times during this job and always unplugged the drill but forgot to do it this time.

Employee was replacing the drive roller in Receiver 1. During testing he turned on the wrong valve & receiver came down on his hand - contusion, pain, swelling.

Dust from dust collector became airborne and ignited, burning the face and arms of the employee.

Injured ee was grinding off anchor with 4" hand held grinder when the disk caught edge of anchor causing kick back. The injured ee pulled away from surface arching back causing grinder to strike him on the shin. Resulting in a 2-2 1/2" laceration.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT THE WET ASH MIXER. THE WET ASH MIXER HAS A SERIES OF PADDLES WITH SHARP EDGES. WHILE CLEANING, HIS HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE SHARP EDGES OF THE PADDLE. EMPLOY EE RECEIVED 7 STITCHES TO HIS RING FINGER ON HISLEFT HAND. RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT SCHEDULED SHIFT. NO RESTRICTIONS - NO TIME LOST.