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Employees were using a winch to pick up an impeller when the chain got hung up on a bolt stud. The chain popped off of where it was hung at the same time as the employee put his hand onto the pipe to brace himself. At that moment the chain hit the pipe where the employee hand was resulting in lacerations to the left index finger.

EE reports that he began to experience muscle cramping in his legs, arms and hands on 07/07/2015 but did not report the condition until the following morning (07/08/2015) when the cramping continued with additional symptoms of clammy skin and dizziness. EE was treated for symptoms of heat related illness.

EE was cutting out damaged re-bar with a burning torch. EE did not realize that the piece he was cutting had stored energy. As he cut through on one end, the re-bar sprung up and struck him on the rt. forearm. The wound is a laceration requiring stitches

Employee was prescribed physical therapy on 8/28/15 after a shoulder strain that occurred on 5/30/15. Strain was treated with first aid until 8/28/15.

While moving the crank arm roll, the chain hoist came unhooked from roll and swung and hit employee in the leg. Safety hooks were in tack.

Contractor operating a forklift on the kiln floor while replacing refractory struck a fuel line to the other operating kiln. This resulted in fuel being spilled and eventually igniting. Fire was contained and extinguished by facility personnel by 11:15 pm. Local fire department arrived as well due to emergency call protocol.

WHILE LIFTING THE PUMP/FILTER UNIT FROM ONE PORTABLE FUEL TANK TO ANOTHER THE EMPLOYEE FELT HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK. THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO HIS WORK DRIVING A TRUCK AROUND 0830 THAT DAY THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HIS LEG WAS GETTING NUMB AND HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE LOCAL CLINIC/HOSPITAL COR CARE.

Employee struck across both legs by high pressure water spray.

Employee was cutting old conveyor with torch, as he cut a piece of angle the angle had unseen stored energy causing it to strike the employee's right hand causing a cut and swelling in the knuckle.

Employee using a 2" water hose - Pulled hose to remove a kink from it and the released energy from the hose knocked employee off balance causing her to fall.

Employee was trying to lift plate to put sticker under, when pry bar slipped. Piece fell off bar and pinched his finger.

Employee two years experience in Maintenance on the plant was dismantling a conveyor. Wearing the proper PPE (leather welding gloves) the employee was driving a pin out with a punch and hammer. He then missed the punch when he swung and struck his finger with the hammer on his left index finger.

3/27/2015 in the AM Employee was taking a short cut and was scooting by a band saw table and caught his upper left leg (thigh) on a piece of steel. He states there was a minor poke and he did not think anything of it.

While unthawing water lines, pressure accumulated in lines; pressure was initially released. Pressure accumulated again & while releasing safety wire from clips holding pipe fittings together, hose broke loose striking employee in the nose and under right eye.

EE was pulling heavy cable from an old cable tray that was being replaced when he felt a twinge across his mid-section. EE continued to feel worse as the shift proceeded. EE has an umbilical hernia.

There no factors that contributed to this injury, The employee stated that he was walking at a normal pace.

An employee pinched his index finger on the wheel of a gate valve between the wheel and the valve flange. This resulted in a fracture to the tip of his index finger and two sutures.

Employee was holding sheet up for another employee to drill. Other employee dropped his drill hitting injured employee on the hard hat and mouth.

Contractor cut his right thigh approximately 8 inches above the knee while cutting end off of conveyor belt

Employee was sizing piece of 3/8 hard plate w/ hydraulic shear. The employee pushed piece into the shear to position it then operated the foot control while stabilizing the piece with his hand. When the shear came down the piece lifted off the shear and pinched his middle finger on his left hand between the work piece and hand guard. Employee received 6 stitches

Employee picked up a pail containing a rock sample and strained his back.

EE was unloading tires from trailers at the TDF Dock when he stepped in the crack between the dock and a parked trailer. He fell to the floor striking his right knee.

Scale clerk was operating the 980G loader. While navigating a decline, the loader began to pick up speed. The operator panicked & could not locate brake pedal. While attempting to steer thru a curve, the operator steered too far to the right which deflected the loader to the left. Left front tire hit a soft low spot overturning loader into a settlement pond.

Ee was climbing a fixed ladder to access a light fixture for repairs when he hit his head on a pulley platform. Ee complained of neck pain and applied ice to the area. Symptoms improved and RTW with no restrictions. On Jan. 22, 2015, symptoms returned, ee was seen by a medical physician who prescribed physical therapy and prescription with no restrictions.

EE was shoveling spilled material from the floor around the shuttle-belt puller motor when he felt a burning sensation in his right groin. Took short break, felt well enough to continue, changed up position and continued at easy pace. Notified supervisor of pain, kept eye on area.

EE was inspecting belt. EE safety glasses were sprinkled with dust. EE removed glasses and washed face. Next day ee's left eye was irritated. Medical Professional examined both eyes and reported a small abrasion on left eye. EE was prescribed an antibiotic and was released to full duty with no restrictions the same day.

Ee was using air lance. Rt eye felt irritated after task was completed. Began eye irrigation with supervisor. Small particle from his upper eyelid was removed. The EE was then taken to a medical provider. Both eyes were examined and found an abrasion on the right eye. EE was prescribed an antibiotic and was release to full duty with no restrictions the same day.

EE was checking DAA flow at the inspection port on Kiln 3 line. The DAA flow was OK but went positive as the EE closed the inspection port. EE was struck on left side of face and left eye. EE made his way to nearby coworker who took him to an eyewash station and then the control room. Transported to local clinic and then eye specialist. Multiple flushes applied.

While haul truck operator (injured party) was being loaded a large boulder that was in the bucket of the loader hit the empty box and severely rocked the truck causing a neck strain. Re-classified from First Aid to Medical on 10/31/14 due to professional care by chiropractor.

While dismounting a work platform the employee's glove caught on the ladder's safety chain hook. He had not noticed his glove had snagged on the hook and when he stepped down the sudden unexpected jerk strained his left shoulder. This injury became a lost time Incident as of 12/7/15 due to surgery, prior to that employee was not restricted.

EE was pulling a new section of conveyor in place when he lost his footing and tripped, falling backward.

During the process of replacing a guard on a conveyor, due to the weight and awkwardness of the guard, it slipped through the employee's hands causing lacerations to 2 fingers and a bone break to one finger.

Employee twisted his right knee while getting out of the Kubota. He did not report this to his supervisor. On Sept 11, he slipped and fell, where he felt his knee pop again with immediate pain. Case reported and managed through Health Bridge. Employee had surgery on 1/28/2015.

EE removing build up from K2 stage four vessel. After several power shots a quantity of material fell into the stage four cone and became lodged in the discharge. EE was able to shift the piece of material with steel rod. As the material end of the bar EE was holding on to was forced up striking EE on the right side of the jaw. Laceration, fractured jaw and chipped teeth.

While knocking down a pile of clinker, a large piece fell and hit employees ankle.

Material was located on the step of the Cat 725 haul truck resulting in the employee slipping and spraining his right ankle.

Employee was carrying a hand tool up a ladder. At 6' the employee fell and sustained minor cuts, and had some significant bruising.

Employee was using a cutting torch for a structure brace, and a piece of slag came in contact with employee's right elbow, causing first and second degree burns. Employee was not wearing all company-required PPE, which was available. Employee was prescribed a small dosage of painkillers and returned to work the following shift on modified duty. Released for full duty on 8-26-14.

EE was cleaning the base plate for #1 kiln uphill thrust roll. He was using a scraper to clean heavy oil debris off of the base plate on his knees. While in this position he felt pain in left knee cap area. After 1 hour he noticed swelling and increased pain and notified supervisor at 7am. Employee took ibuprofen and elevated leg while applying ice.

Employee was grinding on a crusher liner and some debris flew into his eye.

Third Party consultant was at site and felt his knee buckle as he was entering a pick-up truck to leave the plant area.

Employee was installing feeder chain into the #2 Samson Feeder and it bunched up near the tail sprocket. Employee then grabbed the chain to pull the bunched up chain rearward away from the sprocket. During the process, his finger was pinched between the chain links where the apron bars get bolted on.

While investigating a problem with the pit belt beneath the 1 Jaw Crusher, employee tripped over a rock and fell to the ground.

A foreign object entered employee's right eye

A construction worker was forming columns on the second floor of a new pre heater structure. He was located inside of the beam form. There was another worker on the beam side of the concrete form, when an iron worker stepped on the form causing it to tip over onto the carpenter causing the injury.

(Note: the shift starts 6:00 pm through 6:00 am the following day). While removing a rock jammed between the skirt boards, the rock came loose and the bar moved unexpectedly pinching the employee's finger between the bar and the side skirt board.

Inspection/access door with bottom hinges not supported after being unlatched. Damaged portion of hinges not visible with door in closed position. Miner was positioned to the side of the door, hands resting on solid surface. Weight of door broke the hinges after being opened and fell on top of miner's fingers. Result: two broken fingertips of left hand (index and middle fingers).

Parts were being off loaded from the service truck by both employee's. Employee stepped on a rock and fell. Part fell from hands of employee hitting the leg which resulted in the broken bone.

A fire was discovered in the pulverized fuel bin at ~8:30AM. An employee extinguished the fire with a fire extinguisher. The local fire department was called. There are no injuries as a result of this incident. MSHA was called at ~9:00AM. Inspector arrived on site and conducted an investigation.

Injured employee was climbing into a bobcat and injured his knee.