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Employee was dismounting EE's Loader. EE's foot twisted as EE stepped off the ladder onto the ground.

While operating a loader underground EE stated they hurt their lower back due to the uneven ground in the area where they were loading material. The EE was taken to the clinic where they were diagnosed with a lumbosacral strain in their lower back.

Operator was emptying a hydrated lime bin. When EE dumped the bin, the material covered EE's feet and up EE's legs. The operator turned to get out of the material and fell face first in a pile of hydrated lime. The hydrated lime mashed around and under EE's safety glasses going into EE's eyes.

While employee was attempting to open a pipe gate, middle finger on right hand got caught in between a cross piece and the lock on the gate. When the EE tried to pull their finger loose, they ended up pulling off the tip of their finger.

Employee had gotten quicklime in EE's pants causing a lime burn in EE's groin area.

While EE was cleaning material off a catwalk a rock from an overhead conveyor fell and struck them in the back of the head as EE was bending over causing a laceration. The EE received staples at a local clinic to close the wound.

Climbing down a ladder attached to a bucket elevator.

Miner was moving a wheelbarrow and hurt EE's back. Medical exam called it a lumbar strain.

EE was installing buckets on an elevator when the EE's right hand slipped off the bar causing the bar to fall. When this happened the EE tried to catch the bar as it was falling and it ended up smashing EE's middle finger on EE's right hand. This injury resulted in the EE having to get five stitches in EE's middle finger.

Recordable Standard Threshhold Shift of Left ear. Re-testing on 7/14/25 at 8:30am. ***Retest shows as non-chargeable***

Maintenance employee was welding an inspection port in mill room 1 on feed chute when a piece of metal or slag came off the weld and down into EE's welding hood and underneath EE's glasses.

EE was cleaning out a chute due to material being clogged. After EE unclogged the chute they communicated this to the control operator. When the material began to clog up again EE reached into the chute to clear the material. At this time the control operator closed the gate crushing EE's hand. EE received three stitches in their right thumb.

Employee was walking on a grade when they slipped and fell on compacted snow. The employee became sore at the time of the fall. Employee went to the ER later that day on January 10th and was checked out and released. Employee went to the ER on January 26th at 12:46 a.m. and was then placed off of work.

EE was helping clear the feeders by poking the portholes. The fine dust and air coming from the portholes got in EE's eyes.

Employee was blowing product off a Pnuematic truck when line plugged up. In the process of investigating the plugged line, employee got LKD in their eyes. We immediately took the employee to the ER where they flushed EE's eyes.

Miner was stepping down the ladder rungs from approximately a 30" platform when miner's glove hung up on a chain hook. This caused the miner to lose balance and fall to the ground injuring ankle.

While testing grounding systems an arc flash occurred at the disconnect causing a burn to the employees left hand and flash burn to the eyes.

Miner was changing engine air filters on Caterpillar 769C haul truck. When EE pulled the filters out of the housing, EE twisted at the waist to set them down on the deck of the truck. The miner felt a shooting pain in lower back.

The belt was idled and it is believed that hot material was on the belt that started the fire.

Employee was cleaning the bottom of a chute for solid fuel. Employee was using a 6' long hand held jack hammer bit to break the material free. When the material came loose it drug the jack hammer bit down contacting a belt conveyor. The bit was jerked out of the employees hands and made contact with the side of EE's head, causing a small cut on the left middle finger.

Operator was trying to clean a blockage out of the bottom of a bag house compartment. A chunk of material fell onto the operators hand pushing it into the roll feeder cutting the ends of two fingers on EE's left hand.

Injured worker was installing a variable frequency drive. Injured worker attempted to place a bar underneath and then fell and struck their knees on the concrete. Injured worker continued to work after incident without restrictions. After physical therapy injured worker had surgery on September 6, 2024, to repair left meniscus tear and has now missed work.

Miner was dismounting bucket on the powder truck that was lowered to the ground when miner caught boot on the edge of the bucket. Miner lost balance and fell to the ground. Miner sustained injuries to elbow and back. Miner did not immediately request medical attention. At approximately 1:45 that day miner requested to seek medical attention.

Miner was exiting Cannon bolting machine frontwards. Miner slipped on the top step and fell about 4 feet to the ground, landing on feet with legs straight. With legs straight they did not forgive the landing and the employee's back was injured.

Operator was using a T-Bar to dislodge material from a head chute when the material gave way the weight of the bar traveled down and the operators thumb was struck between the T-Bar and the head chute causing the operator to suffer a broken thumb.

Employee was retrieving a hanger bearing that EE cut out of a screw and that had fallen on a pile of rock. As employee was climbing, EE slipped and felt a discomfort. EE subsequently felt a bulge in groin area. When EE returned to work on 4/17/23, employee was sent to the doctor.

The operator was taking the seal off of a bung hole on a 55 gallon drum when the metal seal slipped in their hand cutting their right index finger.

Injury to tip of left pinky finger while attempting to mount a motor.

Employee was using cutting tool and got small piece of metal in right eye.

Potential heat exhaustion.

Operator was climbing up dozer to enter the cab when EE lost EE's footing and slipped on the step causing EE to fall and hit EE's mouth on the handrail. Operator chipped EE's front tooth on the handrail. Steps were wet from the rain the previous night.

Employee was cleaning out a transfer chute with a chipping hammer. Employee twisted and felt a back pain.

Miner was tightening a nut with a hand wrench and had a pain in EE's bicep. EE stepped away from the machine and got lightheaded and fell forward to the ground. EE was with two miners that helped EE up and to the breakroom where EE awaited the manager to take EE to be evaluated by medical personnel.

Miner smashed finger opening railcar door.

Employee was traveling down stairs at Screen 02-SN-01. Employee misplaced right foot on a step and twisted right knee.

Employee was working on the south silos cleaning out a blow line. Employee over-heated and vomited a couple of times. Vitals were checked by an ambulatory EMT and employee was monitored closely by other individuals at the plant for the rest of EE's shift.

Employee was using a pocket knife to cut a zip tie. When the employee cut through the zip tie, employee cut into left forearm.

Employee was unplugging the LKD blow line for kiln #5. When employee dumped LKD on the ground, employee was standing in the dump pile and the hot lime was burning EE's foot.

Lime dust particles blew in the right eye of employee while employee was sampling lime from kiln #6

Lime blew in eye while conducting clean-up.

Miner was crouched over using a hammer. When miner tried to stand up straight miner was unable.

Miner missed a step climbing onto a locomotive.

Employee was operating a front-end loader. Employee got too hot and this resulted in a heat stroke injury.

Miner's finger was caught in between two pieces of metal causing laceration.

Train of moving railcars struck a train of stationary railcars resulting in a sudden stop.

Individual was working on a bearing change. Individual jammed pinky finger.

Miner was walking from mill building to Line #1 loadout. While walking, miner tripped and fell forward over the rail road tracks. Miner was not able to catch self with hands to lessen the impact and miner's face struck the ground. This caused injury to mouth, chin, and left knee. Miner's lip was lacerated and required sutures.

Employee was in a squatting position and stood up to a straight position and felt a pain in their left foot at that time.

Employee was on a ladder and lost EE's balance, falling an estimate of 4 feet to the ground.