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EE was breaking jasper brick grinding media with a sledge hammer in order to obtain smaller pieces. EE busted a piece that flew up and cut middle finger on left hand. EE supervisor controlled the bleeding and took ee to the hospital where EE received two stitches.

The operator was performing the task of placing a tarp over a shaker screen. EE was standing on a pedestal to access the screen. EE slipped while attempting to step down from the pedestal to the catwalk and hyperextended left knee. The operator went to the doctor at the end of the shift. Nothing was broken but EE was given a knee immobilizer and released to return to work.

Slipped and fell on ice in parking lot of facility.

Re-bricking mill and while placing bricks inside mill, he pinned right pinky finger between bricks and mill door

Dropped Hammer - Cut Thumb - 4 stitches administered

Pulled muscles while picking rock at mine site

Lower Back - This claim under investigation by Pacer's Workmen Comp and not yet classified as a work comp injury

Snowing heavily, fell in parking lot on snow/ice.

While on ladder, EE was pulling slack out of the new skirting being installed on the conveyor belt #1 and strained or pulled lower back. Continued to do light duty work rest of the day.

Employee attempting to bore a hole with a cordless drill when the drill bit broke causing employee to lurch forward at which point he cut the thumb of his free hand with the portion of drill bit still remaining in the drill.

On third level of plant, ran into a low clearance area, fell back and hit tail bone on catwalk.

Cleaning up the discharge blower chute on the Mill. EE attempted to empty the discharge flap, failed to notice a bunge cord that was securing the flap closed and pushed the flap open which caused the bunge cord to break and slip free from the flap striking EE in the lower nose and upper lip area.

Trying to unplug wet feed in a feed hopper using a sledge hammer and injured left shoulder.

Between 5 am & 5:30 am on Monday 6-1-09 it was discovered that there had been a fire in the air compressor room over the week end. It was ok at end of shift 10:30 pm friday 5-29-09. Fire had burned itself out. The area was secured & proper authorities contacted. Fire Marshal ruled a heater caused it & we are waiting his report.

Forklift was moving full pallets. Driver did not see injury walk in front of him. He did not see forklift. He was knocked down and sprain ankle.

Strained/pulled muscles in lower back while emptying 50 lb bags of product. Went to Custer Regional Medical Emergency Room, Custer, SD.

Employee was stacking 50# bags on a pallet and pulled muscles in lower back. Employee was released to come back to work on 8/25/08 but chose not to return until 8/26/08. Treated at Custer Regional Clinic by Dr for lower back strain.

At home in evening he removed a flake of mica from his R eye. On Sun, 8/10 went to ER & was treated (found nothing in eye) - given antibiotics. 8/11 went to Advanced Eye Care. Was told eye was scratched & was given eye drops. 8/11 reported issue to Pit Mgr. 8/15 went back to Advanced Eye Care for more treatment - did not work, Returned to work 8/18/08 able to see out of eye.

Employee was stacking 50# bags on a pallet and over-extended his right elbow. Treated at Custer Regional by doctor for lateral epicandylitis

Employee stacked 48 50# bags on a pallet. He then went to get forklift. He removed the portable tank heater and hung it on a hook on the wall. He experienced a sharp pain in his lower back. He tried to return to stacking bags but the pain persisted in his lower back. He went to the Custer Regional Medical Clinic were he received 4 lidocaine injection in his lower back and med.

EE WAS AT THE EXPLOSIVES MAGAZINE. HE WAS TRYING TO OPEN A JAMMED DOOR (THE WOOD ON THE BACK OF THE DOOR EXPANDED DUE TO MOISTURE). HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. HE REPORTED THE INCIDENT BUT DID NOT SEEK TREATMENT. ON 5/22 HE WAS BARRING ORE IN THE CRUSHER PIT AND REINJURED HIS BACK. HE IS NOW BEING TREATED BY A CHIROPRACTOR & MAY BE SCHEDULED FOR FURTHER MEDICAL TREATMENT.

BENT TO SLIDE AND LIFT A BOX OUT OF A VEHICLE AND PULL OR STRAINED BACK MUSCLES. PROGRESSIVELY GOT WORSE BY NEXT DAY. HE MISSED NO TIME OFF WORK. HE WENT TO LAMMERS CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC ON 12/6 /01, 12/7/01 AND 12/10/01.

EE WAS WORKING ON ROOF OF MICA MILL WHEN WIND KICKED UP AND BLEW DUST IN HIS RIGHT EYE. FIRST AID WAS DONE AT SITE. THE NEXT MORNING EE STILL EXPERIENCED IRRITATION AND WENT TO THE EMERGENCY R OOM AT THE HOSPITAL.

EE WAS USING A GRINDER WITH A BRUSH TO REMOVE OLD PAIN FROM A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. HE WAS GRINDING AT NECK LEVEL. HE HIT A BUMP IN THE METAL AND THE GRINDER BOUNCED BACK HITTING HIM IN THE THRO AT AREA. HE RECEIVED A LONG SCRAPE ON THE NECK. THE EE WENT TO THE ENERGENCVY ROOM ON SATURDAY VECAUSE HE HAD GOTTEN HOARSE.

EE WAS WALKING ACROSS PLANT AREA. WIND BLEW A FOREIGN OBJECT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. IT DID NOT BOTHER HIM UNTIL LATER IN THE EVENING AT WHICH TIME HE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT THE CUSTER HOSP ITAL. HE MISSED NO TIME OFF WORK AND RETURNED TOWORK THE NEXT DAY AT THE BEGINNING OF HIS SHIFT. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING AN ELEVATOR BELT. IN COMING DOWN A STEEL LADDER, HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON ONE OF THE RUNGS. HE HIT HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE HAULED FELDSPAR IN CO TRUCK. AT THE END OF THE HAUL, THE BOX ON THE TRUCK NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. IN THE PROCESS OF CLEANING THE BOX WITH THE AIR HOSE, A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL EMBEDDED IT SELF IN HIS RIGHT EYE. ON 9/7/98 HE WENT TO THE URGENT CARE CLINIC IN CUSTER AND HAD IT REMOVED. HE WAS OFF WORK 9/7/98 ABD RETURNED TO WIRK ON 9/8/98.

HELPING TO REMOVE THE STONER MACHINE AT THE BRITE-X PLANT. WAS ON TOP OF ROOF & SLIPPED ON THE TIN ROOFING. IN THE FALL HE REACHED OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF & CAUGHT HIS HAND ON A PIECE OF TIN. HE CUT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE PINKIE & NEXT FINGER. DR. GRABER PUT 12 STITCHES. EMPLOYEE WILL BE OFF FOR A FEW DAYS.

EE BENT OVER TO MOVE A PALLET. ICY CONDITIONS WERE PRESENT WHEN THE PALLET WAS BEING MOVED. EE LOST FOOTING AND PULLED MUSCLE IN UPPER RIGHT GROIN AREA. MAY HAVE CAUSED HERNIA.

WELDING ON PIECE OF METAL. WELDING FLASH OCCURRED AND BURNED LEFT EYE.

EE WAS LOADING 50 LB BAGS OF FELDSPAR. HE BENT OVER THE HELP FOLD A TARP THAT WAS COVERING THE MATERIAL AND PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS WELDING A GUARD ON THE PICKING BELT AT THE ST. LOUIS MINE, A FLASH BACK OCCURRED APPARENTLY FROM THE SNOW AND HE RECEIVED WELDING FLASH IN HIS EYES. EE WENT TO CLINIC FOR CHECKUP AND RE CEIVED A PRESCRIPTION. NO LOST TIME. HE RETURNEDTO WORK ON HIS NEXT SCHEDULED WORK DAY.

EE WAS PICKING DENTAL SPAR FROM A PICKING BELT. ROCK IS FED INTO A HOPPER TO FEED THE PICKING BELT. A LARGE ROCK BOUNCED OFF THE PICKING BELT AND HIT EE IN THE LEFT LEG. EE WENT TO THE URGENT CARE CLINIC IN CUSTER WHERE THE LEG WAS X-RAYED.OFF UNTIL 8-28-95.

EE WALKING DOWN THE STEPS OF A STAIRWAY ON THE SOUTHEND OF THE FELDSPAR PLANT. HE SLIPPED ON THE LAST STEP AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT ANKLE. EE WENT TO URGENT CARE CLINIC IN CUSTER AND HAD HIS ANKL E X-RAYED. IT IS JUST A BAD SPRAIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING A HOPPER ON THE PICKING BELT A THE ST LOUIS MINE.THE WELDING HOOD BOUNCED BACK JUST A LITTLE AND A SPARK INSIDE THE HOOD AND BURNED THE CORNEAS OF BOTH EYES.EMPLOYEE WORKE D ALL DAY.EYES STARTED BOTHERING HIM FRIDAY EVENING.HE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT CUSTER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL WHERE THEY CHECKED HIS EYES AND GAVE HIM SOME EYE DROPS.THE RE-CHECK ON SATURDAY

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON SHAKER SCREEN. IT STARTED TO HAIL AND THE WORK AREA BECAME SLIPPERY VERY QUICKLY. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON THE PLATFORM AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON A STEEL BEAM. THE KNEE SWELL ED UP. HE WENT TO THE URGENT CARE CLINIC IN CUSTER AND WAS INFORMED TO WEAR A BRACE AND STAY OFF IT FOR A FEW DAYS. HE WORKS PARTTIME AND HIS NEXT SCHEDULED WORK DAY IS 5-24-95. HE MAY NOT MI

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING MUD FROM PCV PIPE HE SEPARATED THE TOP & BOTTOM SECTIONS OF PCV PIPE THE TOP SECTION OF PIPE BROKE LOOSE & HIT HIM IN THE CALF OF THE LEFT LEG WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR CLEANING OUT & STITCHING OF WOUND OFF WORK 10-14DAYS

EE WAS WELDING METAL. THE COMEALONG HOOKED TO THE METAL CAME LOOSE & HIT THE WELDING HOOD CAUSING THE SHIELD TO BREAK. GLASS GOT IN EE'S RIGHT EYE. FIRST AID WAS ADMINISTERED AT SITE. EE THEN WENT TO THE ER ATA THE CUSTER COMMUNITY HOSPITAL. EE WILL BE OFF WORK 1-2 DAYS.

EMPLOYEE WAS LAYING BRICK ON INSIDE OF BALL MILL AT THE FELDSPAR PLANT HE KNEELED PART OF THE TIME TO DO THIS ACTIVITY HE RECEIVED CONCRETE BURNS ON HIS KNEES EMPLOYEE VISITED THE CLINIC IN CU STER ONE TIME & RECEIVED FIRST AID & MEDICATION 09-23-94 HAD A RECHECK AT CLINIC ON 09-26-94

EE WAS WORKING ON AN ENGINE AT WORK. HE WAS REACHING UNDERNEATH TRYING TO REPAIR THE FUEL LINE. HIS HEAD WAS AGAINST THE ALTERNATOR AND HE WAS REACHING QUITE FORCEFULLY UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE T O REACH THE FUELING. HE FELT STRAIN AND SHARP PAIN SENSATION IN HIS UPPER BACK AND BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BLADES. EE UNDER CARE OF CHIROPRACTOR EE TWO POSSIBLE THREE VISITS.

EMPLOYEE LIFTED THE HOSE FROM THE SIDE OF THE ENGINE, ABOVE THE FAN BELTS, THAT WERE OBSTRUCTING HIS VIEW. HIS RIGHT HAND WAS STRUCK BY THE FAN BLADE. HIS RIGHT HAND WAS BROKEN AND RECEIVED LA CERATIONS. EMPLOYEE IS NOT A WAGNER MINING EMPLOYEE, BUT A PACER CORPORATION EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE HAD SURGERY ON HAND ON 8-3-94 AT RAPID CITY REGIONAL HOSPITAL.

EE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A 75B MICHIGAN LOADER. THE SCREWDRIVER SLIPPED AND HE PUNCTURED HIS LEFT HAND. EE WENT TO THE FAMILY HEALTH CARE CLINICC, SAW DR GRABER AND GOT A TETNAS SHOT. THERE WAS NO LOST TIME ON THIS INJURY.

EE WAS PULLING BELTED DRIVE BUCKETS BY HAND TO INSPECT THE BELT AND BUCKETS. HE STRAINED BACK AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK JUST ABOVE THE HIPS.

NO ACCIDENT EE COMPLAINED OF NUMBNESSIN FOREARMS, THUMB AND 1 ST TWO FINGERS ON BOTH HANDS AND ARMS. EE HAS BEEN OPERATING AN AIR OPENATED HAMMER DRILL FOR ONLY 2 MONTHS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OPEN A TUBE OF SILICONE. RAZOR BLADE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT THUMB. LEFT THUMB REQUIRED SUTURES. SUTURES GIVEN AT FAMILY HEALTH CARE CLINIC. NO LOST TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON REMOVING OLD SILICONE FROM A V-SCREEN. HEW AS IN A CROUCHED POSITION WHILE DOING THIS TASK. LATER WHEN HE WENT INTO THE OFFICE AND REACHED FOR DOOR TO OPEN IT, HE EXPE RIENCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LEFT LOWER BACK. PAIN CONTINUED ON AND OFF.

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50# BAGS OF MATERIAL ONTO A PALLET. HE TWISTED TOO QUICKLY AND STRAINED BACK. HE EXPERIENCED PAIN BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADS AND HAD NUMBNESS IN HANDS.

EMPL WAS USING PORTABLE LADDER & WAS STANDING ON IT TO DRAIN BULK TANK. LADDER SLID OUT FROM UNDER HIM & HE FELL OFF LADDER LANDING ON LEFT ARM. EMPL WENT TO CHIROPRACTOR WHO DIAGNOSED ACUTE T RAUMATIC STRAIN OF CERVICAL THORACIC JUNCTION IN LEFT SHOULDER. Y

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A TIRE ON A 930 LOADER.EMPLOYEE WAS USING A BAR TO PRY THE NUTS LOOSE ON THE TIRE.A NUT CAME LOOSE QUICKER THAN EXPECTED AND THE BAR SLIPPED,CAME BACK AND HIT THE EMPLOYE E ON THE LEFT SHOULDER AND CHEST AREA.DR DIAGNOSED A MUSCLE STRAIN AND ADVISED EMPLOYEE TO REST SHOULDER FOR REMAINDER OF THE WEEK.HE COULD RETURN TO WORK ON06-24-91.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO TURN FEED ON AND SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR. FELL AND INJURED SHOULDER.