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03/13/26, at 8:00 PM, EE was unclogging bin #3 when a salt rock moved into the chute. Causing the employee's hand and bar to move downward. The employee's left hand struck the side railing of the chute on bin #3, impacting the lower left side of EE's left ring finger. On 03/16/26 a X-ray report indicated a closed displaced fracture of distal phalanx of left ring finger.

While poking a silo the employee struck the top of EE's left hand on the spout piece, resulting in discomfort. As EE was walking down the steps, EE hit the top of left hand as well, causing further discomfort.

Employee got a piece of debris in right eye. Employee was using an angle grinder to cut bolts from the broken elevator buckets in order to install new ones. They were wearing safety glasses. They said their eye was irritated but didn't think they needed medical attention. They reported the next morning, they wanted to go to urgent care. Urgent care physicians removed the debris.

Employee was performing housekeeping, when they picked up a cardboard box with parts from the floor. The box weighed approx. 35 lbs., employee complaint of lower back pain. Employee was taken to the ER for an evaluation and was diagnosed with a lower back strain.

Employee was kneeling on a pile of product, as EE got up with EE's right foot, it slipped. Employee tried to break the fall with EE's right arm.

Employee was walking under the Bemis reject line when a bag fell off the conveyor, striking the employee on the left side of neck/shoulder area.

Employee was walking down a slope, slipped on gravel and strained left knee.

Kneeling left knee on frame, right foot slipped and lost balance.

on Aug. 8, 2024 at 8:00 am, a maintenance worker strained their back while stepping off the Bemis palletizer platform onto portable stairs. The employee saw a doctor on 8/13 and was released back to work on 8/14 with restrictions.

On July 31, 2024, an experience plant electrician was assigned the task of repairing a portable conveyor. At approx. 8:28 am the conveyor was cleaned and moved into the shop for repairs. The elec. replaced a 240 v. 4 wire plug. When conveyor was plugged into an outlet and start button was pushed, the elec. received a shock, the plug was wired incorrectly. Employee was eval. at ER.

On 07/18/2024 at 7:30 am, operator was standing on the loader side step checking the oil level. When they opened the door, they lost balance and fell back and landed on the ground standing.*Did not become a reportable until 08/12/2024, the operator wanted medical attention.

Employee was reaching into a box and felt back pain.

Raising a silo swing hammer from waist to chest level.

Employee was closing the shop (garage) door with the chain mechanism. The support cable broke, causing the door to free fall to the ground. With the momentum of the door going down, the chain whipped and wrapped around the right hand and ring finger of the same hand, causing a cut on ring finger.

Worker was stacking 50# Salt Blocks on a pallet, when EE begun feeling minor pain in the middle of the back. Pain increased as shift continued and stopped stacking blocks.

Picking up a 50# salt bag from ground level.

Employee was lifting a 50lb bag of Red Iron oxide and felt pain in lower back. Took employee to the Dr. and had employee evaluated, Dr. released to restricted work duty

Employee was lifting an acetylene bottle into the back of a pickup when EE felt pain in left shoulder. EE was taken to the clinic for a medical examination. EE was released for restricted duty on 01/11/2022.

Employee worked normal job on May 16, 2019. Everything seemed normal that day. Employee went home at 3:00 PM. At 8:37 PM employee called supervisor stating that employee is in the hospital with broken left hip. See Exhibit A.

Employee was walking in the warehouse and a forklift came up beside employee and made a hard turn to the right and hit employee on the right side of body. It knocked employee down on the floor. Employee sprained left ankle. Employee is on restricted work duty.

Employee was unplugging chute felt pain & numbness on right hand little finger & ring finger reported to supervisor. Went home at 3:00 regular quitting time. Went to ER at 7:00pm Dr. sent ee to hospital

Employee was coming down ladder on #2 dozer and got to the bottom step and it swung in, and hyper extended left knee. Employee was taken to E.R. and put on restricted duty.

Employee was cleaning #2 water softener bin when a chunk of salt fell from the side of bin and hit left shoulder and EE fell against metal door opening. EE had an abrasion / hematoma on left tricep. The Dr. restricted EE's work duties

Employee climbed up #1 992 loader to check pin on lift cylinder. He was squatting down trying to see the pin on the lift cylinder. As he raised and turned he hit his head on the mirror bracket, his hardhat and phone wound up on the ground. He had a laceration on left forehead that required 10 stiches at ER.

Employee climbed up on a three and half foot high concrete slab and was cleaning salt off a conveyor belt, when he got through he jumped off the slab and twisted his right knee. On 2/10/2016 employee received a cortisone shot for Pain.

In the maintenance parts warehouse near the east door. EE was accessing a piece of pvc conduit near the wall, when he bumped A 30# fire extinguisher with his hardhat causing it to fall and hit his left forearm. He was taken to ER and received staples to close a four inch laceration

Employee entered the wrapper to remove an empty pallet. He failed to lock-out tag- out and entered the conveyor from the top walking on the middle of the belt when he removed pallet the conveyor started and pinned his right leg between the exit conveyor and the gravity rollers. He was taken to ER and fallowed up with company Dr. 08/29/2014. He is on restricted work duty.

Strain to the right shoulder occurred while holding on to the AMFO tote's bottom liner outlet in an attempt to stop the leakage of AMFO while transferring from large to small tote bag.

Employee was diagnosed with a hernia when he saw a doctor for a physical checkup. His new-employee physical from 9/18/13 did not diagnose the hernia. After interviewing him, he said that he felt a pull in the groin area while moving a pallet on 11/25/13. He did not report the incident prior to his diagnosis. We assume this is the date of his injury.

Employee went to the top of water softener elevator to clean pipe and to make sure the it was switched to #1 bin. While he was up there a bug flew inside his right ear. He went to ER and the Doctor that removed the bug said there was a small hole in his ear drum ER Dr. also prescribed antibiotics

Employee hurt back outside of work and claims work aggravated injury.

The operator pulled a 80 bag and felt a slight pain in his stomach. The injury was not reported until the end of the shift the next day. He said he was ok but was sent to the doctor on 3-1-2013 for evaluation and was put on restricted duty.

EE was working on the press when he felt a slight pull in his groin. He reported the incident to his supervisor and did not request a doctor visit at the time. EE reported pending surgery to the company on Feb 12th 2013 and was sent to the company doctor and was released on restricted duty.

The operator was inspecting a pneumatic bulk truck when he slipped and bruised his right ankle. No doctor visit required = he said he was ok and has done the same job until 6/27/2012 when he requested a doc visit because the ankle was still a little sore. When the incident occurred he was wearing proper PPE.

EE has been going to his own doctor for 11 to 12 years for hand pain and was recently diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. Our first report of injury was completed on 5-18-2012 and the issue was determined to be work related (workmans comp)a few weeks ago. The main office HR was handling the paperwork and the plant was not notified until 6/25/2012 of the change to workmans comp.

EE was breaking a rock with a hand held pneumatic hammer when the rock split his hand slipped and was caught between the two halves. His hand was slightly bruised and was taken to the doc for evaluation. He was given pain meds and told to return to work. He went to the clinic the next day for DA test and was put on restricted duty for 5 days.

The operator was stacking 50# blocks when he felt a pull in his back. The operator was questioned the next morning and he said he was ok and could work. Late into his shift on 5-2-2012 he said that he was hurting.

The operator was conducting cleanup work on a belt conveyor. He pulled the belt around by hand & caught his finger between the belt and the pulley which rolled somewhat less than 1/4 turn. Operators in the area said the conveyor was off and not running. It appears that his pulling momentum caught tip of the finger between the belt and the roller mashing it.

EE was cleaning up a salt spill in the product reclaim tunnel when he felt a pull in his right calf

Employee slip and fell running down a slope, going to turn the screening plant off. Fell on left leg and felt a pop on left knee. On 04/25/2016 employee received a Cortisone shot for pain.

A utility operator was pushing trash down into the trash compactor holding hopper and felt a pull in the upper back

Man was scaling in the face when the scale dropped it pulled the 10' fiberglass scaling bar from his hands and the bar landed on instep of his right foot.

Employee was stacking 50# salt blocks on a pallet, and smashed the nail on the third finger of left hand between two blocks. Employee is on restricted duty

Operator was breaking a salt rock with a pneumatic hammer - the rock broke causing the operator to shift trapping his finger between the hammer and the conveyor side rails. Mashed left middle finger tip which required medical attention.

Employee picked up a 50# block of salt and turned to place it on a pallet, when he felt pain in lower back.

Operator was wearing safety glasses with side shields but small particles managed to get into his left eye. No LTI or Restricted duty. Prescriptions for eye drops only.

Employee states when he got home from work his lower back and pelvis started hurting.

While re-positioning the forks on JLD hydraulic forklift, one of the forks got stuck in the out of place position. When EE reached in with left hand to free it the fork came loose and dropped in position smashing his little finger on his left hand. Sutures were required.

EE & co-worker were cutting up an old elevator housing to be disposed of when sparks from cutting metal landed on right arm causing EE to move quickly, cutting right forearm on sharp piece of metal. Sutures were required.