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Fire in coal mill baghouse, extinguished in under 30 minutes. Cause unknown.

Employee was sitting in a buggy under the overhang at the storage hall crane entrance. A piece of material broke free and fell and hit the roof of the buggy. A small piece struck the employee on the wrist/hand.

Employee was using CO2 to dislodge a chunk of material in the preheater tower. When the shot went off, it dislodged a small port door, which contacted the employee's left elbow. This caused a small laceration.

EE was using a hammer to strike a metal chute that was plugged with material. EE caught the top of their hand on the flange of the chute during the striking motion casing a laceration to the top of their hand.

Employee was driving a concrete mixer truck approx. 15-18 mph on the plant road toward the river shop. The driver's side front steer tire blew out causing the truck to immediately pull to the left and struck an abandoned fix support structure. This caused the employee to strike the steering wheel, resulting in laceration that required sutures.

The employee was using a bar to hold back the drag chain. The bar came loose and the bar hit them in the knee.

EE started cleaning the tower at the throat. EE went to close the lower west door and some material came out of the port onto EE's gloved right hand. This caused a burn on EE's right hand.

Silo change to FM3 employee was pulling blanks and material went into eyes.

WHILE LOOSENING NUT ON 2 FM DOOR TO REPLACE THE GASKET THE DOOR WEDGED ITS SELF AGINST THE MILL. THE OPERATOR WHILE TRYING TO REPLACE THE DOOR EE'S HAND BECAME STUCK.

Employee removed lid from manhole to pump out water from scales. While waiting on water removal process to be completed, EE picked up an air hose and began walking backwards to remove slack from the hose and stepped into the manhole causing employee to partially fall into opening striking lower back

While removing slide above screw conveyor material inside the hopper moved and dust came out of the gap left from the slide removal and got into employees eyes

On February 4, 2026, an ACME field employee reported to EE's foreman that EE's right forearm felt strained but did not believe medical attention was needed. EE later requested medical attention, stating EE's forearm began hurting after using an air hammer for two hours removing excess concrete.

While moving a long handled scraper the handle hit a beam overhead that dropped dust on top of employee and EE got some in EE's left eye

While removing buckets from a bucket elevator employee got something in their eye. Eye doctor removed and prescribed antibiotic eye drops

Employee was working near the doorway at the alkali spray tower dump box when wind blew dust under EE's safety glasses. This caused EE's left eye to become irritated. This did not become reportable until the employee went to the doctor on 1/9/2026, when the doctor prescribed eyedrops.

Kiln #1 baghouse ductwork unplanned ignition. The pressure resulting caused damage.

EE was washing out the raw mill posimetric chute with a water lance. The water hose became entangled with the door, causing the door to begin closing. The door struck the employee's right right wrist resulting in a contusion. The injury became reportable on 11/18/25 when the doctor performed professional medical treatment during a follow up visit.

Stepped off of forklift onto uneven ground causing a minor fracture to left foot injured employee is on restricted duty

While cleaning a chute with water the individual had wet high alkali material get behind EE's safety glasses and into EE's eyes causing minor chemical burns

While inspecting a port on the tower the employee got hot dust in their face causing an eye abrasion and 2nd degree burns to face.

The employee was using a knife to cut a hose (not the company approved safety blade). While cutting the hose the employee cut EE's left forearm.

While the employee was climbing down a fixed ladder EE slipped on the 3rd rung from the bottom and landed awkwardly on EE's left ankle.

EE was attempting to unplug a triple gate at the coal mill with no success. EE then introduced EE's hand into the triple gate. The gate activated, nipping the tip of EE's right middle finger.

Employee was working on housekeeping around the plant. While working with the vac-truck operator employee was giving hand signals to the driver during the backing up process. While doing this their feet slipped and they began to fall. during this process their right leg became entangled underneath them and they broke their leg.

Employee was climbing into the cab of the bulldozer EE operates when EE's foot slipped off the step and EE fell injuring EE's ankle in the process.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A VALVE HANDLE THE TOOL SLIPPED AND STRUCK THEM IN THE CHIN

EE was walking from EE's office to the front break room for the morning meeting. EE heard some voices from the direction of the break room. EE turned EE's head to see who was speaking. At this time, EE's foot went into a depression in the walkway, causing EE's knee to twist awkwardly. EE felt something pop in EE's knee and immediately began to feel pain

While using an air lance to clear a chute the employee got clinker dust into EE's eyes. EE's eyes were flushed and EE was administered an antibiotic eye drop medicine.

Employee was grinding a beam when it grabbed on the beam and the hand holding the handle slipped off. The grinder slipped back into their wrist as they came off the trigger with their other hand. The disc caught their left forearm and required 4 stitches. EE was wearing proper PPE and all guards were in place.

While changing rolls employee had a piece of clinker dust get behind EE's safety glasses and in EE's eye. EE was given antibiotic eye drops after removal of particle on 03/03/2025

EE was assigned to build a platform and hopper. EE was wearing a harness but did not tie off and fell through the unfinished platform. The fall was approximately 13 feet. Injuries include a cut about the eye, wrist fracture and teeth knocked loose, and a cut on lip.

While walking across the parking lot, wind blew material into the miners eye.

Employee was removing roll over protective structures of wheel loader, the right side was clear when the left side was hanging from crane ROPS and hung up on filter housing, they put a hand on the cab to see what was stopping it when they touched the cab the ROPS shifted pinching their finger against the cab.

While walking they slipped on ice and bumped a knee.

EE was helping a coworker install a snub roller scraper on A20 belt. EE lifted the scraper with both hands and felt a pain in right bicep. The scraper is approx. 60" long and weighs approx. 50 lbs. This became reportable when the doctor placed EE on restrictions on 12/24/24.

Employee was working on the 300 elevator on FM7 torquing the splice. Torque wrench slipped and caught EE's fingers and smashed EE's right hand thumb and index finger in between the bucket elevator housing and the torque wrench handle

The pump is moved with a remote but sometimes gets stuck and the smooth metal wheels spin in place and the pump is "stuck" in place. The historical EE response has been to use a crow bar to lift and push the pump forward. While moving using the crow bar, the EE twisted awkwardly and then pain started in the lower groin area

While working on 3FM starter, employee had to get down on their knees and lay down to work on the contacts on the side of the starter approximately 10" above grade and 10"-12" inside the cabinet behind a bracket. During normal activity, when returning to a standing position, they lurched and had momentary difficulty standing, they then were fine

Employee was cutting a plastic bucket, the knife slipped off the bucket and cut their hand

EE was using a sledgehammer to seat the hose to allow fangs (locking arms) to set in to latch hose in correct location, while seating the hose EE struck a finger between the hammer handle and a bolt on the hose clamp

EE was descending inside staircase to exit building. EE missed a step, slipped and fell down approx 5 remaining steps landing at the bottom of the staircase resulting in a fracture of the left ankle

EE was loading up tools and equipment into the back of the work van. As EE was stepping out of the back of the van, their right foot slipped off of the step causing them to fall forward with their left leg underneath them twisting a knee.

As employee was installing bolt on the jack of the raw mill. As the employee began installing bolts the padeye gave way. Causing the rams head to fall back down onto the employees right index, middle, and ring fingers. Crushing the tips of the fingers. The employee was taken to the hospital, and the tips of each finger were severed between the last knuckle and the nail bed.

EE was exposed to electrical smoke when EE entered power room to rescue worker that was exposed to an arc flash event.

EE was exposed to electrical smoke when entering the power room to rescue victim that was involved in an electrical arc flash.

EE was exposed to electrical smoke when helping rescue a victim that was involved in an electrical arc event

EE was exposed to electrical smoke when EE entered a power room to rescue worker that was exposed to an arc flash event

Arc flash event involving electrical equipment that resulted in burns to the employee's arms and torso as well as electrical equipment damage. The employee was injured and hospitalized after the incident but, passed away in the hospital on 08/22/2024.

Smoke Inhalation

EE was exposed to electrical smoke when EE entered a power room to help rescue a victim that was involved in a arc flash event