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Operator was contacted with hot material from the waist up while checking dust flow from the cyclone to the leach tank. After opening the knife gate valve he opened the clay bailey to check the flow. Initially the dust flow was okay but then stopped. This was followed by a large slug of material that broke free and flushed out of the clay bailey, contacting the operator.

GRM was working on ground floor of area 350 cold end. He was on a clean-up project following a turnaround when a pan filter support roller fell down a tugger well and struck him on the right foot. X-ray at Gulf Coast Occ Med revealed a distal tuft fracture to the big toe on the right foot. Returned to work regular duty with no restrictions.

GRM was at rod mill #2 washing the screen on the north end. When he got splashed with caustic water, he immediately went to eyewash to rinse, When he removed his goggles, caustic dripped in the corner of his right eye. Washed in medical dept by RN for 45 minutes and returned to work. Seen by Dr. on morning of 3/27/15 for redness & swelling. Prescription medication ordered.

Employee had chemical contact to right eye.

While working, employee was opening clam shell on reclaim chute. He got his left small finger smashed between the clam shell handle and the flop gate handle resulting in left little finger getting smashed with small laceration to the tip. X-ray revealed finger tip fracture.

In the course of an outage a section of exhaust duct was removed from Kiln No. 1. During the refractory bake-out combustion gases were released into building 405. The next day a Calcines filter floor operator reported that he had a headache and became disoriented, and after going home and sleeping felt like he had a hangover.

Store clerk was in yard behind stores stacking pallets, when he dropped a pallet and it smashed left ring finger. Employee was not wearing his proper PPE at the time of the accident.

Employee was removing filter pan side shield pulling upward, when side shield broke free the employee hand moving in an upward motion struck a 1/2 pipe nipple; causing a puncture wound. Note:Employee received stitches and pain medication.

CAH was in calcination area shutting down #2 injection pump from caustic cleaning. When shut down, he opened the drain, and the drain on the suction sprayed the left lower leg. Rinsed underneath #1 hytank for 5 minutes before going to dispensary for 20 minute shower. Evaluated by RN and seen by Dr. for pain medication. Returned to work on 09/30/14.

GRM was changing filter sock at #1 baghouse on 350 hot end when he felt pain in right elbow & forearm area. Taken to Dr. for right arm strain and given OTC medication and returned to work with no restrictions. Primary doctor ordered physical therapy on 10/27/14-11/28/14. Taken out of work 12/02/14 through 2/1/15. RTW on 2/2/15. 40 LTA days.

Employee had caustic splashed in both eyes when coworker dropped impact tool in puddle of caustic on ground. Washed eyes at safety shower, then went to medical dept. where eyes were washed more by supervisor. RN called out and transported to hospital ER. Employee treated and released with prescription for pain medication.

Employee reported he was working as a trayman under the precipitator getting ready to use the Bobcat to remove hydrate from Area 345. When he stepped upward, he missed the cross member step, resulting in the inner aspect of his lower right leg slipping between the bucket and the step. Two inch superficial abrasion resulted from the contact with the step. Seen by RN & MD on 8/4/14.

While on the press floor attempting to unplug a floor drain, OP3 repositioned his air lance, thereby causing caustic on the floor to shoot upwards, knocking off his hard hat(with face shield) and goggles.Immediately rinsed at nearby eyewash station,then supervisor accompanied to dispensary for eye washing & shower, and he was transported to hospital for treatment.

Miner was filling bags and using repetitive motion to check weight and place on pallet.

Calcines employee was unloading chemicals on the 3rd floor Filter end. As he was pushing a dolly loaded with fluoride, he struck his right hand against the edge of a piece of sheet metal guarding that was wrapped around a pipe. The employee suffered a cut to his hand that was fairly deep that required stitches.

Employee was lifting 50lbs bags from a high lift to a rework station. As he was twisting around to move the bag, he felt a sharp pain in his left lower back.

A employee was cleaning the magnet located on the Tabular 112 Fired Ball belt. The employee had to place his hand and arm between the belt and magnet to clean the magnet. The cable which holds up the magnet failed. This caused the frame of the magnet frame to fall on the employee left hand.

Injury was helping install ring in #2 cooler and pulled his back while holding ring up in cooler.

Employee was lifting up a steel door on a packing water tank when he experienced a sharp pain in his back. Pain was found to be a pulled ligament.

Miner was shoveling material out of the #6 Tabualr elevator. The repetitive motion caused him to suffer a strain to his groin area.

Employee was moving Bandsaw in B420 storage area when he felt pain in back.

Miner was using shovel handle to open latch on #14 Converter. Converter is hot and latch requires some effort to operate. He then bent down to pick up sample bucket <10lbs and felt pain in his lower back.

Injured lower back while shaking fiber drums at Bldg 55, Jet Mill. Felt pain for a week until 9/12/2007 when he felt intense pain while working at the A-2 Mill Bagging station. Sent in for medical evaluation.

While recharging A-2 Mill, employee was in West access hole when access hole covering fell striking his hardhat. He refused medical evaulation until 7/3/07 where he was diagnosed with a contussion and cervical strain and released to work with restrictions.

Employee attempted to measure the hole pattern on a Vibrator by rolling it onto its side. The Vibrator was heavy and the Employee let it back down. His right hand - small finger became caught between base and pallet resulting in a laceration and inability to straighten finger. He was diagnosed with a contusion and closed fracture of the right small finger.

Employee retrieved Pannivis Filter Cloth from storeroom. He removed the Filter Cloth (128lbs 90"X10") from storage rack, and carried it outside to truck. He stated that he felt pain in his lower back when he maneuvered Filter Cloth through door and upon putting it into the truck. Employee did complete task of replacing Filter Cloth with assistance from 2nd Operator.

Lying down in an awkward position while working #1 Filter at Bldg 400. Employee felt pain in lower right side of back, once he resumed normal upright body position.

While assisting another employee manuever the charge bucket, employee was using the guide ropes to help control the location of the charge bucket. Employee was looking down when the charge bucket was lowered striking him on hardhat.

Injury Date of 5/24/2006, not reported until 6/6/2006. Incident occurred at #3 Bagging Station, employee had to manually remove sticking product bags weighing 50lbs from tube fill nozzle. Material was hot and would stick to metal nozzle, automatic equipment was not effective in removing bags, operator would reach down and out and pull bag off nozzle.

Employee was opening and closing an air valve in order to operate a slide gate on a tank. He pinched his finger between the handle and valve.

Employee was attempting to remove a drinking water container weighing approximately 41.5lbs from the storage bin, at approximately waist to chest high. He pulled the container from bin, and in a fluid motion moved container up to and rested it on his shoulder for transporting. After he did this motion he felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen.

General Mechanic welded cracks around the mounting bracket of the No. 3 bin vibrator in Bldg 400. To access the vibrator he pulled himself up between 2 pipes. As he did he felt a pull in his left shoulder. He was seen by the company doctor 12/7/2005 & given a restriction from overhead work, climbing and will be seen by a physical therapist. Not reported until 12/06/2005.

Lab technician was mixing a flask when it broke and cut his right hand between his thumb and index finger.

EE turned his ankle while lifting the feed chute on the ceramic mill at building 425.

Mechanic was changing a tension roller on #1 pannevis filter. The roller slipped out of the cradle after the bolts were removed, striking him on the left hand.

While lifting a expansion coupling into place, the coupling came apart striking employee on the right instep from around 18" above the ground.