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On Feb 6, 2026, subcontractor, employee of Micronics (CRI MSHA ID C6220) was carrying blow pipes into the Keystone Cement Machine Shop. Leaving, their thumb was caught above the knuckle in a heavy counterweight-driven self-closing door that shut quickly and forcefully, causing a severe injury. The required stitches. The door's counterweight made it close fast, increasing the hazard

Miner was emptying dust collector, material flushed going in both eyes under glasses. Miner sent to emergency room, both eyes flushed out, eyes drops prescribe making this a reportable injury. Miner was released to full duty on 11/7/2025 after follow up appointment.

While opening the quarry gate by pulling the gate open and walking along side of the gate; a rock became lodged under the gate causing a sudden stop of the gate's motion. The employee's arm/shoulder was pulled back suddenly causing a pain in the shoulder.

Employee opening cover on railcar and sprained right knee.

Employee was assisting with the installation of a conveyor belt and cut a finger.

The employee was manually stacking 75LBS cement bags. After doing so, the employee recognized pain in lower back and leg. On May 15,2023 the employee completed the accident notification to the company. After a medical evaluation, the employee was returned to work with a restriction and having been prescribed medication.

The employee was raising a face shield which was attached to EE's hard hat. Dust had settled on the brim of the hard hat. When the employee raised the face shield, dust fell between the hard hat and the face shield landing behind EE's safety glasses into left eye. All dust was flushed out, the employee was issued prescription medication for inflammation.

Employee was installing a port cover and crushed EE's left thumb between the cover and the riser section.

Employee was working on the F780 clinker/slag conveying system. Employee looked up into the discharge chute of the F780 dust collection system to evaluate the condition of the chute and observe the condition of the dust collector bags. Employee knocked loose cement/slag dust which fell into employee's left eye. The employee was wearing safety glasses.

Employee was working in the No. 1 Finish Mill on a ladder lifting a liner above employee's head. The legs of the ladder were on top of mill balls and as the employee lifted the liner the ladder sank into the mill balls. The employee reacted by pushing harder on the liner and injured right shoulder.

The employee was loading blades onto a forklift. Once on the tine, the blade shifted forward smashing the employee's finger between that blade and a blade that had been previously loaded onto the forklift tine. On 11/22/22 the employee sought medical care and was diagnosed with a nondisplaced fracture of the left little finger

During the course of restarting finish mill 2 the employee was checking air slides for blockages. The employee opened an inspection door of an air slide and a blockage from upstream became dislodged. Dust from the dislodgement entered the employee's eyes although employee was wearing safety glasses.

The employee was assigned to remove lids on a dust collector in finish mill 3. After removing the bolts that secure the lid in place the employee (along with a second employee) began to lift the lid. While lifting the lid, it became stuck in place. The employee attempted to quickly pull the lid out of the stuck position and strained a muscle in their chest.

While performing the task of removing aeration grates from the cooler floor they said they lifted a grate out of place and as they stood back up felt a pope in their lower back.

While installing the lower portion of a chain guard, the employee placed fingers between the guard and floor grating. The guard slipped pinching employee's left ring finger causing a laceration requiring 16 stitches.

The employee was working on a blower on the preheater tower which was locked out prior to working on the equipment. The employee was using an air lance to dislodge a stuck blower. Employee attempted to push the blades with hand in order to loosen them. The blades began moving unexpectedly and at a high rate of speed pinching three fingers between the blades and the housing.

The employee had hand pinched between a hydraulic cylinder and a base plate at the #4 roller in the raw mill. The employee was holding the cylinder (approximately 50 LBS) in place with one hand and cleaning the lower threaded section with other hand. The cylinder slipped and struck the employee in the hand that was cleaning the threaded section causing the laceration.

An employee was on knees reaching into a box attached to the FK pump at finish mill 2 to remove a flapper arm. When employee lifted the flapper arm employee felt a sudden pain in lower back. The employee was issued a work restriction and prescription medication.

The employee was entering the raw mill to supervise preventative maintenance. As EE opened the door, EE moved EE's hand from the handle and placed it on a bracket, which created a pinch point. EE's fingers were caught in the pinch point causing a laceration, contusion, and fracture of EE's fingers.

Employee was removing a lump of material from an air slide gate, EE lacerated EE's right forearm on the edge of the steel gate. Required stitches to close wound. All energy control procedures were followed.

All American Silo employees were walking pass feeder equipment when door on feeder was blown off. Employee took the blunt hit and others received little to no dust. Employee was taken to hospital for flushing of eyes after flushing them on site.

On 04/09/21 the employee was working changing bags in the bypass dust collector. On 04/12/21 they informed a supervisor that lower back felt strained. On 04/13/21 they informed the safety manager that they wanted a medical evaluation. The employee was issued a work restriction and prescription medication.

On 01/28/21 the employee was working to free a stuck cyclone in the vertical raw mill by using a shoulder to push against the equipment. In doing so the employee strained neck and shoulder and was issued a work restriction.

EE was installing an air knife on the alt fuels belt when the air knife shifted approximately 4" and struck EE's left eyebrow causing a 1" laceration. The air knife structure has no sharp edges and weighs approximately 3 pounds. The employee received 6 stitches and returned to work immediately with no restrictions.

When the employee lifted a 4" hose EE felt an immediate pain in the low back. The employee was evaluated and found to have a low back muscle strain and hernia.

The employee was removing a door on the BE-23 bucket elevator (head end); when employee felt a pain in lower back. The employee did not want a medical evaluation at the time of the injury. On 05/04/2020 the employee did not work scheduled shift due to back pain, and was evaluated by the occupational medicine clinic resulting in a restriction of duty.

The employee was cleaning the electric shop (putting a ladder into its storage location); when they lost grip on the ladder. As the ladder fell it pulled their arm with it causing a shoulder injury.

The employee was picking up a 94 lbs bag of cement and felt pain in their knee (which was previously injured). On 07/09/2020 the employee was issued a work restriction.

The employee was grinding the finish mill # 2 clutch while the clutch was being supported by one forklift tine, a steel component weighing approximately 60lbs was resting on the other forklift tine. When the employee finished grinding the exposed lip, the employee attempted to rotate the clutch and knocked the steel component off of the tine causing it to fall onto foot.

EE was injured while opening the hatch doors on the truck sander. EE tried to stop the hatch door from falling and hitting another employee and in doing so pinched the pinky finger on right hand between the hatch door and the door jam. EE was wearing work gloves.

Employee was working on the outside of a bucket elevator attempting to bend a stud using a piece of pipe as leverage. The stud snapped, causing the employee to step backwards off balance and twisting their right knee.

The employee was on top of the 3rd bank silos and felt something in eye. EE rubbed eye in an attempt to dislodge what was in the eye. In doing so EE caused a corneal abrasion.

EE was connecting a trailer to the Maintenance pickup truck. EE pulled the tongue of the trailer towards the ball-hitch and pinched EE's finger between the trailer and the ball-hitch, lacerating the ringer finger on EE's left hand. EE returned to work shortly after receiving 7 stitches.

EE was attempting to move the tongue of the kiln ramp when ee felt discomfort in shoulder and back. The incident resulted in a torn bicep and rotator cuff.

Employee was carrying chain fall in their arms and over their shoulder. Due to unsafe ice conditions on the walking surface of the normal route, employee had to step over pipe and caught their foot in the chain, falling onto their arm and resulting in a compound fracture of the left radius.

While replacing a thermocouple on the preheater tower, a nearby air blaster activated causing the employee to be hit in the face with hot air.

Employee positioned a steel frame on a sawhorse so they could paint it. Frame became unstable and tipped over. Employee grabbed it and the edge of the frame lacerated the left forearm. Laceration required 16 stitches to close wound. Employee came back to work after being stitched.

Employee was climbing the ladder onto the quarry haul truck and when they reached the third step. they felt their left hamstring pop. Employee suffered a strained hamstring. Employee was on modified duty for two days.

While closing the access door to the raw mill reject chute, the employee was hit in the left small finger requiring three stitches.

Employee was blowing duct work down through 1 inch port, dust blew out of port and under face shield contacting skin on face causing alkali/lime reactive burns to face.

Mechanic was checking flasher for brake lights on pick up truck. When EE exited from under dashboard EE lacerated right forearm on parking brake pedal. Stitches required to close laceration.

While the employee was repositioning a 94 pound bag of cement strained a muscle in abdomen