A TDF attendant was unstacking tires. The EE pulled a tire off the stack, causing dust to hit EE's face, and enter EE's left eye causing irritation. The EE wore safety glasses, first aid was administered EE reported discomfort on 5/7 and EE went to and urgent care facility. No foreign body was discovered, EE was given no restrictions. The doctor prescribed antibiotic.
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Showing all 23EE was dismounting last rung of ladder on a front-end loader and sustained a muscle strain in their right thigh.
The employee had CKD dust in EE's boots, which caused a chemical burn. Because EE wasn't able to wear boots, EE had restrictions on work starting on Apr 14.
The employee was cleaning up used vac hose (6" corrugated piping) when they pushed some filled piping over the the toe plate and as it was going over the end whipped up and slung cement dust into their eyes. Prescription drops prescribed.
Improper use of PPE, using leather gloves instead of impact gloves. Body positioning, hand placement.
While clearing out full mechanicals on K22, PA had some CKD flush out through the port they were poking through. The dust contact on the PA's skin caused some irritation; later, the PA was diagnosed with second-degree burns in the neck region.
Finger was caught between two bricks. Employee had a fracture with stitches.
A employee sustained a bursting laceration to the middle finger of their left hand when it became pinched between two pieces of 3/4-inch steel.
Employee was opening and removing an inspection door on a LOTOTO clinker cooler fan. The door fell forward onto the EE's hand breaking a finger
While assisting in barge movement on the lower dock, an employee was struck by a 2" Three Strand twisted polypropylene rope snapback after the rope failed under tension. The force of the line propelled the employee's arm into their chest and mouth, resulting in a fractured tooth requiring a crown, along with contusions and to the lower arm and hand.
Employee was reeling in a water hose on a water truck and sprained their shoulder.
Employee was cleaning metal off of the metal magnet. While trying to remove a bolt from the magnet the employee finger poked by a piece of steel.
EE was moving bricks and when one fell at a time, while trying to accommodate the other bricks, the little finger on EE's right hand got caught in the middle of the bricks.
On 9/22/2025 While attempting to open a door that was stuck employee felt a pain in their elbow. Employee chose not to be evaluated at the time and do first aid measures on their own. On 10/27/2025 employee went to the clinic was seen by a Doctor who diagnosed employee with Tennis elbow and prescribed a steroid pack.
EE had their pinky pinched in between a piece of a wear steel plate and the side wall of a chute. Injury did not become reportable until treatment by a physician on 10/7/2025 where restrictions were issued.
EE was putting a piece of steel in the steel dumpster and it caught onto EE's glove, causing EE's right ring finger to get smashed between 2 pieces of steel.
Employee was flipping the cutting edge on front end loader and received a laceration to left hand palm from bolt head.
Burn to foot that became infected.
While cleaning material up from a completed job a part that was unsecure moved striking the left middle finger tip causing a laceration requiring stitches.
Employee was tasked to set the classifier. During the lift, EE's right thumb got pinched. EE was taken to the local ER and treated.
Employee tripped on a beam and reported sore pain in ankle and calf, at initial report thought to be a sprain. Later in the week, employee was diagnosed with leg fracture.
Employee sustained a sprained finger.
While replacing a return roller, the employee loosened the bolts and the roller shifted and smashed the ring finger resulting in a laceration that needed medical attention.