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Employee opening Kiln 2 firing hood door to rake ash. Upon releasing handle, dust entered behind safety glasses and into right eye. Employee rinsed at eyewash station, later sought clinic care and was prescribed eye ointment. Required additional PPE for task was not worn. Employee returned same day, no restrictions; retraining conducted 2/10/26.

An employee was hooking up a drum basket to a forklift, EE bent down to lift and slide the right-side fork to align with the basket, when EE lifted the fork, EE felt like an impact to EE's lower back. EE was taken to the Tooele Utah hospital where EE was diagnosed with lower back muscle sprain. EE received 2 injections for pain and inflammation.

Miner was putting guard back on conveyor and pinched their finger. They were seen at medical facility and received four stitches to the top of their left index finger.

Employee was troubleshooting the MODCO Pod in product handling area when an air pulse blew lime dust into left eye. EE rinsed EE's eyes multiple times during the day and after shift change sought medical attention where EE was prescribed eye drops.

An operator in a skid steer with an enclosed cab could not get the bucket lowered. To get the bucket lowered another employee was standing on the bucket and jumping on it. While jumping on the bucket EE felt a pop in EE's left achilles.

Employee had a lid come free and had lime hit EE in the face, causing lime in the eye injury.

Lime in eye during clean up.

The injured miner was replacing dead batteries on the repeater in the quarry. EE jarred EE's right shoulder and felt pain. EE went to physical therapy and was eventually recommended surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff. The surgery occurred on 10/16/25 making this an MSHA reportable injury.

Shoveling piles of lime into hopper and strained a chest muscle.

An employee was observing a drag chain conveyor. EE's left hand was holding a drill with chisel attachment, the chisel slipped, and EE's finger contacted the corner casing of the elevator that carries coal to the conveyor. The emergency department classified this injury as a laceration/open fracture to EE's left-hand ring finger, requiring surgery to close the wound.

Our loader was at the Carbis rack at the mine's surface location attempting to open the lid on a pneumatic tank trailer. When they pulled on our latch, they struggled with getting the latch to move. They pulled too hard causing a strain to their groin area. This caused a hernia to their groin area. They will need to have surgery.

Employee was pulling out a pump, when pulling EE caught EE's right-hand pinky finger between the pump and the pipe flange.

Employee was removing a sprocket on #3 aerator. The sprocket was heavier than the employee thought and dropped it onto the guard which was on the employee's right foot. The employee also smashed their right thumb between the sprocket and the guard. The employee's right thumb was fractured.

Product loader was on back of trailer when trucker started moving forward. Steps hooked on truck hatch pulling steps under catwalk and employees legs became entangled. Broken right ankle, broken big toe, and lost index toe on right foot.

A maintenance employee conducted repairs inside Aerator #3. During repairs, the employee received burns from steam and lime.

Hydraulic hose broke and sprayed oil in the face of the employee causing a burn or contusion on the cheek.

A rack of scaffold equipment was being hoisted with a forklift. The rack bumped into the scaffold structure and started to fall off the forks. The worker attempted to push the rack back onto the forks when the rack tipped forward. The worker pinched the tip of middle finger between the rack and a hand rail. Worker received one suture an antibiotic and pain meds.

Employee was bent over picking up a drive chain guard for installation when EE felt EE's back strain.

Employee was cleaning out the cab of the haul truck and slammed a thumb in the door while closing the cab door.

Employee was unplugging core product from the core chute, when product dislodged lime went into EE's left eye.

Employee opened the kiln firing door to check the grates. This caused some dust to stir up and it got in employees eye. Employee flushed eye at work but later went to the clinic. Employee was given prescription eye cream.

Employee was conducting a routine task. Inspecting a belt. They lifted a top cover of the guard to check the tracking. When they grabbed the cover by both sides to place it back on, it slipped from their left hand, smashing a finger between the side guard & the top guard angle iron. Employee was wearing gloves, & it put a hole through the gloves.

Performing maintenance on vibrascrew. Got lime dust in eyes despite wearing safety glasses.

Employee was replacing guard on return roller of 196 belt. The right hand side of the guard fell off the pin and the guard swung to the left, pinching EE's left hand between guard and frame. Laceration to left index finger which required 5 stitches.

Employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor belt when a foreign body entered eye.

Employee felt a sharp pain in their right shoulder while pulling ash. Employee continued to work in full capacity until which time surgery was required on shoulder. Surgery was performed on 3/15/2023 to their shoulder.

Hose on tire machine disconnected suddenly when employee was pulling; struck back of left hand on frame of machine. First aid applied to middle knuckle laceration initially; one week later noted limited finger movement, physician diagnosed tendon injury requiring surgery, making injury reportable 5/5/22.

Employee pulled stomach muscle pushing/sliding the rack to load a trailer. Possible hernia.

Employee was assisting mechanical maintenance replace belt on #3 palletizer bag flattener. While feeding the belt through the rollers, the employee felt a pop in the left shoulder. Employee later went to urgent care and was placed on restricted duty, cannot lift more than 3 pounds with left arm or 10 pounds combined arms and no ladder work.

Emp was trying to open a dump chute using the slide hammer. As EE was sliding the hammer, the handle broke and EE's thumb slipped between 2 pieces of steel, pinching it. EE was taken for treatment and received sutures. EE was released full duty and returned to work.

Employee was lifting a coal mill liner, it slipped and as they tried to catch it, felt a pain in R shoulder. Went to clinic and was given restrictions on lifting and use of right arm.

Employee was using an electric pump to fill a sprayer with Mild Acid Detergent. The sprayer overfilled causing the hose to pop out of the sprayer. It sprayed the employee directly in the face. EE then began to flush eyes at the eyewash station. Employee was medically evaluated, treated at emergency room and was released to return to work on 8/16/2021.

While opening the lids on trailer, grabbed latch and pulled up. It was stiff and didn't open so EE pulled harder. It snapped open and twisted EE's wrist. EE didn't think much about it until EE was home and it started hurting pretty badly.

Employee was positioning a 40' extension ladder when the ladder began to tip. The employee caught the ladder instead of letting it fall. EE felt a tweak in their shoulder. No treatment occurred at the time. The injury was not improving, so EE sought medical evaluation in February 2022. Surgery was recommended for torn rotator cuff ligaments. Employee underwent surgery on 5/24/2022.

Employee was washing a small glass cup used in an instrument to test lime quality. The bottom of the cup cracked and fell out, employee cut hand on sharp edge.

11/9, EE was opening a dribble chute on K6 preheater. Chute opened more quickly than expected. Momentum of the handle caused EE's hand to be caught between the handle and a dumpster. It did not hurt much initially but the next day it was worse, EE went to the ER and was diagnosed with a fractured second right metacarpal. Reported to company on 11/12.

EE was performing housekeeping activity at the screen plant with a shovel. While the EE was cleaning, there was a sharp pain in the lower back and lower back locked up. OCC Treatment & Restricted Duty

Employee unloading 50-lb bags of ANFO. After unloading 3-4 bags, employee felt a "pop" in EE's shoulder then unloaded the rest of the bags (47). Reported to supervisor 30 min later. Orthopedic evaluation and X-ray next day confirmed nothing broken or dislocated. Employee given restriction, no pushing/pulling/lifting greater than 5 lbs with left arm. Follow up after MRI.

Employee was working on coal elevator and while shoveling strained back. Employee didn't report accident until Monday 3/30. We denied the BWC claim but lost the appeal and was notified on 5/21.

Employee was working to open a stuck door on a hydrator. When door came open it broke out of the hinges and fell to the floor, striking employee in the left leg/ankle. Employee was taken for treatment and later diagnosed with a contusion and was given restricted duty.

EE was lifting rubber belting out of basket. The basket swung and bumped EE in the back of right calf. At the time the EE stated that it didn't hurt and EE hardly felt the bump. The next morning the EE has a large lump in muscle so EE visited doctor and doctor put EE on restrictions. Contusion to muscle. Blood thinner medicine could have caused bruising.

During cleanup after a lime kiln de-slagging job an employee got lime kiln dust in the right eye from debris that fell from above EE.

Employee was shutting a sliding guard. As EE shut the guard EE pinched wrist between the handles of the guards. The handle of the guard hit into EE's right arm resulting is a fracture in the right wrist.

Contractor's employee smashed fingers under a brick while unkeying brick ring for removal from kiln.

Removing a piece of brick that was wedged in the end gate of the dump truck. End gate shut catching employee finger between latch and bar of end gate. 19 stitches required.

Lime in left eye from cleaning discharge conveyor with compressed air. Received prescription eye drops.

In the process of building a set of steel saw horses and an approximate 4' piece of 4X4 tube steel was standing vertical on the bench when it tipped and struck employee's left thumb between the steel tabletop and the piece the employee was handling.

Emp was reinstalling a guard. Emp caught R index finger between the guard and the frame, causing a laceration. Emp was taken in for treatment and received 4 sutures

Employee cleaned out air hood, put it on, piece of lime fell out got into their eye, behind prescription safety glasses. Employee flushed eye, no pain, saw lime in eye. On 1/8/19 they observed lime was still in eye, wanted it removed. 1/9/19 - Went to doc., lime fell out. Prescribed drops to prevent infection.

Employee was working as a relief Assistant Kiln Op, while removing an inspection cover for a girth gear on kiln 5, EE strained right shoulder. A 480v heater was placed in the area on the prior shift, employee did not move the heater prior to trying to remove the cover, resulting in an awkward body position.