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Miner was working near the motor and drive belts to unplug a shoot. During troubleshooting they had the operator fire it up to see if it was good to go, during startup the turnbuckle that supports the motor broke causing the motor to swing striking EE in the lower back.

Miner was climbing into powder rig man lift basket and hit EE's left knee on the basket.

As miner was readjusting EE's lines at barge load out they got snagged on a rock causing EE to jerk EE's arm and shoulder resulting in them hearing a pop and instant pain.

An EE was closing one of the kiln hood doors, as EE closed the door dust fell from the hood overhead. IE was in the area where dust fell and got it in IE's eyes.

Miner had a hatch door open on a hopper as EE was was attempting to clean an overloaded conveyor belt. As the miner was attempting to clean out the hopper, the door shut on EE's hands causing a laceration to the left index finger. Miner was not wearing gloves at the time of the incident.

Miner was moving a water hose out of the path of mobile equipment travel when miner caught a finger between the hose and a support beam causing a laceration to the left index finger.

Injured left shoulder while operating manual chain operated slide gate. Initially non reportable. Employee now being referred for further treatment and rehab by physician. **Attempted to report this on 7/15/20 electronically (have paper copy). Report does not look like it saved. Adding the report back in on 10/19/20.

Miner reported back strain caused due to improper lifting technique when lifting water hose.

While seated in cab of haul truck, injured person closed cab door by not firmly gripping handle, but with an open palm. As the door closed, a finger extended into the area of, and got caught in the door jam causing laceration/crushing injury to finger(middle)-left hand.

Miner had left hand resting near conveyor structure being moved into place, when structure (impact bed) moved out of place onto miner`s hand causing laceration/crushing injury to finger(index)-left hand.

blowing dust off self and blew the air right up the front of paper and got dust in eye

PULLING WIRE AND END OF WIRE HIT EE IN EYE.

***7000-1 not submitted at time of injury in error. Realized mistake and filing as required*** Uneven ground / icy conditions.

Employee moving oil barrels twisted wrong and pulled muscle in back.

Miner was spraying water to clean area. The water hit a large chunk of lime and it came back and hit the miner's face and got in eye. Prescription was given for post treatment.

Attempting to hitch a compressor to a fork lift, by hand. The hitch on the forklift was too high. When ee lifted the compressor to meet the hitch, the compressor fell and pinned hand.

Employee was putting a bearing on a mixer with hand. The bearing moved quicker then expected and ee smashed finger between the bearing and the mixer. The tip of left index finger was amputated by dr.

Employee was carrying a piece of steel plate, with another person, up a cat walk. The steel plate slipped out from gloved hands and landed on finger.

While climbing ladder below another person, looked up to see if other person cleared ladder and material/dust fell in eye.

Employee was installing drive belts onto a drive pulley by pulling the belts onto the shives; without loosening the tension nuts and had his finger pinched; caught between.

emptied #4 preheater cyclone bin

The miner was closing a dust collector door, vacuum sucked the door shut; causing it to slam, which accumulated dust fell onto his face

picked up a side oh aluminum siding a movement of the siding cause a jerk reaction of the aluminum siding cutting his lower forearm

While closing the right side door on kiln 4 hood, he smashed his left middle finger between the latch and kiln hood.

Felt pain under left armpit and elbow while carrying a 35 lbs. ladder up stairs.

Employee was transferring oil into a pump and moved the oil barrel away from the wall in order to have a better position on the barrel. The barrel slipped from Employee's hands, crushing Employee's left little finger between the oil barrel and the wall.

Fx R index finger; new ee was at Hi Cal crusher with supervisor. Supervisor was checking rolls to see if they were free by grabbing the belt & moving back & forth. Ee did the same thing on the other side without being asked to and rolled his finger in the pulley.

Amputation of end of R little finger to first joint; caught by guard on equipment when attempting to close.

fracture left thumb; replacing the crusher hammer. EE's thumb was pinched between the head of the bolt and the pin hole while placing the bolt that is used to keep the hammer rotor from moving.

Laceration right middle & ring finger. While moving a heavy piece of metal, identified as a cradle, along the top of an H-beam; his fingers were pinched when the metal was pushed off the end of the H-beam.

Lip laceration & fracture of teeth; cutting drill steel from #1 belt on crusher; once tension had been released steel piece flung and hit ee in the mouth.

While performing maintenance work the ee walked through lime dust in the work area. The dust filtered through his boots and socks coming in contact with the skin of his feet causing second degree burns.

foreign matter in eye; going up the ladder to work on the dust collector, dust blew behind his safety glasses into his right eye.

Foreign matter in eyes; putting slide back on in coal mill chute and dust flew in his right eye.

Laceration to lip; replacing steering pins and bushing on #7 drill, pin slipped out of employee's hand and hit him in the lip. Received 3 stitches.

Received lime burns to lower portion of both legs when stepped in pile of dust to shut off air line. Then walked across a drainage ditch with lime dust and water in it. Water was up to knees. Washed out boots, socks and pants with vinegar and water. Legs started to feel irritated and went to clinic.

Right shoulder strain. Employee was laying on his left side replacing feed wear plate. He reached overhead to position plate and heard a pop and felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder.

Shoulder strain from lifting.

Employee was attempting to dislodge a frozen chunk of rock that was stuck in the chute. Rock was dislodged and employee tried to catch it before it hit the shaker screen. Little finger was crushed against a "J" bolt. Tip of little finger to first knuckle was crushed and had to be amputated.

Washing out the lime dust pit and water mixed with lime dust splashed into his boots. He received 2nd degree burns to the right foot.

While greasing the tail pulley on the secondary crusher the employee's foot got stuck in deep mud. When trying to pull his foot out of the mud he twisted and strained his right hip.

Employee was changing belts on elevator and hand was pinched between belt and drive sheave causing an open fracture of the left ring finger and contusions to the hand.

Employee states that he was pulling himself up the ladder to get into the loader and he strained his uppper back. This was an aggravation of a preexisting condition.

Employee was opening the gate for the HiCal elevator when dust came off the belt and went into his eye. Employee was wearing safety glasses at the time of the incident.

Employee states while assembling trunion with a co-worker, the bearing housing fell on his left hand. Employee was checking clearance with bearing housing, while at the same time, co-worker was tightening another bearing. Tightening caused the trunion to move and the housing spun and fell on his hand.

Employee was working at removing a 150pd piece of metal from the dust chamber reject chute on kiln#1. Metal was too large to pass through the lower opening so a rope was tied to the metal & EE began pulling the metal up to the top opening when it became lodged. EE worked to dislodge the metal by manipulating the rope & strained his back.

EE stated that he was cleaning off the back door to the tail pulley C-433. As he was lifting it to put it back, his lower back popped.

Employee was driving haul truck down the haul road when he came upon a boulder in the middle of the road. The boulder had fallen from a previous truck; not being able to drive around the boulder, employee moved it by hand. Employee took a vacation day for dental work.

Employee was cleaning out railcar and developed breathing trouble and eye irritation.(220062630028-narrative: Employee was cleaning railroad cars of corn and soybeans had allergic reaction.

As employee was changing screens he twisted wrong as he lifted one. Two days later his back continued to be sore so he sought medical treatment.