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While poking a silo the employee struck the top of EE's left hand on the spout piece, resulting in discomfort. As EE was walking down the steps, EE hit the top of left hand as well, causing further discomfort.
Employee was performing housekeeping, when they picked up a cardboard box with parts from the floor. The box weighed approx. 35 lbs., employee complaint of lower back pain. Employee was taken to the ER for an evaluation and was diagnosed with a lower back strain.
Employee was assisting in moving a portable gravity roller conveyor. Was carrying one end walking forward and the other employee was carrying the other end walking backwards. The conveyor snagged the floor and stopped suddenly, causing employee to jar EE's shoulder.
Employee was reaching into a box and felt back pain.
Employee was closing the shop (garage) door with the chain mechanism. The support cable broke, causing the door to free fall to the ground. With the momentum of the door going down, the chain whipped and wrapped around the right hand and ring finger of the same hand, causing a cut on ring finger.
Worker was stacking 50# Salt Blocks on a pallet, when EE begun feeling minor pain in the middle of the back. Pain increased as shift continued and stopped stacking blocks.
Picking up a 50# salt bag from ground level.
Employee was at break after stacking salt block and noticed that knee was hurting. EE was taken to the doctor and was diagnosed with left knee sprain, and was put on restricted duty.
Employee was lifting a 50lb bag of Red Iron oxide and felt pain in lower back. Took employee to the Dr. and had employee evaluated, Dr. released to restricted work duty
Employee was lifting an acetylene bottle into the back of a pickup when EE felt pain in left shoulder. EE was taken to the clinic for a medical examination. EE was released for restricted duty on 01/11/2022.
Employee lifted a 50lb block of salt and felt a sharp sting in EE's back. Employee was taken to the clinic and was given a prescription.
Miner's son called the plant on 9-14-19 to say the miner was having brain surgery to resolve a brain bleed from a bump on the hard hat on miner's head at work on 9-11-19. Miner worked all shifts from 9-11 until 9-13 without reporting incident or issues. Accident still under investigation.
Employee was shoveling along the belt line in a tunnel, the next day ee reported shoulder was sore.
The supervisor was holding a hydraulic valve (approx 6 lbs) for a measurment when it slipped. The supervisor tried to catch it and felt a pain go from fingers into forearm.
The miner was moving an 80# bag of salt and said felt a pull in shoulder
Employee was coming down ladder on #2 dozer and got to the bottom step and it swung in, and hyper extended left knee. Employee was taken to E.R. and put on restricted duty.
Employee was cleaning #2 water softener bin when a chunk of salt fell from the side of bin and hit left shoulder and EE fell against metal door opening. EE had an abrasion / hematoma on left tricep. The Dr. restricted EE's work duties
EE was stacking 50# bags and felt a "pull" in his stomach. over the weekend he developed some discomfort in his groin area.The incident was not reported until mid morning of 12/07/2015. The doc reported it as a muscle sprain and put him on light duty for 4 days.
In the maintenance parts warehouse near the east door. EE was accessing a piece of pvc conduit near the wall, when he bumped A 30# fire extinguisher with his hardhat causing it to fall and hit his left forearm. He was taken to ER and received staples to close a four inch laceration
Employee suffered an umbilical hernia while working on the 5th Floor-to-Silos catwalk rebuild. Primary strenuous activity was the lifting of lumber. There was no specific moment that he can pinpoint as to when it actually occurred.
Small particulate blew into left eye, became irritated and was rubbed. Eye was flushed with eye wash solution, but irritation persisted. Incident was not reported until following day when Supervisor noticed swelling of the eye. Infection was apparent. Physician examined the eye and found very small particulate, and removed by flushing. Medication was prescribed.
Right index finger was smashed and cut when a 75 lbs. hydraulic cylinder on a front-end loader shifted and fell on the finger while attempting to remove the part for maintenance. Examination showed slight fracture at the finger tip. Cut was cleaned and bandaged. Antibiotics were prescribed.
Strain to the right shoulder occurred while holding on to the AMFO tote's bottom liner outlet in an attempt to stop the leakage of AMFO while transferring from large to small tote bag.
Employee was diagnosed with a hernia when he saw a doctor for a physical checkup. His new-employee physical from 9/18/13 did not diagnose the hernia. After interviewing him, he said that he felt a pull in the groin area while moving a pallet on 11/25/13. He did not report the incident prior to his diagnosis. We assume this is the date of his injury.
Employee went to the top of water softener elevator to clean pipe and to make sure the it was switched to #1 bin. While he was up there a bug flew inside his right ear. He went to ER and the Doctor that removed the bug said there was a small hole in his ear drum ER Dr. also prescribed antibiotics
The operator pulled a 80 bag and felt a slight pain in his stomach. The injury was not reported until the end of the shift the next day. He said he was ok but was sent to the doctor on 3-1-2013 for evaluation and was put on restricted duty.
EE was working on the press when he felt a slight pull in his groin. He reported the incident to his supervisor and did not request a doctor visit at the time. EE reported pending surgery to the company on Feb 12th 2013 and was sent to the company doctor and was released on restricted duty.
The operator was stacking 50# blocks when he felt a pull in his back. The operator was questioned the next morning and he said he was ok and could work. Late into his shift on 5-2-2012 he said that he was hurting.
The operator was conducting cleanup work on a belt conveyor. He pulled the belt around by hand & caught his finger between the belt and the pulley which rolled somewhat less than 1/4 turn. Operators in the area said the conveyor was off and not running. It appears that his pulling momentum caught tip of the finger between the belt and the roller mashing it.
EE was cleaning up a salt spill in the product reclaim tunnel when he felt a pull in his right calf
A utility operator was pushing trash down into the trash compactor holding hopper and felt a pull in the upper back
Employee was stacking 50# salt blocks on a pallet, and smashed the nail on the third finger of left hand between two blocks. Employee is on restricted duty
Employee picked up a 50# block of salt and turned to place it on a pallet, when he felt pain in lower back.
Operator was wearing safety glasses with side shields but small particles managed to get into his left eye. No LTI or Restricted duty. Prescriptions for eye drops only.
Employee states when he got home from work his lower back and pelvis started hurting.
The employee strained back when lifting up 80# bags.
The EE was trying to tighten the belt on infeed to the sewing machine. When he pushed the pulley, the infeed belt grabbed his left thumb. As a result of that, he had bad cuts on his left thumb. The thumb required sutures.
Employee was lifting 80 lb bag of salt and felt pain in his right shoulder.
Employee was working in the area around block press scale, and run right leg into top corner edge of door on scale. He was taken to company doctor for medical treatment. Required sutures.
EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING A BENT GUARD ON THE FRONT OF THE SEWING MACHINE WHEN HE CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER (THE GUARD HAD A VERY SHARP EDGE ON IT AND WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE). REQUIRED FOUR SUTURES ON INDEX FINGER.
EMPLOYEE HURT LOWER BACK WHILE STACKING 50LBS OF SALT ON PALLET.
EE HAD PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ARM WHILE STACKING BAGS.
EE REACHED AND PULLED ON A 50# SALT BLOCK.
EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH TWO 50 LB BAGS OF SALT COMING OFF CONVEYER OR BELT. HE STATED HE HAD PAIN IN HIS LEFT ELBOW AND NUMBNESS IN INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGER.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING BAGS OFF OF CONVEYOR BELT AND PULLED MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A 50 LB BAG OF SALT WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH IT, AND WHILE DOING SO FELT PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.