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The employee was working on the cone combo under belt at the dry plant and putting flexcos on to patch a hole. While moving to another area on the under belt to patch it, the employee caught their right leg on a flexco causing a laceration below the knee.
EE was talking when EE's coworker struck a column with a broken piece of aluminum handle when EE lifted EE's hand into the swinging area. EE received a laceration to EE's left middle finger, took EE to clinic for stiches.
The employee was working at the base of the crusher ladder and placed their left hand on the frame and started turning the pin with their right hand to collapse the ladder. The employee failed to notice that their hand was placed in a pinch point area and when the ladder folded in, it crushed their left hand.
Cement dust in eyes while troubleshooting a finish mill grinding circuit
Employee suffered minute hand fracture (diagnosed via x-ray at urgent care) on Feb 12, 2026, ~10AM CST when loose bearing fell on left hand while working on IBC4 pulley at batch plant. No meds prescribed; first aid only.
Maintenance Mechanic's middle left finger was pinched between an hoist cable and block's sheave, resulting in a laceration and fractured finger tip.
While moving guard employee pinched left ring finger, causing the nail to come off. The finger was smashed between the guard and the railing.
employee was helping step Eco blocks up for new crusher and got EE's left leg caught between two blocks and hurt both left knee and ankle.
Employee was washing haul truck when lost balance and struck right side of chest on scaffold planking fracturing two ribs and injuring knee.
Employee brushed some dirt of a conveyor belt, and their hand slid over a self tapping screw.
Employee was shoveling dust with other employees in a tight location when they were hit on side of head by another employee causing their goggles to become dislodged. When this happened, injured employee was exposed to dust that irritated their eyes.
Employee strained shoulder muscle while trying to remove a motor from the top of an air receiver tank
Employee was shoveling material from underneath a conveyer in the Finish Mill area when EE felt discomfort in EE's lower back.
Barge loader was moving a piece of cable. Pulled back while pulling to move cable.
A dust collector mechanic was changing out filter bags for a cement silo dust collector and after a two hour period noticed an eye irritation. The employee stopped work and flushed eyes multiple times but needed off-site assistance from a medical care facility.
An employee was at desk working on a stainless-steel junction box. While attempting to move the box off the desk, the box slipped. When regaining control of the box, a sharp edge on the hinge of the box cut the employee's left middle finger. The employee was taken to the local occupational clinic to have the wound cleaned and 3 stitches were used to close the wound.
employee was removing a guard with another employee when the second employee lost their grip and let go causing the weight to transfer to the injured employee causing a strain to the left bicep
Employee was in process of removing a speed reducer from the head pulley of a conveyor due to it failing. After removing the bolts from the moment coupling, the employees were unbolting the reducer from the mounting frame when it suddenly fell over crushing an employee's left foot and breaking their right arm, right thumb, and right finger.
Employee was climbing up a ladder out of a pit and when employee was looking up dust landed in employee's left eye. The employee was prescribed a preventative antibiotic eye drop by urgent care.
The mechanic was changing a leaking excavator hose and felt a pop in EE's knee.
Employee noticed a discomfort in left eye when preparing to go home for the day. Employee flushed the eye and went home. The discomfort increased throughout the night. The next day a foreign object was removed by eye specialist.
Employee was installing dust collector bags/wire cages (24' long). While installing a cage, weighing approximately 12 lbs., they felt a "pop" in left shoulder, and felt pain in the shoulder.
Employee was pulling on a pipe when unexpected movement happened it caught the employees right thumb between a flange and hanger bracket.
while employee was helping change screens the employee was loosening 2 bolts to release tension bar and it smashed their left thumb
Employee was cleaning the preheater tower. During cleaning activities dust got on employees personal protective equipment. The employee opened EE's face shield to investigate issues with EE's tower cleaning apparatus and had dust come off EE's helmet helmet and in to EE's left eye
Maintenance Mechanic injured left bicep while installing a guard on the 143 tail pulley. EE was placed on restricted duty.
Contractor employee (Kimball Equipment) was reinstalling the wedge into the cone. It wasn't sitting all the way in and the employee reached down to feel why it wasn't. It dropped into place catching EE's left pinky finger, taking the tip of the finger off.
On 6/17/2023 at approximately 10:45 am an employee reported feeling discomfort in the right arm. The employee was climbing a scaffolding ladder at the time the discomfort was noticed. On 6/20/2023, the employee was evaluated by a doctor and prescribed medication for treatment.
Employee's left index finger was struck with a piece of 1" by 1" stock metal while employee was holding back a chop saw guard that was in the process of getting it's cutting wheel replaced. The index finger required 11 stitches.
Employee stated that they injured their right elbow while reaching to mount a ladder. Employee was taken to the clinic for evaluation and returned to work. Upon a follow-up appointment, employee was referred for an MRI. On 5/31/2023, MRI results indicated a torn triceps tendon at right elbow. Employee was referred for surgery, has not yet been scheduled.
Cutting loose temporary frame. In an attempt to safely lower a piece, a partial cut was made. Upon making final cut, piece was heavier than expected; causing a piece of metal to fall, striking EE in the left hand. This prompted the need to visit an ER where stitches were applied. EE returned to work the same day.
The employee was in the crusher clearing a rock jam when a rock rolled onto the employee's hand, injuring a finger
While replacing a 480VAC electric motor, an employee's finger was caught between the motor and an adjacent fan housing, resulting in a laceration and fracture between the 2nd and 3rd knuckles of EE's left ring finger.
An employee's finger was smashed while lifting a guard into place.
Employee injured shoulder on 2/22/22 removing conveyor belt skirting. Employee did not wish to seek med attention. 6/6/22 Employee diagnosed with shoulder sprain, surgery to repair on 8/11.
A miner's fall protection lanyard hook got caught on a railing behind EE when EE climbed down a ladder. At the bottom of the ladder EE felt the tension and turned just in time for the hook to retract toward EE, striking EE in the face and breaking two teeth.
Foreign object entered employee's left eye from above EE's safety glasses when EE raised EE's face shield. Reported to supervisor, no issues at that time. On 12/20/2021 a metal shaving was removed by a physician and medication prescribed. Employee returned to work with no restrictions.
Production employee lacerated right middle finger when material shifted the steel plate EE was holding. Employee was placed on light duty and stitches were required to close wound.
Maintenance employee was carrying a head shaft sprocket down a flight of stairs and momentarily lost balance. While regaining balance, the employee's right ring finger was caught between handrail and sprocket, resulting in fracture of finger tip and stitches to close wound.
A laborer was treated with numbing, flushing, antibiotic ointment, and anti-inflammatory drops for a chemical burn to EE's right eye after EE opened a compartment lid during cleanup operations and cement clinker dust was blown into EE's eye.
Worker was attempting to unplug a dust collector hopper when material flushed out door. Material from collector got in employees eyes
An employee used their legs, extending them fully, to push an air-seal valve into place and EE strained the right groin.
Plant maintenance mechanic/welder received a cement burn to the eye after dust dislodged from an overhead beam and entered the eye.
While cleaning on the ground level under the #2 & 3 finish mills, the employee got dust in right eye.
Went to toss a stick & felt a sharp pain from shoulder to elbow.
Employee was moving a railcar with a hand jack. After several successful moves, the jack failed to bite, putting the employee slightly off balance. EE had unknowingly moved onto an icy surface and feet slipped out from under them. EE's arm caught on part of the railcar as they fell, resulting in a dislocated elbow.
Employee opened up a cement silo port to clear material that was not flowing. The material let loose and dusted employee in face and eyes. The gate isolating the product was not fully closed which allowed material to flow out inspection port at employee. Employee was wearing dust mask and safety glasses at the time of the injury.
Employee was trying to remove a rock that was wedged in a transfer point when the rock dislodged it fell striking the employees left index finger.
Electrician was drilling metal earlier in the shift without incident. Upon task completion, EE was putting tools away when they felt something in their eye. Windy conditions appear to have contributed to the incident. Employee regularly wears prescription foam seal type safety glasses and was wearing them at the time of the incident.
Tech was changing an Eng. temp sensor that had fail on Crawler. EE remove the presser from cooling system and then removed the bad sensor, hot coolant splashed on to the back (Top) of left hand. Employee had on rubber palmed gloves with a cloth backing. Employee received second degree burns to back of hand and fingers.