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Employee was bagging 25lb bags at the Rotex #1 bagger system. They experienced lower back pain and was diagnosed with a lower back strain.

On 06/23/2025, a 54-year-old employee with 7 years of mining experience was working in the mill near screen 2 packing off bags of finished material When picking up a bag to place it on the pallet, EE felt a strain in EE's back and told EE's on-shift foreman, stating EE's back was bothering EE. The employee later informed the foreman EE was going to the clinic.

While feeding material into a material bin with a feed screw. the employee used a shovel handle to push the material into the feeding screw. The feed screw grabbed the handle and the handle hit the employees face and the employee received a cut that required first aid. There were no stitches; however, a 7 day cycle of antibiotics was provided.

Employee was in the process of removing a gearbox from a shaft. While doing this, the employee bumped their right elbow on a cross brace of the structure. The next day the employee had tenderness and a knot. The employee was seen at a clinic and returned to work. Employee was referred to ortho and seen on 7-10-25, the employee was put on restricted work.

Employee was packaging 50lb bags only 2-3 bags, happened at beginning of shift. Employee stacking height was 4.5 feet. Employee stated EE was swinging bag into place on the pallet.

IE was filling bags at bagging station and moving to conveyor. The following morning EE reported soreness in EE's right shoulder. Sent IE to clinic and diagnosed with right trapezius muscle strain.

The employee was picking up a 50 lb bag of material to pour into mixing hopper. The employee felt some pain and heard a pop in their lower back area.

Operator was bagging pallets on Screen 5, picked up pallet to place under new sack and felt pain in left shoulder. Continued to work through shift. Did not report to foreman until pain persisted through to new shift next day that started at 7am. Went to foreman at 11am due to pain not subsiding and affecting work.

Employee was climbing up ladder outside screen #5 to check bin for fullness with headlamp, when climbing down ladder, employee felt sharp pan in left shoulder. Ambulance was called at 9 pm and was taken to emergency room to be evaluated.

Was doing a screen change on Screen #1 and bottom screen needed stretch out and employee left middle finger popped.

was upstairs doing screen change, went to pick up screen something hurt in EE's right shoulder

Employee exited the forklift from the right side where the controls are located. EE struck knee on the dash creating a small laceration on the left knee.

Employee was changing socks on a dust collector, during the process excess graphite built up on employees hard hat. While exiting the job, dust broke free from hardhat and entered employees left eye. Safety glasses were worn at the time of accident.

A maintenance employee was working on Roller Mill parts in the maintenance shop. The employee flipped over a cross member and caught their thumb between the nut on the cross member and the end of the drive shaft sitting nearby. This crushed the employees thumb and caused a severe laceration. The employee was taken to the hospital for treatment and received 9 stitches.

Two employees working closely beside each other, one employee cut the other with a box cutter during horseplay.

Employee was mounting and dismounting a forklift to perform normal tasks throughout the shift. The repetitive motion of getting on and off the forklift caused an assumed sprain in the employees right foot.

moving a screen and it slipped out of EE's hand and fell on on EE's right foot.

Employee was pushing a 55 gallon drum of graphite off the fork of a forklift to discard the drum into a hopper. While pushing the drum, it tipped backwards which pinched EE's finger between the drum and fork causing a laceration on EE's left middle finger. Employee received 9 stitches and is expecting to be on light duty for 12-14 days.

Employee struck finger on angle iron while clearing a jam in the AC Mill system. Employee sustained a sprained finger on left middle finger.

Employee was stretching a bungee cord while securing a super sack to a discharge chute when they felt a pain in their back. ( reoccurring back injury )

Pulling back on screen two strap got sharp pain in right elbow

The employee was in process of filling propane bottles and placing them on the storage rack. Employee went to place a full bottle on the rack and inadvertently caught left pointer Finger between the bottle and the rack. As a result smashing the finger and causing a laceration.

Doing screen change on Screen 5, EE got right pinkie caught under deck while letting it down.

Employee was loading stock into a screening system with a shovel when they felt pain in their back.

Employee was unloading a drum truck. As the employee was unloading the empty 55 gallon metal drums, they made it to the last row and the employee was pulling a drum forward and it slipped out of EE's hand, rocking back and smashing EE's thumb on the right hand.

Employee was pulling bags down off a double stacked pallet. The double stacked pallet height reach 65 inches in height. As the employee was pulling the bags off EE felt a pop, and EE's shoulder went to hurting. (right shoulder) The individual bag weight is 50Lbs per. The employee was mixing a batch mix and did not wait on the forklift to come.

Employee was changing a screen associated with a small hammermill when EE felt a pull in groin. EE did not report it nor seek medical attention for the injury. On 8/27/19 EE reported EE was diagnosed with a hernia which EE feels was associated with the pull EE felt during the screen change.

EE struck elbow on a forklift that was parked behind EE when EE lost grip opening the discharge spout on a super sack while filling a machine.

Employee was helping the loader operator make a mix when EE picked up a pallet and experienced pain in EE's back.

Employee was bagging onto a pallet when EE experienced pain in back and neck.

Working on trying to remove pulley from JM1 either dirt of piece of metal got in eye.

Cutting bags in mill floor dump

Employee working in screen 2 area was rearranging empty pallets. EE felt pain in right bicep / elbow. Most likely the injury was a result to shifting the empty pallets. This didn't turn into a lost time accident until 12/26/18.

Employee working in the packing house stated after continuously palletizing 50lb bags, EE felt pain in the middle of the back. The pain didn't go away and continued for a few days and the pain transferred into EE's right hand which became numb and tingly. This accident was not reported to me until 09/26/2018.

Employee lifted a 75lb 55 gallon fiber drum of graphite onto a 4" high scale instead of tipping and rolling the drum onto the scale. As EE lifted the drum 4" to place on the scale EE pulled the back out. EE became immobile and an ambulance was called. EE was released for light duty the same day. EE was released for full duty without restrictions on 5/30/18 & reported back to work.

Was lifting blank screen, it started to bend, when it did something happened to lower back and right shoulder.

Experiencing numbness, tingling, and loss of strength in right hand while bagging on Jet Mill 3.

Employee was removing material from an elevator and sustained a muscle strain in lower neck/upper back area.

Employee was emptying drums of trash. The employee attempted to lift a drum that was too heavy for one person. EE felt a pull in EE's back but refused any treatment. Over the weekend on 8/26-8/27, EE began to have pain in EE's back and was treated on 8/27/17. No diagnosis available as of 8/30/17.

Employee was removing strap and shackle, bar or strap moved, pushing left hand into the sheet metal side of the cooler. Causing laceration to 4th finger on L hand .Employee received medial treatment, stitches and x-ray, on 7/20.17 immediately after injury occurred.

Employee was handling material. While attempting to lift material to a platform, some material shifted and began to fall. The employee reached to catch the material injuring their left arm.

Employee was opening a maintenance trailer door. The hinges on the door failed causing the door to fall. Employee attempted to catch the falling door and suffered a strain in employee's left groin area. The employee waited until 6/12/17 to seek medical attention at which time employee was put on a 25 lb lifting restriction.

Employee was filling a blender by emptying 200lb fiber drums full of feed stock. This resulted in a back sprain. EE didn't report the accident to me or anyone until 11/10/2016. EE reported it to me because ee came to work on 11/10/2016 and while getting dressed before shift ee became immobile due to this injury and we made ee seek medical attention.

Employee was filling and stacking 50lb bags on a wooden pallet. The pallet was only 28 inches high at the time. The employee sustained a rotator cuff sprain.

Employee was stacking 50 lb bags on pallets. employee felt pain in left shoulder as the shift progressed. Employee waited 2 days to seek medical treatment.

Employee was replacing a bearing on ACM shaft. EE adjusted the height of the base plate for bearing. EE placed bearing and shaft into position. EE stuck EE's right middle finger into alignment hole to check position, the base plate slipped and pinned EE's finger. EE received a laceration on tip of middle finger which required stitches. Press was pulled from service.

Normal working conditions stacking bags but strained shoulder and had lingering back pain from an old injury I am filing this form pertaining to a part 50 audit (citation 9310797)

Employee threw a 50 lb bag over the bag press at Jet Mill 2 and strained EE's back/neck. The employee was taken to local ER where a CT scan was obtained and showed two bulging discs in EE's neck. This could have been from a previous auto accident prior to EE's employment here. This was turned over to workman's comp and EE will be given an MRI.

Employee was lifting 50lb. bags onto pallet in which last two rows exceeded above head; hurt lower back, right leg.

Employee was lifting a wooden pallet stacking board off of a set of double stacked pallets. Dirt on top of the board slid when the board was tilted and fell behind the employees' safety glasses. A piece of dirt lodged under EE's eyelid and had to be removed by a Dr.