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A miner was struck in the side of their foot by a piece of wood while standing in a area where wood splitting activities were happening.
Miner was carrying a magnet when it suddenly pulled them into a beam column trapping their right thumb between the column and the magnet.
Miner twisted while stacking 50lb bags of powder and felt a pop like sensation in EE's upper right side causing discomfort.
Miner experienced back pain during shoveling activities.
Miner was disassembling area guarding and moving the metal pieces to a staging area when one of the pieces started to fall. Miner thought was out of the way, but EE's hand became pinned between the metal and a concrete ecology block causing injury. Miner was wearing gloves.
Miner was changing screens on 1205 from a bent position and felt a pop in EE's lower back when EE was staging bottom screen frame for removal.
Miner was bagging grit material using a roller conveyor to transport the bag from the fill station to the seal station. The corner of the bag caught in the roller and stopped moving suddenly causing the Miner to twist and hurt EE's lower back.
Miner was removing a guard off a rotor above miner's head. When the last bolt was removed, the guard assembly fell down striking miner in the face resulting in two lacerations above the left eye.
Miner was removing metal grating segments, which weigh in range of 25 to 50 lbs, from the process ditch when miner had a sudden sharp pain in miner's lower back.
Miner was moving/lifting tote bins of soil samples weighing approx 30 lbs each when they felt lower back pain that did not diminish with time.
Miner was using a shovel to move material at the Hammer Mill Chute two to three feet so it could be accessed with a Dingo Compact Utility Loader. Miner hurt upper back during shoveling process.
Miner was attempting to move a file cabinet in the Electrical Shop by himself. While moving backwards, he tripped, file cabinet came towards him and he caught it which strained/contused his left shoulder.
Miner was washing screens. He bent over to pick up a bolt on the ground and his back spasmed and tightened. On 02/10/2015 he was sent to the physician for evaluation and treatment. Most likely related to disk problem experienced at home in July of 2014. On this incident, Dr. returned him to work on light duty until 02/18/2015.
Miner was carrying 2 each 50# bags of product (in separate trips) into office trailer. On Friday 1/21/11, miner' s final day at the company(retired thereafter), miner complained of knee inflammation & sought physician evaluation. Knee strain/sprain diagnosed. Miner told HR director that he had ongoing arthritis in this knee & that the carrying of bags likely inflamed it.
EE was loading palletts into bagging pallet dispenser and pinched middle finger between pallet and pallet dispenser frame, bruised and swollen, treating Dr prescribed 3 days of light hand use.
Miner was removing and re-stacking 50# bags on a pallet and strained lower back. She did not report this to anyone, however, until December 8, 2008 at which time she was transported to physiciaan for evaluation and treatment. Miner was placed on restricted duty pending release from treating physician.
Miner attempted to expedite the unloading of a screw conveyor unit from a truck. He attempted a single arm lift of a part and strained his shoulder. Treating physicain placed him on restricted duty and released him for full duty on July 23, 2008.
Miner lifting container for laboratory mill and strained neck/shoulder. Next day sent to physician who diagnosised as "sprain of cervical spine/strain of thoracic left" sent back to work with no restirctions. Treated as first aid until second visit on 9/10/07, where further treatment and medication prescribed and injury deemed reportable.
Miner was labeling 7 gallon product buckets by manually taking them off pallet. He backed up and turned his foot on a pallet behind him while carrying a bucket thereby spraining his knee. Miner reported this to company on 3/29/07 when his knee still hurt.
EE WAS CLEANING SUMP DITCH IN PLANT AND LEANED STEEL GRATING ON ITS EDGE, EE LOOKED TO THE SIDE WITH HAND RESTING AT EDGE OF DITCH WHEN GRATING FELL AND STRUCK HAND, EE TRASPORTED TO LOCAL DR, NO BROKEN BONES BYT SWELLING AND BLUISH RESULTING IN LIGHT DUTY
CLEANING OUT A FLOW METER, EMPLOYEE REACHED UP TO PULL DOWN LEVER TO FLUSH THE LINE. THE LEVER WAS STUCK OR HARD TO OPERATE.
Employee was carrying heavy coiled welding leads down stairs while cable slipped, he tried to catch with extended arm.
MINER WAS LIFTING METAL FLOOR GRATE WHEN AN ADJACENT GRATE SLIPPED AND PINCHED THE MIDDLE FINGERTIP OF HIS RIGHT HAND. MINER WAS WEARING LEATHER GLOVES BUT PORTION OF SKIN ON FINGERTIP SLICED OFF (NAIL INTACT).
MINER WAS MOVING A LARGE HOSE REEL AND PINCHED HIS HAND BETWEEN REEL AND A STORAGE RACK. RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CUT REQUIRING 3 STITCHES. RELEASED FOR FULL WORK DUTIES.
WORKER WAS REMOVING CAP FROM DRUM OOF ACETIC ACID & PUMPING CONTENTS TO NEW DRUM WITH CAP ALSO OFF INHALED FUMES THROAT, NOSE, LUNGS BURNING SENSATION REMOVED TO FRESH AIR SAW DR NEXT DAY EXAM & SENT BACK TO WORK. WORKER TO RET IF NECESSARY