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Employee was removing jackhammer from catwalk approx 6ft high. As the employee pulled the jackhammer down to the ground level, the jackhammer oiler struck the employee in the mouth, causing a chipped tooth.

Laceration caused during smash by large metal plate to right pinky finger, palm side.

EE was attempting to climb onto an equipment(TA-40). Weather conditions were icy, wet, and cold. As he attempted to climb on equipment his foot slipped on the stirrup and he caught himself on the rails to prevent him from falling. He heard something pop in his right shoulder.

Employee was returning from getting water in Maintenance Office. Upon re-entering the loader cab he put his right hand where door closes and utilized his left hand to shut the door. He thought he could move his right hand before the door shut. The door shut on his right middle finger. He reopened the door and removed his finger.

EE was assisting another ee in shoveling material from a hopper that had stopped up with material. As he shoveled material he felt pain in his right shoulder.

Employee was building chute and cut their right forearm on piece of sharp angle iron.

Employee was moving metal disk weighing about 300 lbs by rolling it on edge. The disk fell over and struck employee on outside of left foot. Sustained "Jones fracture" to fifth metatarsal.

Employee was attempting to use magnetic block to reset switch on BMH reclaimer, when reclaimer was moved by another employee and caught employee's finger between sensing block and rail block. Right fingernail evulsion and laceration. Employee treated and released. NO LOST TIME.

Employee was pushign brick on conveyor. He trapped his right index finger between two bricks and sustained a crush/pinch injury to the finger tip and nail.

EMPLOYEE DROPPED A 5-GALLON BUCKET CONTAINING SAMPLE DISCARDS THAT WEIGHED ABOUT 50 POUNDS. HE TRIED TO CATCH THE BUCKET BEFORE IT HIT THE FLOOR AND IN DOING SO STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. LATER IN THE DAY HE REQUESTED MEDICAL EXAMINATION. TREATING PHYSICIAN DIAGNOSED A LUMBAR STRAIN AND PRESCRIBED MEDS AND PHYS THERAPY.

A cooler had broken down. They were passing 5 gallon buckets full of material from person to person. EE said he grabbed a bucket and turned too hard to hand it to the next guy. He felt a pain in his right groin area.

EE WAS CLEANING TOWER. WHEN HOT BUILD UP PIECES CAME BACK OUT DOOR & GOT IN HIS EYE.

Employee was installing overhead grate and stretched a muscle in his upper back. He was placed on restricted duty for three days.

Employee was working in raw mill with dusty work environment, did not notice any problem until he woke up the next day with irritated right eye. Employee was examined by clinic physician and a dust particle was removed from the surface of the eye.

Employee was attempting to slide a metal panel when the corner slipped and pinched his fingertip. He reacted by pulling his finger away which caused a laceration on the fingertip. The laceration required two sutures to close.

Employee was installing pump on water truck when pump slipped and struck his left thumb, causing fracture near nail bed.

Changing bags inside compactment area and hot dust got on arms; sweat from body mixed with dust and caused a burn on arms and hands.

Changing bags inside compactment area, hot dust got on his arms. Body sweat mixed with dust and caused a burn on arms and hands.

Employee was leaning over a wheelbarrow cleaning next to a tall pallet of bricks when one of four bricks fell from top of stack & struck him in lower back.

Lifting 20 ft extension ladder, ladder flipped over and employee twisted his wrist.

Employee claims that on or about 5/27/05, he lifted and held a section of grating at the Line 1 Scrubber Pit with his left arm while cleaning out the material with his right hand and arm. During this process, employee claims he felt a sharp pain in his left arm. Employee did not report injury until 6/29/2005.

Employee was shoveling material out from under 311-BC1 belt conveyor when he claims he struck a secured bolt with his shovel, causing his right wrist to hyperextend. Employee did not report injury until he felt initial pain on 05/04/2005.

Employee claims he was getting set up to cut wood on the welding table in the maintenance shop. When he set circular saw on welding table, an 8' x 2', 1/2" thick piece of steel that was sitting on the welding table fell on the top of his left foot. The piece of steel was hanging off welding table and the weight of the saw was enough to drop steel off table.

Employee claims he injured his upper back and neck while shoveling rock around the 311-BC1 belt. Employee reported the soreness to his supervisor on 3/26/2005 and requested medical attention on 4/04/2005.

EE WAS CLEANING UP IN THE KILN WHEN HE RECD. SOME TRASH FROM HIS COWORKER WHICH WAS BEING PASSED UNDER THE KILN RIG WHERE A PALLET OF BRICKS WERE. THE TRASH THAT WAS BEING PASSED TO EE SNAGGED ON A BRICK CAUSING IT TO FALL APPROX. 4 FT., STRIKING EE'S RT. FOOT CAUSING HIS 4TH DIGIT TO RECEIVE A LACERATION AND A FRACTURE. EE IS STILL UNDERGOING CARE WITH ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALIST.

Working on a piece of rebar, trying to bend the rebar & employee's rt. leg moved & twisted ankle.

Bent over to pick up jackhammer & bit. When he raised up he felt a sharp pain in his side.

He was working on the tower using a jack hammer and a bar. the bar was inside the door on the tower and he reached for the jackhammer to put it on the bar and he felt a pain in his back.

STABLIZING A HOSE WITH HIS FOOT, THAT WAS USED WITH THE VACUUM TRUCK. THE HOSE MOVED QUICKLY & THREW HIM OFF BALANCE WHICH HURT HIS BACK.

EE was working on the feedshelf of the preheater and turned to quick. when he turned it pulled his back on the left side.

EE was pulling rope through conduit. EE had arm extended and rope caught on bolt and EE arm was overextended.

MOVING PLATES INSIDE THE MILL AND GOT FINGER PINCHED BETWEEN THE PLATE AND THE WALL. 5TH FINGER FRACTURE (RIGHT SIDE).

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A LARGE PIECE OF SHALE FROM CONVEYOR BELT (320 RE1). WHEN HE TURNED TO LAY IT DOWN, HE STRUCK A MOTION SENSOR CAUSING A PUNCTURE TO THE CENTER OF HIS RIGHT SHIN.

EE WAS DIGGIN IN A DITCH AND PICKED UP A ROCK TO THROW IT OUT OF DITCH. HE TURNED WRONG AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.

EE WAS GRINDING ANGLES WITH HAND GRINDER. ALL PPE WAS WORN. WHEN EE COMPLETED TASK, HE REMOVED FACE SHIELD AND SOME METAL SHAVINGS FELL BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES INTO LEFT EYE.

EE RELEASED THE HAND BREAK BETWEEN RAIL CARS. THE BREAK HANDLE OR CHAIN SWUNG BACK AND HIT HIS HAND.

SEVERAL MEN (ABOUT 10) MANUALLY MOVING A RAMP INTO PLACE. HE FELT STRAIN IN BACK.

CLEANING A GATE WHEN IT ACTIVATED THE BAR AND JACKHAMMER AGAINST HIS LEG PINNING HIM.

LIFTING WELDING LEADS TO CARRY ON SHOULDER AND FELT A POP AND SOME PAIN BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES.

HE WAS WORKING ON STAGE 4 CONE CLEANING SANDY MATERIAL WHEN A PIECE OF HARD BUILD-UP FELL FROM UPPER STAGE AND HIT HIS HEAD.

WHILE CLOSING THE MILL REJECT DOOR, FELT SHARP PAIN IN BACK. DID NOT REPORT THE MUSCLE STRAIN UNTIL AFTER SURGERY.\

INSTALLING FIRST LEVEL OF NEW STRUCTURE AND REACHED OUT TO STABILIZE LOAD. FELT A TWINGE IN NECK AND NECK GOT STIFF OVERNIGHT.

WHILE POSITIONING AN AIRLSIDE DURING INSTALLATION HE TWISTED THE WRONG WAY AND STRAINED HIS BACK. EARLY MORNING. COLD DAY.

HOOKED UP LINER PLATE WAITING FOR FORK LIFT.LINER MUST HAVE RELEASE HITTING MY LEFT HAND PINKY CAUSING PINKY TO BURST REQUIRING 6 STITCHES

EE WAS SHOVELING COAL AND DIRT WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK.

LINE 1 SCRUBBER TOWER WAS PROPERLY ISOLATED FROM PROCESS GAS (KILN EXHAUST GAS) IN PREPARATION FOR OPENING THE MANDOORS TO VISUALLY INSPECT THE DEMISTING PADS FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VESSEL. THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF STEAM COMING FROM THE MANDOOR. THE UPPER DAMPER WAS OPENED IN A EFFORT TO CREATE A DRAFT AT THE DOOR AND CLEAR THE STEAM, SUFFERED ASTHMA ATTACK.

EE DOES NOT RECALL WHEN HE BUMPED HIS LEG. HE NOTICED SWELLING ABOUT 2 HOURS BEFORE HE REPORT-ED THE INCIDENT.

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CARRYING A METAL PLATE. WHEN THEY LOWERED IT TO THE GROUND, ONE LET LOOSE OF THE PLATE AND THE OTHER DID NOT GET HIS HAND OUT QUICKLY ENOUGH, TRAPPING HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE PLATE AND METAL DECK.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING BIT AND JACKHAMMER IN HANDSWHILE CHANGING THE BIT. AS HE WAS CONNECTING THEBIT, HE TWISTED AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS LIFTING A BUCKET OF WATER TO DUMP IN THE SINK WHEN HE FELT A STRAIN IN HIS BACK.