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Employee was using 20 lb sledge hammer to remove mill door. He picked up a door jack (weighing 5-6 lbs) with right hand. As he set it down, his right elbow would not straighten. (Did not become reportable until 2/18/2011 when he had surgery to remove a loose body in his elbow.)

While pulling old dust collector bags off cages in main baghouse, employee felt strain in his shoulder. (Did not become reportable until employee started to miss work on 1/10/2011 due to surgery).

Employee was installing chain fall in a choken when the chain fall slipped out of his hand striking his finger. (Reportable due to stitches.)

While carrying tools up steps, employee twisted knee resulting in sharp pain. (Did not become reportable until employee started missing work due to surgery on 3/25/10.)

Employee was climbing ladder on loader when he slipped. He held on with his right arm to prevent fall, resulting in strain to shoulder. (Did not become reportable until employee started to miss work due to surgery on 7/13/09).

Injured employee and co-worker were carrying part of an airslide up a small set of stairs, when he felt pain in his knee.(This injury did not became reportable until EE started to miss work on May 4, 2009 due to surgery Misc Mail 5/8/09 #2)

As employee was investigating plugged temperature probe on preheater tower, hot cement puffed out of port entering employee's eyes (was wearing protective clothing including face shield).

Employee and coworker were carrying a pallet jack downstairs when he felt a strain in his back. (Was not reportable until he had surgery on 3-26-09. Was on layoff status at the time.)

Employee was operating chain fall when he felt a popping sensation in his shoulder. (Did not become reportable until he had surgery on 4-20-09)

Employee was performing routine maintenance on vacuum truck, when a large hose fell from an elevated position, striking him in his left chest. (Did not seek medical treatment until 102408.)

While moving concrete blocks from flood wall to bed of truck, employee strained his back. (Did not start missing work until 7/24/08)

As employee entered new cooler, he stumbled catching foot between rollers.

Three workers were handling several lengths of pipe. Pipe slipped, pinching middle finger of left hand of one of the workers, breaking the finger just below the fingernail.

As plate was being removed from junction box, the cover slipped, pinching employees finger. (Stitcfhes required).

Injured was removing E-stone pan feeder guard to repair it, when the guard slipping and a broken piece of metal cut his finger. (Received 4 sutures)

Injured was removing sign from access platform when he felt burning pain in his arm. Did not become reportable until he started to miss work due to surgery on 12-06-07.

EE was in the laydown yard, cleaning trash and moving railroad ties. EE alledged he hurt his back while moving ties by hand. EE did not seek medical help for 2 weeks. EE's doctor recommended days away from work starting 10/25/2007. EE's doctor advised he had a possible herniated disk in lower back.

Employee was cleaning parts of disassembled grinder when he cut his finger on a piece of sharp metal. (Required stitches.)

While manually adjusting forks on forklift, employee felt strain in his back. Did not become reportable until he started to miss work due to surgery on December 14, 2007.

Employee was one of five employees pulling on a 5" concrete pump truck hose when his right foot became entangled in a horizontal rebar mat. When the other employees tugged on the hose to move it, the hose was pulled across the top of his right foot and pushed the back of his right heel up against the rebar causing a strain to the Achilles tendon of his right foot.

Lifting liner section in ball mill with another ee, the injured party had lifted two other sections prior to this one. While lifting the third section he felt his right shoulder "give out".

While removing piece of flat steel from a bench vise, employee's hand slipped, allowing piece of steel to fall on his foot. (Diagnosed fracture on 5/5/06)

While cleaning dust pug mill, employee did not anticipate addition of water to hot dust causing eruption of steam causing burns to arm and hands.

Injured was helping to secure motor on trailer when his finger was caught in a tie down clamp.

Employee was assisting in removal of return idler on conveyro system, when he felt strain in his abdominal area. did not become reportable until 9-8-04 when ee started to miss work due to surgery.

Employee was dumping shredded metal onto pile when a piece of metal struck him in the leg.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING COVER ON CEMENT BARGE WHEN HE RAISED UP STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE LOADING SPOUT. DID NOT EXPERIENCE PROBLEM UNTIL EVENING OF 05/04/04. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 06/03/04 WHEN HE WAS DISABLED BY DR. & STARTED TO MISS WORK.

Employee was shaking material out of drum when drum came off device striking his knee. (Did not become reportable until employee had surgery on 6-3-05.)

While shoveling and chipping frozen waste material from roll off box, employee noticed pain in his shoulder. Did not become reportable until injured started missing work on 3-24-04 due to surgery.

INJURED WAS REMOVING A RAG FROM SHREDDER (LOCKED OUT) WHEN HE CUT HIS FINGER ON A PIECE OF METAL CAUGHT IN THE RAG.

INJURED WAS PLACING THE TROUGHING IDLER ON KBC-1A CONVEYOR BELT FRAME, BETWEEN TOP AND RETURN SIDE OF THE BELT. WHILE LOCATING THE UNIT, THE FRAME PORTION OF THE ASSEMBLY TURNED AND HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN TWO OF THE ROLLERS.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING DRAG CHAIN FROM CLINKER COOLER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER. INJURY DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 2/27/04 WHEN HE BEGAN TO MISS WORK DUE TO SURGERY.

INJURED WAS USING DRIFT PIN TO DRIVE OUT TOP PINOF HYDRAULIC LIFT CYLINDER FOR BED ON 55-TON TRUCK. AS PIN DROVE OUT, CYLINDER DROPPED DOWN CAUSING THE DRIFT PIN TO PINCH THE INJURED'S FINGER AGAINST THE MOUNT BRACKET FOR THE CYLINDER.

INJURED WAS CLIMBING LADDER TO CAB OF HAUL TRUCK WHEN HE STRUCK HIS KNEE ON THE LADDER. AS HE CONTINUED UP THE LADDER, HIS KNEE TWISTED CAUSING STRAIN. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 9/9/02 W HEN HE STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO SURGERY.

WHILE TIGHTENING PIPE ON RAC-4 COMPRESSOR, INJURED'S HAND STRUCK A SHIM UNDER THE BASE OF THE COMP0RESSOR.

INJURED WAS SHOVELING CEMENT AND HARDENED CHUNKS FROM THE GRATING UNDER BIN #18 WHEN HE FELT STRAIN IN HIS SHOULDER. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL HE STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO SURGERY ON 1 /24/03.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED UP ON A LADDER TO REMOVE A PIECE OF PLASTIC STICKING UP ABOVE THE DOOR ON THE IN-FEED HOPPER. HE HAS PLACED HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE LIP OF THE FRAMEWORK FOR THE SLIDING DOOR AND IT WAS PINCHED AS THE DOOR CLOSED.

INJURED WAS CUTTING LIDS OFF CLOSED TOP DRUMS WITH AIR CHISEL. AS HE WAS DOING SO, HE SCRAPED HIS FINGER ON SHARP EDGE OF DRUM LID. WAS NOT WEARING PROTECTIVE GLOVES PROVIDED BY THE COMPANY.

INJURED WAS REMOVING LIDS FROM METAL BUCKETS ANDDISPOSING OF THEM IN A TRASH HOPPER. AS HE DID SO, HE STRUCK HIS HAND ON A SHARP METAL EDGE SUSTAINING A CUT. HE HAD REMOVED PROTECTIVE GLOVES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING OUT A WATER BOTTLE IN THE WATER COOLER. (APPROX 43 POUNDS) AS HE LIFTED THE BOTTLE AND INSERTED INTO COOLER, HE NOTICED A PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABL E UNTIL SURGERY ON MONDAY DEC 3, 2001.

INJURED WAS POSITIONING HAMMER SHAFT FOR CLEANING. AS HE DID SO, ONE END OF SHAFT SLIPPED FROM SUPPORT CAUSING HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK AS HE CAUGHT IT.

INJURED STRUCK ELBOW ON CONVEYOR FRAME WHILE CLEANING HEAD PULLEY.

EMPLOYEE WAS TROUBLESHOOTING THE PACKING AND LOADING PUMPMAN'S ALARM PANEL. THIS PANEL IS LOCATED IN AN ELECTRICAL ENCLOSURE AT THE VERY BOTTOM, ON THE BACK WALL OF THE ENCLOSURE. EMPLO YEE HAD TO BE ON HIS HANDS AND KNEES TO PERFORM THIS JOB. AT THE END OF THE JOB, EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN RIGHT KNEE. BECAME REPORTABLE ON9/10/01 WHEN HE STARTED TO MISS DUE TO SURGERY.

INJURED DROPPED NOSE PIECE OUT OF RESPIRATOR IN CHANGE ROOM WHILE GETTING DRESSED TO WORK. AS HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP THE NOSE PIECE, HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EE WAS REMOVING A BOX FROM THE TOP OF A 4 DRAWERLATERAL FILE CABINET WHEN SHE STRAINED HER SHOULDER. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 12/3/01 WHEN INJURED STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO SURGERY.

INJURED FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA WHILE WORKING ONFAC #1 MOTOR. HE HAD PREVIOUSLY REPORTED PULL IN SAME AREA ON 8-14-00 WHILE REMOVING BACKUP POWER SUPPLY FROM TOP OF PLC CABINET IN KDC5 MOTOR CONTROL CENTER. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 1-9-01. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 3-15-01 WHEN EMPLOYEE STARTED TO MISS WORK DUE TO SURGERY.

INJURED WAS POWER WASHING DRUM CLAMP ARMS FOR THE HYDROPULPER. AS HE BENT OVER TO MOVE THE PARTS TO WASH THE OTHER SIDE, HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS RETURNING MIXER BLADE FOR INSTALLATION WHEN BLADE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND, HITTING THE TOP OF HIS FOOT. BLADES HAD BEEN REMOVED AND REPAIRED IN MAINTENANCE SHOP, THEN TRANSPORTED TO TANK IN TRUCK. AS EMPLOYEE WAS SETTING BLADE DOWN, IT SLIPPED FALLING ONTO HIS FOOT.

INJURED HAD CUT LID OFF A CLOSED TOP DRUM OF MATERIAL TO REMOVE LIQUIDS. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO TIP DRUM, HE CUT HIS THUMB ON THE SHARP EDGE.

INJURED WAS MOVING A 55 GAL DRUM OF WASTE MATERIAL TO DIFFERENT ROW FOR STORAGE WHEN HE SPRAINED HIS KNEE. (DRUM CART WAS AVAILABLE). DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL HE STARTED MISSING WORK DUE TO SURGERY ON 8-3-00.