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Employee was blowing down packing machine, cement blew up under safety goggles into both eyes, treated for chemical burns to both eyes, out of work 2 days.
While closing the hand brake on a railcar, the employee pulled a muscle in employee's shoulder.
The employee was attempting to dislodge material from the cooler; wearing an aluminized suit in addition to standard personal protective equipment. Heat from the cooler caused a burn on EE's arm.
While unloading a sheet of plywood from a stack of plywood the employee lost control of the plywood and dropped it on EE's foot from waist height. The employee was wearing steel-toe boots at the time and suffered a contusion on the left foot resulting in restricted duty.
While the employee was shoveling material into a wheel barrow he felt a pain in his front left rib cage. It was determined to be a strain causing the employee to work at a restricted capacity.
The employee was in the process of changing a tire. He picked the replacement tire up and felt a burning sensation in his arm. He set the tire down and when he looked at his arm there was a knot in the bicep area. He has been referred for further evaluation.
The employee was moving a box from a shelf to the floor and felt a pain in his arm. The injury has been identified as a partial tear of the left bicep.
The third finger on the left hand of the employee was pinched between material being moved and a hand rail causing a contusion. On 11/16/2014 the employee returned to the Occupational Medicine Clinic due to swelling and discomfort. The finger had become infected and the employee has been referred to a specialist. The employee has not missed days or been transferred.
While working on a brake harness, the employee's hand was pinched between two parts of the harness causing a laceration.
Employee closed pack house freight elevator door on left hand lacerating ring finger. Stitches required to close wound.
Employee was working in a dusty area when sweat from his forehead dripped down his face carrying dust into his left eye. Employee's eye became sore and needed medical attention.
Our employee was handling a beam on our job site at the plant. He got his hand caught briefly between pinch point and as a result received bruising and a cut on the back of his hand that required stitches. He went to the nearest emergency facility, was treated and returned to work.
On 05/14/2014 the ee bumped his knee and refused medical treatment. On 05/15/2014 it was determined to have a contusion. On 05/23/2014 the ee was evaluated and instructed to have an MRI. On 06/20/2014 the employee was evaluated. Only 07/03/2014 the employee was evaluated. On 08/11/2014 the employee brought documentation that he was to only work in a seated position
Large rocks were being tossed out of the Pit. One rolled back in, landing on employees foot, just behind the steel portion of his boot.
Employee was bent over a screw conveyor replacing the hanger bearing when he felt something pop in his back. This injury was not identified as a reportable until 06/11/2013 because of a pervious condition the employee had a year ago that was not work related.
The employee was cleaning a Cardox port on the kiln, when the kiln went positive and hot dust hit the employee in the face. The employee sustained burns to the left side of his face and left ear.
The employee was taking a cardox tube from another employee when he bumped his hand on the scissor lift frame. His left hand was struck by the cardox tube causing a laceration between his index and middle fingers. He did receive 2 stitches as a result of the accident.
EE was working on a electric window motor for a pickup truck. The motor slipped in the employees hand and the employee received a laceration to his left thumb.
Employee pulled water lance from port in tower, felt pain in right arm. Diagnosis was slight tear to bicep muscle, employee continued to fully perform his job duties until March 17 surgery, when this accident became reportable.
Employee was washing a payloader with a water hose. The employee felt a "pop" in his right arm bicep and was diagnosed with a ruptured tendon.
Employees were pulling bags off cages in a baghouse with hooks when one employee's hook slipped and hit the other employee in the elbow. The Supervisor treated it with basic first aid. Several days later, the employee experienced swelling in his arm. We sent the employee to a doctor who prescriped anti-inflammatory drugs.
EE was working with another EE to remove the headwheel assembly of the 781 drag conveyor using 2 chainfalls. While the load was partially lifted, EE reached around the headwheel assembly to retrieve a wedge and the headwheel assembly shifted. When it shifted, it pinned his arm against a beam causing bruising to his right arm.
Employee was loading a 100 lb. propane cylinder into the back of a truck when the cylinder slipped and pinched his finger on his right hand against the side of the truck body. He received 7 stitches to close the laceration.
Employee's left hand was pinched between a vertical brace and duct.
EE was working on PreHeater Tower, when dust came through a gap between the brim of his hard hat and his face shield and entered his right eye.
Employee was attempting to locate a plug on the preheater tower when hot dust flushed from the system causing a dust cloud in the surrounding area. Employee was wearing safety glasses, but removed them to see better in the dusty environment allowing dust to enter his eyes.
Employee was unplugging meal pipe, when hot meal extruded into the employees work gloves, causing burns to the left forearm and wrist.
As EE was loading cutter blades, he received a laceration to Right index finger.
EE was carrying cooler blocks for repairs to the Clinker Cooler. He suffered a lower back strain.
Struck by duct work being moved. Final investigation still pending.
Employee hit right elbow against handrail and was treated with first aid. Condition did not improve. 8/28/2008 - Employee was taken to medical facility for treatment.
EE cleared a hopper of rock and sand and his hand was hit by a rock from the belt feeding that hopper. He suffered a broken right thumb.
Employee was fueling the road sweeper, he stepped down off of platform at fuel tank and twisted right knee. Diagnosis by company doctor was stress fracture to right knee. This injury was contested by worker's comp. As of this date it has been verified as a work related injury.
Employee was lifting a rotary feeder onto a manbasket when it slipped and jammed his hand against the handrail causing puncture wounds to his right hand.
Employee was holding concrete pipe, employee was splashed by the concrete presure and foreign object got in left eye.
Mobile equipment mechanic was inserting a radiator hose on a CAT D-11 dozer through the bottom of the radiator mounting frame. While pushing the hose through the opening, his hand slipped and he lacerated the top of his right ring finger.
Employee was removing damaged idlers from conveyor line. While placing one of them in a basket of a man lift, his right ring finger became caught between the idler frame and roller. He suffered a crushing injury to the upper half inch of his finger. Diagnosis was a broken finger.
EE was closing a door by pulling with his left hand. While pulling the door, he felt his left middle finger pop. He has a strained finger.
EE was cleaning in the preheater tower when dust fell onto his hard hat. When he took the hardhat off, dust fell into his left eye causing abrasions to the eye.
Unloading hand rails off the back of a truck; rail hit a piece of wood that was nailed to the back of the truck causing EE to twist back.
Stepped too high- stepped to an elevation of approximately 24" above ground and felt a pain in right lower leg.
EE was lifting a counterweight, when he heard a pop in his lower back.
While moving pieces of debris, a piece slipped in the employee's hands, and while adjusting to secure the piece, pinched his right ring finger on a scaffold pipe. The pinch cut the employees finger at the bottom knuckle. The employee was taken to the hospital where he received 6 stitches and was released back to work. The employee was wearing leather gloves at the time.
Miner was clean-up in the pre-heater tower. He was wearing a face shield which had accumlated some dust on the lip of the shield. When he lifted his face shield up, some dust dropped in his eyes. He suffered a corneal abrasion of his left eye.
Employee was uncoupling rail cars at the packhouse. While uncouping a rail car, the handle was stuck and when he pulled up on the handle, he felt some pain in his left bicep. The original diagnosis on the evening of the 22nd was a strained bicep. A Subsequent diagnosis has determined that he has a deteched tendon in his bicep and will require surgury.
A plant mechanic suffered a broken RT index finger while removing a belt scraper from its holding braket. Employee was pulling scraper out of braket, when he lost his grip, causing the scraper to move in an upward direction. His finger was caught between the end of the scraper and conveyor frame.
EE was working on a dust collector and got dust on his forehead causing burns to his forehead and nose.
Employee was restacking cement from a broken pallet and felt a pain in his wrist.
Employee was cleaning around a pan conveyor, when he went to exit the area he struck his head against a cross beam.
Employee was holding steel plate in place when it slipped causing him to twist his back. Sent to hospital, released with a back strain. No lost time, wages or change of job at this time. A later MRI showed a disc problem which was operated on June 2; on this date it became a reportable and lost time accident.