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The maintenance employee was moving a heavy steel saddle piece on a work table when a back twinge was felt.
While cleaning the inside of a rotary dryer an employee got EE's foot between the dryer drum and the feed chute
EE was lifting a five gallon bucket of rock when EE felt pain in EE's lower abdomen. The EE did not report the incident to the company until 1/7/2025.
The employee was changing a screen when dust went into their eye behind their safety glasses.
an EE was picking up one end of a 3" hose from the ground when EE felt a pop in EE's back.
A MTCE Mechanic was changing wear steel on a 5/1/2' Symons cone crusher head assembly when foot became caught under the lip of the mantle, compressing their steel toed boot and breaking right great toe.
Employee mill utility, caught right thumb between the lifting hook and the screen frame during a screen media change. The end of the thumb was broken.
EE was carrying two screens for disposal. As EE was walking thru the bldg the end of the rolled screens struck a chute which shifted the screens and subsequently pushed the screens into the EE's face. This resulted in the EE chipping EE's tooth. The EE was taken to a dentist and EE required a crown to fix the damaged tooth, thus constituting an MSHA recordable accident event.
EE was lifting a metal plate onto a screen during a maintenance project. As EE was lifting the plate the employee struck the side of the equipment and pinched EE's hand. EE was diagnosed with a small fracture in one of EE's fingers, thus constituting MSHA reportability.
An employee was cleaning the first of three railcars when the employee felt pain on right upper back.
Employee was removing rocks from a conveyor belt. EE said EE hurt right side just below EE's rib cage.
Employee strained back while lifting tie.
EEwas working on "J" bolts on a 6x20 screening system when his elbow came down and struck a bolt. The alleged incident occurred on 7-8-05 but not reported to the company until 7-15-05. He saw the company appointed occupational safety and health doctor on 7-18-05 and placed on restricted duty.
A steel plate weighing approx. 250 lbs. had fallen through a chute onto a coveyor. Two employees were moving the plate out of the tunnel, when the employee who was moving backwards suddenly began to feel pain in his lower back. He was taken to a doctor and diagnosed with muscle strain. He was prescribed medication, off work for 3 days and then released to modified duty.
Employee returned to work on 10-11-04 and reported that she had pain stiffness and limited rotation in neck and could not perform her job. Soreness started a few days after being off on 10-8-04 and was a result of shoveling out material from the wet scrubber on 10-6-04.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING INTO THE 6 X 20 SCREEN.
ANOTHER EE PULLED PIECE OF METAL FROM CRUSHER CHUTE AND THREW IT ON THE GROUND. THE METAL BOUNCED OFF THE GROUND HITTING THE INJURED EE ON THE LEFT KNEE.
EE WOKE UP DURING THE NIGHT OF 1-18-04 AND 1-19-04 WITH EXTREMELY SORE BACK EE FELT IT MAY HAVE BEEN RESULT OF SHOVELING ON 1-16-04.
EE JAMMED HIS NECK WHEN HE STOOD UP SUDDENLY UNDERNEATH A CONVEYOR. HE HAD A FIRST AID REPORT COMPLETED, BUT DID NOT SEE A DR. UNTIL 9/17/03. IT SEEMED TO BE A MINOR PROBLEM BUT HAS NOT DIMINI SHED. EE WILL UNDERGO PHYSICAL THERAPY.