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Employee was moving a box of bolts at the start of EE's shift in the maintenance shop. Box weight approx. 40lbs. Employee was moving from floor to shelf approx. 31" from the floor. Employee felt sharp pain lower left back area.

Employee was pulling a sample from Rotary Kiln 2. The sample window would not stay up. Employee opened the access door to pull the sample. When employee closed the door, they pinched right pinky finger between the latch and coal pipe support. This resulted in an open fracture and laceration to the tip of the right pinky finger.

Employee was replacing springs on cooler ports. Latch holding spring did not hold. It released causing right ring finger to get pinched between two pieces of metal resulting in fracture to finger.

2 employees were removing a brick saw from operations. They were lifting saw onto a cart to transport to the dock area and place into the loader hopper. During the lift onto the cart, the saw slipped causing the injured employee to shift quickly and EE felt a pinch in their left shoulder.

Cleaning up a stone spill from a surge bin overflow using a shovel. Employee felt a strain in EE's lower back.

Rotary Kiln employee was performing daily cleanup operations shoveling wet material from under the peck carrier and placing into buckets. Employee noticed pain/tightness in EE's back.

No specific job task has been identified as causing the injury. Employee experienced pain in left forearm area while performing multiple job tasks. Physician diagnosed nerve issue initiating in the shoulder area. Employee has been prescribed physical therapy for both shoulders.

While working on a slide gate at 10 Bin, employee got debris in right eye causing scratch to eye.

While working on repairs on No. 3 Elevator in the drying plant, a piece of dirt/rust got in left eye. Rust was removed by ophthalmologist and given prescription eye drops.

Maintenance employees were changing the tail pulley on #1549 conveyor in Feed End Building. The work involved removing the old pulley and installing the new pulley on the conveyor. The employee was kneeling, tightening the components of the conveyor. When the employee stood up, employee felt sharp pain in EE's back.

Employee got dust in right eye causing corneal abrasion while loading scrap material from No.6 Storage Bin into loader bucket.

Strain to right forearm while moving wheel chock from under wheel of 514 Pay loader and placing it in its storage location on rear bumper.

Employee had pain and discomfort in upper abdomen while performing shoveling clean-up duties in various areas of the mine site. Employee diagnosed with strain of muscle, fascia, and tendon of the abdomen.

Employee was lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling screens while replacing screens in the Grinding Plant (3rd Floor). Employee strained right side of lower back.

Employee sustained a sprained right knee from carrying pieces of steel up and down steps while performing repairs on RK#1 Coke Feed Conveyor. This was initially reported as a first aid. Employee requested to be seen by a physician. Physician placed work restrictions on employee on January 4, 2017, resulting in a reportable case.

Employee was unloading 80lb bags of concrete out of the back of pick-up truck onto hand cart and felt a pull/strain in right side groin area. This was initially reported as a first aid. This did not become a medical case until 08/17/2016.

Employee sustained laceration to right ring finger requiring stitches when finger was pinched between fan and framework while employee was helping another employee move a RK fan on a catwalk beside a rotary kiln.

Sustained a strain to right shoulder while brushing battery terminals after removing truck battery from piece of mobile equipment.

Employee was in a squatting position underneath Rotary Kiln #1, at Pier #5, picking up tools after maintenance job was completed. As employee was starting to stand up, employee felt popping sensation and pain in right knee.

Injury to lower back while shoveling spillage out of elevator pit. Employee had limited space and had to bend over and use a shovel to pick material up to shoulder level to remove material from pit.

Small puncture wound to right index finger from piece of metal while opening door to diesel fuel pump house.

Injured right shoulder while installing new screen wire on screen.

Employee was lifting 50 pound boxes of shells off a wooden pallet and dumping shells onto a wooden tray at chest height.

Torn bicep muscle on right arm from lifting a piece of piping

Strained muscles in lower back while trying to realign dump hopper back onto its tracks after dumping a load of material.

Injured back while lifting box of shells (52 pounds) from floor.

During an MSHA site inspection, MSHA inspector climbed up onto mobile equipment hauler to talk to operator. Operator opened his driver's side door to talk to the inspector. After the conversation was complete, the inspector inadvertently shut the door on the operator's left hand, injuring his left index and middle fingers.

Cut and broken little finger; bruised ring finger left hand. Removing a faulty reverse air valve from #1 compartment on #1 baghouse dust collector, pinched two fingers on flanges when wood blocking shifted.

Aggrevation of existing injury. Walking, standing, climbing ladders aggrevated existing foot injury causing foot pain and shin pain.

Employee was removing ceramic tiles from a vibrating conveyor. He attempted to use his hand to brush debris out of his way and sliced the end of his right middle finger requiring 3 sutures!

Employee experienced a lumbar strain while swinging open the access door to the primary crusher.

Employee was installing rubber boot on cooler. Pipe fell from shelf above, striking left hand, fracturing left little finger. Injury did not interfere with employee's normal job duties.

Miner was loading a truck with material. Miner was closing the small door on the tailgate of a tractor/trailer. Miner smashed his finger between the handle of the small door and the tailgate of the trailer. Miner fractured and smashed his ring finger on his right hand. His finger required 6 sutures.

EE AND CO-WORKER WERE MANUALLY HANDLING A 55 GAL DRUM USED AS A BASE FOR A FREE STANDING DIRECTION SIGN. DRUM FELL ONTO EE'S RIGHT FOOT CAUSING FRACTURE.

EE CARRYING 60 LB BOX OF MATERIAL BACK INTO KILN DURING KILN REBRICKING. EE HAD TO BEND OVER SLIGHTLY TO CLEAR COATING AREA. FELT MUSCLE PULL.

EMPLOYEE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE IN TIGHT QUARTERS, AWKWARD POSITIONS, STRAINED NECK MUSCLES.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING GREASE/OIL PAN FROM BALL MILL AND FELT A SLIGHT PULL OR SHARP PAIN IN GROIN AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THRU WORK AREA AND STRUCK HARD HAT HEAD ON FRAME WORK OF #7318 CONVEYER.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING SNUB DRUM AND WAS WALKING UNDER 15 CONVEYER AND STRUCK HEAD ON FRAME WORK.