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2 Employees were removing a troughing roller from a conveyor belt. One turned the roller over onto its side pinching the fingers of the other employee. This caused bruising and abrasion to the fingers of the left hand and being placed on restricted work capacity.

Employee was changing the bit in a jack hammer and cut finger

Cement dust in the eye

Employee in Laydown Yard lifting 1/4" steel plate 4'x4' to load on buggy. Plate slipped on to right foot behind steel toe in boot resulting in fracture of big toe and 3rd and 4th toes. Plate was slippery and muddy from rain.

Employee was working in Quarry trying to let down a 500lb "Blow Bar" which was on the ground sitting on the edge of a pallet when the "Blow Bar" started to tilt. Employee tried to steady the "Blow Bar" when it slipped off the pallet and pinned his Right Index Finger underneath crushing it. Employee sustained a fractured finger and several stitches.

Employee was working on M19 Drag Chain unbolting the bolts from a metal plate. 3 of 4 bolts were removed from the 40"x20' metal plate when the plate fell, swung around and hit him in the groin area on the right side. He was lifted about 2 ft in the air from the blow, and sustained swelling, and pain in and around that area.

Employee was unbolting a cover with the intentions of resting it on a bucket elevator chain they were working on when the metal cover slipped and pinched the employees 4th finger on his right hand.

Employee was working on Kiln Burner floor, bent over pushing in a ramp walkway into the Kiln door, when he felt and heard his shoulder pop. Immediately after that he experienced pain from his shoulder down to his hand/fingers.

Employee was clearing hopper in Quarry with loader, when employee got off the loader to see inside of hopper a steele plate fell off and hit ankle/foot area.

Supervisor was doing maintenance on the golf cart pulling out wires, etc when his hand slipped and struck a metal object. As a result his left thumb was cut.

Employee was lifting steel plates and welding over head, and noticed that shoulder was sore.

Employee bent over to move or lift a small broom and when the employee bent over he felt a pain in his back.

An isolation gate for a cement silo failed to isolate the silo. As a result, cement poured out from an open pod door.

An isolation gate for a cement silo failed to isolate the silo. As a result, cement poured out from an open pod door.

An isolation gate for a cement silo failed to isolate the silo. As a result, cement poured out from an open pod door.

An isolation gate for a cement silo failed to isolate the silo. As a result, cement poured out from an open pod door.

Employee was transporting a Cardox power shot tube which had been recently fired. The head of the tube was still hot and burned employee's abdominal region.

Employee noticed pain in shoulder. Although there is no exact moment in which the injury can be traced to, the suspected cause is cleaning the pre-heater tower.

Employee was lifting tool bag while turning to walk. This action resulted in a back muscle strain.

On Oct. 12, 2005, an air gate and beck valve in silo failed to close. Approximately 300-400 tons of cement dropped onto silo floor. Cement had entered employees ear during clean up. On Oct. 15,2005, employee went to doctor because of ear/headache problem, but he did not know the cause. Doctor reportedly found cement in ear which may have caused the problem.

INJURED EE#1 WAS LIFTING OFF A CONVEYOR COVER WITH ANOTHER EE#2. EE#2 LIFTED HIS END BEFORE EE#1 WAS READY CAUSING EE#1'S FINGER TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN COVER & A STEEL BEAM.