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Employee was sampling cement from the air slide on FM 2 with safety glasses, hardhat and dust respirator on when there was a pulse of material through the air slide. Material flew out of the port and into the face of the employee, getting into right eye. EE immediately washed eye out and went to the ER for treatment.

Employee was helping pull a breaker out of a panel when the bucket release became stuck and employee jerked upward and strained employee's back. employee was checked out at clinic and returned to full duty.

Employee was removing a lower air slide from under hopper when it slipped and fell onto EE's hand smashing it between the air slide and pipe below.

Unloading truck for work. Chain from chain hoist, caught on vehicle bumper while wrapped around hand and pulled on wrist.

When employee went to retrieve the piece of metal in FM 1 rotary feeder the ram slipped off the feeder vane, rolled back, and pinned said employees left thumb between the feeder and the feeder housing. The ram had to be replaced to back the feeder off in order for said employee to remove his thumb.

Employee was cleaning up material in the by pass compressor room, went to pick up a 1 gallon of metal parts and twisted his back, then causing a small pain. Employee told his immediate sup. Employee continued to work several days, on 11-10-14 employee requested to seek medical attention. Sprain in lower back.

While troubleshoot a cement flow problem, the employee proceeded to close a manual gate from the silo that fed a pneumatic gate. The employee unbolted an inspection cover on the flange that connected the manual gate to the pneumatic gate. Upon unbolted the cover plate, cement shot into his face due to incomplete closure of the manual gate.

Employee, while wearing proper PPE was in the process of removing a sensing meter from a lime slurry system when he accidentally got lime slurry in his eye requiring flushing. After employee got lime slurry in his eye he became startled, lost his balance, and fell over to the ground straining his back.

Employees left hand incurred a laceration requiring sutures while performing an adjustment to a conveyor belt.

Employees right hand incurred a minor laceration requiring sutures while performing an adjustment to a conveyor belt.

Loading holes, moving Gravel, back became stiff.

Employee working on the sly dust collector at clinker silo 1, when dust got into eyes

Was putting a pump into the day tank in #2 grinding aid room and strained my back.

Employee was loading steel into a sea container while load was being slid into position inside the container it pinched employee's left lower leg against the side of the container.

Employee was working on Preheater Tower spout for dust unloading, spout would not move so employee tried to move in manual. Dust fell from spout area and covered face/eyes of the employee. His left eye was covered in dust. Employee flushed out left eye, could not get all dust particles out of his eye. Employee was taken to MedExpress and was given antibiotic drops for his eye.

Prior to erecting scaffold a "headache" deck was being installed to ensure no debris could fall on the crew. As the work was being finished a chuck of debris fell from above striking the employee on his lower right trunk.

Employee was working at old truck plant on the airslide to C-bin. All the air supply to the lines was turned off. Checked pressure by feeling line, removed air hose, material build-up in end of hose could not be detected. Material pushed from hose by air blowing material into the face and eyes of employee. Employee was wearing the safety approved glasses when working.

EE was usging a dewalt 3/8 drill to drill hole in steel. While using 5/8 bit the drill got stuck and twisted, catching employees right hand and breaking a small bone in hand.

EE was troubleshooting an electrical issue with compressor, removed access panel to access relay inside cabinet. Upon job completion, EE reinstalled access panel and felt a tear in his right shoulder. On 12/21/09 EE was breaking loose a large icicle from air cannon, thus aggravating shoulder. EE was able to perform regular job duties and surgery is scheduled for 1/15/10.

Choker on crane hit the crab handle knocking it off of the crab, the crab handle fell approx. 10 to 12 feet, striking employee on the back of his hard hat.

EE was lifting floor tile on raised floor, tile slipped out of his hand and smashed middle finger of left hand, received 6 stitches in finger, returned to work that day. Root cause was EE did not clean off tile and apply suction cups to lift tile.

Employee got a piece of welding slag in his eye from his glove when he wiped sweat from his forehead while still wearing his glove.

Employee was unpacking new hydraulic lines from a crate, when the material in crate shifted and the employes finger was cut by sharp edge on metal bracket requiring 5 stiches.

Employee was rotating coupling when finger slipped and entered hole, causing finger to be caught between coupling halves, causing injury to finger tip.

Team member was pulling demo temp support angles which were 3" x 3" x 1/4" angle 6' long from a pile of support braces. One support brace had a 2' section welded at the end to make a 90 degree angle. He pulled on brace which was caught on another piece. He continued to pull when he felt something wrong in left shoulder. Team member reported to his supervisor.

The injured employee was moving a large step ladder and experienced pain in his groin area.

Injured employees lanyard was attached to a retractable(yoyo), retractable stuck on a Rat Line, employee pulled hard to release it and then ducked. Employee struck his head on a piece of rebar, causing a half inch laceration to his forehead.

Two team members working together to remove the angle iron bracing from inside of the ductwork. With angles about 7'-0" in the air. One team member was supporting the angles as they were being burned out. He lost control & it fell hitting his shin.

Employee was attempting to flip an "H" beam over, when he felt a pull in his back.

Employee was maneuvering a pump hose from a concrete pump truck and as he went to push the hose in one direction the operator moved it the opposite direction and the employee strained his lower back. EE was given medication and put on 20 lb restrictions.

Worker was trying to seperate stacked conveyor cover supports. The supports were still stacked from delivery. While attempting to seperate the first two supports, the supports snapped back to the origional position causing a fracture to his left middle finger. His finger nail was torn off as he quickly pulled his hand away.

EE was getting tools from side box of truck. He placed tools on ground, shut box and thought he had the box latched. He picked the tools up, stood up and the tool box door fell open catching him across the forehead just below the brim of his hard hat, cutting his forehead about 2 inches long and requiring 5 stitches.

Employee attempted to set steel support piece for boom assembly on a crane, when 4th finger from left hand got caught between the steel support piece and boom assembly.

Employee was spreading steel beams for the upper level to be hoisted by the crane, beams shifted and caught employee's 3rd finger right hand.

Team states that while taking a break sitting on the lid of a gang box (greenlee), EE thought his hand was in the rolled edge area (used to open lid), but in fact his hand was between lid and box. Pinch point lid struck open and closed shut when co-worker got up.

Employee was lifting an 8x2 form panel (80lbs) and strained a muscle in his lower back.

Organzing wall forms neatly to relocate with the lull. EE was manually shifting the wall panels that weighted about 250lbs.

EE rcited rack truck and walked toward connex box. He fely a stingling pain in his left hand as an excavator moved past him. He noticed a small cut and blood on his left hand. A small silver of steel 1/8" came off of the excavator track rollers and embedded in his hand. He was approx. 10 feet away as it passed.

An air slide fell on my hand/finger. I was lowering an air slide down to replace it and it pinched my finger. I thought I was fine but after work my fingertip began to swell so I sought medical attention.

Employee shoveled around and under feed belt for a couple of hours in a stooped position. He later complained of sore back.

Employee was closing lid on top of tanker. The lid slipped out of his hand adn mashed left index finger.

Employee carried a full tank of propane across firing floor (approximately 60 ft) and installed it on a forklift, straining his back. Initially went to doctor, was treated and released. Did not miss work until 8/20/2006.

Packing at PreMix and bag ruptured blowing cement into face and eyes.

Calibrating #10 clinker fow. Test chain (74 lbs) was being placed on storage hook at #7-8 fow area. The test chain got stuck on glove. He let go of chain thinking it was hooked. Chain fell from hook twisting & pulling left arm down & back. Surgery May 22, 2006.

Working on slurry pump. opened door and found runner broken removed runner for further inspection and sat it on the floor a few moents later the ee put his hand on the runner to move it out of the way at that time the filing plate fell off dial pins cutting the ee s finger.

Raising almost empty pallet of clotter to sit on corner only to drain last of liquid. Lowered legs and received sharp pain in back side.

Reading sensor from pipe by sliding it down to lower flange, flange had 4" to go when sensor moved down. Employee went to support it as it continued down thus catching his fingers between it and the flange. The injury required 9 stitches.

EE WAS REMOVING BOX FROM UPPER SHELF THAT WEIGHED APPROXIMATELY 70 LBS. WHEN HE PULLED BOX FROM SHELF HE FELT A TEAR IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. DID NOT BEGIN MISSING WORK TILL 2-3-2005.

WHILE SITTING IN THE OPERATORS CHAIR THE EE TURNED TO ENERGIZE THE CRANE BY THROWING A 600 AMP BREAKER. WHILE TURNING & PULLING ON THE BREAKER HE STRAINED HIS BACK. THE BREAKER IS LOCATED BEHIND & TO THE RIGHT & APPROX. 12" LOWER THAN THE OPERATORS SEAT.

EE WAS LOADING FLATBED WITH USED PALLETS. EE CLIMBED UP ON TRUCK TO RELOCATE PALLET, WHEN CLIMBING DOWN HAND & ARM SLIPPED IN BETWEEN SLATS OF PALLET TRAPPING ARM.