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Employee was changing shaker springs on Shaker C in Plant. While installing the new spring, the shaker deck dropped and pinched left middle finger resulting a laceration that required 13 stitches to close wound.

While assisting a contractor that was repairing a scraper at A03 in the A Frame, a material handler miner got hit by a piece of pipe previously removed fell down the working platform while EE was standing in the underneath catwalk and resting EE's right hand on the fix ladder cage. This struck caused EE an open wound fracture to EE's right pinky.

Around 2:30 pm, a mechanic while working in the FM1 separator at the time of positioning a come-a-long above their head, dust got loose and fell into their left eye. They flushed their eye and were taken to Urgent Care where medical evaluated and diagnosed with a corneal abrasion of the left eye, without a foreign body.

Employee was adjusting the drag cable on the drum when EE's finger became pinched between the wire rope and the drum. This resulted in a fracture with stitches to the left index finger.

Victim was working on unloading material that had been cleaned from the silo. Routine work for USA. They took a guard off saw a rock was lodged in a rotary gate, and decided to save time and effort used a finger to dislodge the rock instead of picking up the bar. The rock had moved allowing the rotary gate to rotate, and they couldn't move their finger fast enough.

Miner was working in Kiln 1 ballroom doing routine housekeeping, EE went to lift by self a 3x3 door (weight 50 pounds) used to return cleanup material to the silo. About an hour later EE felt a sharp pain in EE's groin and a dull pain in EE's lower abdomen. EE continued to work and finally reported the incident at 4:50pm

Employee was attempting to position a motor base when it moved unexpectedly and pinched EE's finger between the base and a pivot table.

Crushing injury to thumb that resulted in a fracture

While completing a bucket exchange, EE was inserting a pin into the hitch extension. A finger became pinched between the head of the pin and the hitch extension. This resulted in a nondisplaced fracture of the distal phalanx of the right ring finger.

Employee was climbing caged ladder at conveyor 18. EE was on the last rung when EE heard a pop sound and pain on right bicep.

EE was attempting to lift a safe rack when EE felt pain in EE's left shoulder resulting in restricted duty.

Maintenance Employee was installing sheet metal roofing on a structure and caught corner of a piece of roofing with EE's right forearm resulting in a 3 Inch laceration that required 9 stitches to close the wound. No lost time or work restrictions.

Employee stated that was working with a driller to put the hose for the sump pump into the lake, when EE felt a sprain/strain type feeling in their back. When positioning the hose, body position can become awkward requiring twisting.

Employee was checking the gearbox to pinion alignment on a ball mill. EE was turning the coupling when the stored energy in the drive system caused the coupling to counter-rotate resulting in EE's hand slipping. The right pinky finger was pinched between the 2 coupling hubs causing a laceration and fractured and displaced bone.

A flat bar fell onto their left-middle finger

Lifting pieces of wood from the ground

Employee's finger got smashed while trying to lift a tire. EE stated it was heavy and EE dropped it on their finger.

Re-aligning a pulley at conveyor 57

Employee was in the process of changing screens when 5th digit was pinched

The injury occurred when a large pin dropped from approximately 4 feet and landed on the employees left foot. The employee was in the process of completing the change out of rolls on the finish mill. This resulted in a contusion of the left foot, the employee was placed on restrictions.

The injured EE was assisting a Lube Tech to load a drum of used oil. After positioning the drum on a dolly, the drum slid off the forks of the dolly, as the drum was rotating the Lube Tech lost grip and the drum rotated towards the Injured employee. The force of the barrel drum pushed on the left wrist of the injured EE. Two hairline fractures in the wrist.

As employee was pushing the drag drum dirt pan into place, EE felt a pop in EE's left elbow. First aid was administered. However, injury required surgery on 09/21/2022.

Employee was working at low Quality clinker silo when dust got in their eye.

employee got dust in eyes when adjusting EE's safety shield and glasses. Dust continued to bother EE even after flushing, overnight.

Employee touched hot metal door, burned palm of right hand (blister).

Employee closed an elevator door on own hand. This caused a closed fracture to the tip of right ring finger

Employee was removing a broken bag of cement from a conveyor when they felt a pull/strain in back. This only became reportable on Sept 15 when Physical Therapy was ordered.

Employee was turning Feed Prep Trommel and pinched left index finger resulting in a laceration that required 5 stitches.

EE was attempting to turn a rotor on the Hazemag Impact Crusher when EE's right little finger became pinched between the blow bar and the inside liner of the crusher. Stitches were required and a fracture was also present.

Employee was washing up underneath Feed Prep Plant and 2 Inch water hose got away from EE and struck EE on the right foot causing a contusion. Taken to the doctor and given work restrictions. No Fracture, No Lost Time.

Employee was changing a blower motor filter cover when EE twisted wrist and back. This was diagnosed as a simple sprain, and treated with first aid care for nearly 5 weeks (ice, ibuprofen). On February 24th, EE was given Physical and Occupational Therapy orders, making it a medical treatment case.

The employee was guiding a contractor for an inspection and when EE got to the kiln inlet seal area, EE noticed a spillage pile of KF that occurred and was reported in the morning. EE used right foot to create a path to walk thru when EE started to feel the heat and immediately exited by putting left foot in the same pile. EE assumed the KF was cooled off.

EE removed a lifting hook from an autocrine and placed it on a round shaft. A few minutes later the EE slipped in the mud and hard hat fell off. EE bent over under the shaft to retrieve hard hat. Placed a hand on the shaft to balance themselves and knocked the lifting hook off. The hook fell onto the EE's head. EE received stitches. EE returned to work.

Employee was installing Mini-Blinds in QC lab and sustained a small laceration to forearm resulting in a single suture to close the wound.

Employee was dismounting a loader when EE felt pain in the groin area. EE was taken to the hospital and diagnosed with Inguinal hernia but the doctor stated that it was undetermined if it was job related.

On 6/8/20 Employee was moving a tow cable and strained EE's right shoulder. Reported Incident on 6/9/20 and did not ask for medical attention on that date. Taken to doctor on 6/11/20 and given light duty work restrictions by physician.

EE was wiping face when they felt something in their eye. EE flushed the eye and that did make it better. EE was taken to an eye specialist and the foreign matter was removed from the eye with a mechincal probe and antiobitic eye drops were administered one time.

Employee was moving a tow cable and a wire from the cable punctured EE's left forearm resulting in a small puncture wound. Employee went to doctor following day and received a tetanus shot. Back to work with no days off.

EE was attempting to turn a starter upright inside of a 988H Loader engine's bay when EE felt pain in left arm.

Employee was shoveling dirt when wind blew some dirt from shovel into air, getting it in eyes. Employee rinsed with saline, and after examination, was prescribed an eyedrop.

Employee got clinker dust in eye and eye became irritated overnight.

Injury occurred on January 16, however, first medical treatment for the injury was August 5th, 2020, making it reportable then. Employee was removing gas tank from pick up truck, and felt back pop. Employee has been exercising and strengthening since that date but pain is still present. Doctor recommended steroid injection to relieve pain.

Operator dismounting dragline. Guardrail safety chain across ladder access had been unlatched and hanging down in close proximity to access ladder. While dismounting, operator's finger became snagged on the latch on safety chain, lacerating the finger.

Employee went to move a circular fan and the guard fell, allowing employee's thumb to contact the blade. Laceration occurred.

Employee got dust in eye causing irritation.

Employee was helping a customer truck driver clean tailgate when employee's right index finger was crushed resulting in stitches and restricted duty.

Employee was cleaning out gate on Silo 3 and got cement dust in EE's left eye. Taken to doctor on 3/15/2018 where eye was irrigated, cleaned and prescribed eye drops and eye patch.

Employee dropped a piece of square tubing on EE's right foot resulting in a fracture to the small toe.

On 11-15-2018, employee reported pain in lower back while lifting and carrying crusher liners. On 11-16-2018 employee was medically evaluated and put on restricted duty.

Employee was on back inspecting the inside of the sizing screen. As employee was crawling on back employee rested back on a dam causing employee pain to back. Employee was taken to clinic on 6/29/2018 and returned to full duty. On a follow up visit to the clinic on 7/12/2018 employee was put on restricted duty.