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Contractor was assisting repairs of coal mill rollers during outage. When shaft was being lowered onto sawhorse the injured who was assisting the moving of the shaft, pinched their right handed middle finger between the shaft and the sawhorse causing a laceration in their finger. Contractor Supervisor took the injured to get medical attention. Receiving 10 sutures.
A laborer working in the Finishing Mills was cleaning a gypsum spillage. The employee was filling and carrying two five-gallon buckets; the employee stated their back was hurting and had trouble standing and walking with a sharp pain. They were treated for a back spasms.
Employee was troubleshooting issues with material flow at a cement finishing product mill. During this process the employee opened an inspection door to an air slide and when EE opened the door a flush of material came out and got in EE's eye.
While working on the Preheat Tower, some material/dust particles fell from above and got in the employee's left eye.
Team lift of a purlin being performed when wind gust caused one employee to lose control of the purlin, which rolled onto right wrist lacerating it. Leather gloves & long sleeves were being worn; proper team lift techniques were followed. Bleeding was slowed and employee transported to ER for treatment - 10 stitches and a tetanus shot. Released with no work restrictions.
On 02/14/2023 EE was assisting staging mill liners at #1FM when they felt a strain in right shoulder. Initially EE reported that shoulder was not bothering them badly and choose self treatment. On 2/27/2023 EE reported shoulder was not better and requested medical attention. The doctor placed them on work restrictions and physical therapy to aid recovery.
Employee was assisting in repairs to a conveyor that had torn in two. While working to bring the two pieces together by using a winch cable and belt clamps the employee manually maneuvered the belt and it was during this time they felt momentary pain in left shoulder. The pain went away and the employee continued working. They felt extreme pain the next morning when they woke up.
Miner was working to change out a bushing on a tipping valve arm, when the arm rotated down and pinched miner's left middle finger between the counter-weight arm and d ring which was welded to the feed pipe.
While exchanging oxygen and acetylene bottles the employee had an oxygen bottle tip over and fall on employee's right foot.
Employee was jogging a material conveyor screw and while performing this task material blew in the employees direction and got into EE's right eye.
Employee was manually inspecting a rotary feeder that had just returned from the repair shop. The rotary feeder was not hooked up to any power source but was being turned by employee by hand. While turning rotary feeder EE's right middle finger got caught between a vane and the housing. Employee was taken to ER where EE's fingernail was removed and EE received three stitches.
Employee was removing support steel and had attempted to push the demolished steel over. The steel caught the employee, pulling them to the ground.
Employee received a contusion to the right hand while working to remove a chute from off of a platform.
EE was passing material inside a vessel when material dislodged and struck EE in the head. EE was wearing a hardhat and using all proper PPE for the designated work. The material caused a small laceration and received medical treatment that resulted in 5 staples to close the injury. EE was released and returned to work the next shift.
Supervisor was helping another employee when hot material from the coal mill take off shot out at a distance of 12 ft striking the supervisor on the back of the neck and ear. This caused 2nd degree burns. EE was treated at UAB and released back to full duty with no restrictions.
Installing metal floor grating on the raw mill, witness was sliding grate into position and didn't realize employee that was helping guide had hand in a pinch or mashed position. Causing the grate to mash left hand between the grate and floor frame.
Employee was grinding on a metal hopper. Wearing the proper PPE (safety glass and full face shield) employee removed the face shield and a piece of metal shaving fell under safety glasses in right eye.
Injured was closing cleanout door on preheater. The door latch was not in the correct position and when injured reached to reposition the latch, his finger was mashed between door and frame.
Employee's crew hit a "gas pocket" while cutting a section of catwalk. Employee got sick at the smell and was removed to fresh air outside. This request is being submitted to terminate Citation No.8820578 and should not be construed as an admission that the matters described herein constitute a reportable accident, injury, or illness.
Employees work crew hit a "gas pocket" while cutting a section of catwalk. Employee got sick at the smell and was removed to fresh air. This request is being submitted to terminate Citation No.8820578 and should not be construed as an admission that the matters described herein constitute a reportable accident, injury, or illness.
Employee's work crew hit a "gas pocket" while cutting a section of catwalk. Employee got sick at the smell and was removed to fresh air outside. This request is being submitted to terminate Citation No. 8820578 and should not be construed as an admission that the matters described herein constitute a reportable accident, injury, or illness.
Employee's work crew hit a "gas pocket" while cutting a section of catwalk. Employee got sick at the smell and was removed to fresh air outside. The request is being submitted to terminate Citation No.8820578 and should not be construed as an admission that the matters described herein constitute a reportable accident, injury, or illness.
Injured was cutting a piece of channel iron from #6 clinker bin. He removed the cut piece, and then reached into opening to remove the rest of the iron. The iron become loose and fell onto employee's left thumb. This resulted in a fracture.
Injured was installing a door on #5 finish mill feed elevator. This door is secured with a top retaining bar. One side of the retainer was secured and the other side could not be because the door was not in correct position. Injured moved door and this caused the unsecured side of bar to swing down causing it to contact his left thumb. This resulted in a fracture.
Employee was closing door on a new piece of production equipment and smashed end of right middle finger causing cut and fracture. Finger was caught between door latch and latch keeper. Employee was placed on limited duty with using right hand.
Electrical contractor dropped a piece of 3/4 rigid conduit pipe approx. 4' long from a walk platform above a fuel silo. The pipe slid down the roof of silo and fell approx. 20' and hit the EE point down between his back and shoulder blade. The EE was working in a boom lift appr. 70' from ground level. EEG was diag.with fractured ribs. EE was released for work upon leaving doctor.
Injured was adjusting the calibration on a motion switch for H-50 dust collector screw. He accessed the switch from the wrong side of the guard and while descending the ladder his left thumb contacted a sharp edge on the guard.
Injured was installing a cover on a roller mill roll. The method used was putting an eyebolt into cover and lowering into place. A fellow co-worker realized that the eyebolt had broken and pushed injured out of the way. Injured was pushed into another roller mill roll and sustained contusions to right shoulder.
Injured was helping to remove a door off of coal mill feeder (due to Plugging) when the door came open, injured's left long finger was pinched causing lacerations
Injured was lifting a 5 gallon bucket of water from a sink. After lifting, he felt a pain in the lower stomach area. Injured did not seek medical help until 2/23/2011.