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while sitting on their tool chest and not noticing the lid was not closed they placed a hand on the side of the lid and when their weight shifted the lid closed on their hand causing a laceration to a finger.

While restacking a pallet to another pallet the teammate was working and stated when EE pushed a bag with their knee, EE hurt their back in this process.

While spinning the Pin Mixer with Right Middle finger was caught between the pins and the frame which caused the laceration

While replacing the belts on the verge recycle fan the right pinky finger was smashed and the tip of the finger was broken.

While moving the headwheel teammate felt a pain in right hand

While attempting to remove a detached dipper from the top of the elevator the teammates hand became entangled in the elevator and caused some small abrasions and lacerations

While disposing of an old bearing EE hit hand on a shaft that was inside of the dumpster which caused an laceration on third finger on left hand.

While performing a cleanup task working with the Flex crew. Employee was cleaning underneath with a flat shovel under and around the #1 feed conveyor employee states they felt a pull and burning sensation in Right shoulder while performing the task.

Operator was working at the case erector which has an adjustable guard. The guard is held up vertically by a set screw on a support post. A second set screw prevents the post from going all the way through the case erector. The operator let go of the post causing it to slide through the hole it rides in, and the above stop fell and cut the operators hand.

While installing a roll on the mill miner reached down to operate the come along bracing employee's hand on the clean-out door of the mill, the door was jarred and fell closed against employee's thumb.

While the operator was removing and lifting trash cans he felt something pull in his back.

Bucket being used to hold clay lowered to the ground came loose from the tie off and hit the injured in the left side leg and ankle as a result the injured employee had an ankle strain.

Employee was in packaging area when another employee was tossing a bulk bag into a dumpster hitting the employee in the back of the head. initially he did not want medical attention, but decided on 3/1/12 he did want to go to the doctor.

EE was washing off the roof platform with a hose and while pulling the hose, he twisted his left knee.

While changing motor belts on the recycle fan his fingers were pinched between the pulley and the belt.

Operator was changing motor belts. As a function of changing the motor belts, he was manually rolling the belt with his hand. His hand became hung in the shift resulting in bruising and inflammation.

Employee felt something pull in his right shoulder while he was bending a 1/8 inch thick piece of metal with a set of channel lock pliers. He previously had surgery on the same shoulder for a non work related injury.

Metal clamp on water hose lacerated operator's rt. thumb as he attempted to lower the hose to a lower level.

Operator strained lower back attempting to lift and pull on an elevator belt.

The employee picked up a 50# bag of clay. He opened the bag and was pouring the clay on a forklift travelway (concrete drive). He stated that he was slightly bent over. He felt a sharp pain in his lower back. He was carried to the local emergency room. Injury - muscle spasm/lower back strain.

Operator strained back attempting to lift a guard off of a machine. guard snapped causing strain to lower back.

OPERATOR INJURED RIGHT SHOULDER ATTEMPTING TO PULL METAL FROM A ROCK.

EE INJURED LOWER BACK LIFTING ROTEX SCREEN FROM A ROTEX UNIT. EE WAS SENT FOR AN MRI ON 6/4/04 WHICH REVEALED A BULGING DISC IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE HAS BEEN PERFORMING HIS NORMAL DUTIES AS A KILN OPERATOR SINCE HIS INJURY IN MARCH. EE WAS SENT TO HAVE A NERVE BLOCK TREATMENT ON 8/4/04 AND WAS UNABLE TO RETURN TO WORK ON 8/5/04, RESULTING IN THIS BECOMING A LOST TIME INJURY.

OPERATOR WAS POURING LIME FROM A BAG AND SOME OFTHE LIME ENTERED THE OPERATORS EYE.

OPERATOR FRACTURED SMALL TOE ON RIGHT FOOT WHEN A GREASE BARREL SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND & STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT.

OPERATOR STRAINED BACK WHILE PULLING GREASE HOSEUNDER A CONVEYER BELT.

OPERATOR STRAINED LOWER BACK TRYING TO ADJUST ON GRINDING MILL.

OPERATOR WAS STACKING BAS, STARTED FEELING PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER. STRAIN TO LEFT SHOULDER.

OPERATOR WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE BY A SPRING WHILE ADJUSTING A GRIDING MILL, RESULTING IN A CUT ONHIS FACE.

OPERATOR REMOVED A GUARD FROM A CONVEYOR BELT. THE GUARD FELL & STRUCK OPERATOR ON HIS RIGHT KNEE.