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Two maintenance employees were engaged in horseplay involving a pocket knife. The injured employee attempted to grab the hand of the other employee but instead grabbed the blade of the knife causing a laceration the palm of EE's right hand.

Driver was rolling tarp. EE released the handle, it spun back hitting ee on the cheek.

Employee was assisting with the installation of a tail roller which required lifting and maneuvering the part in a tight small area. At the end of the shift the employee was experiencing some minor discomfort in lower back. As the evening progressed the pain increased. Employee was taken to the doctor and diagnosed with a minor lower back strain.

Employee was assisting with a Ball Mill Screen installation when employee's left thumb struck the backside of a structural bar on the frame of the screening system causing a hairline fracture.

Driver was removing a lump of material from tailgate of dump truck. Driver instructed a 2nd driver to close the latch. Driver#1 placed hand on the pin where the clasp locks the tailgate. Middle finger on right hand was pinched inside the clasp.

Employee was inspecting a v-belt and inadvertently got left little finger caught between the v-belt and pulley.

Employee assisting two other maintenance personnel install 14 V belts on Pug Mill Extruder drive. Employee maneuvered the belt into position while other personnel rotated the top sheave (pulley). Contract employee allowed hand to get caught in the bottom sheave during rotation. Caused a laceration to little finger. Employee taken to local physician and received 6 stitches.

Employee was cleaning out a coal chute when his right forearm contacted a small metal burr on the side of a railcar causing a laceration to his forearm.

Employee was assisting another employee remove a screening deck from the SWECO screening system when he felt a pain in his lower back.

While assisting in lifting a guard, employee felt pain in right calf muscle

Employee was lifting and installing a bearing and later felt pain in his lower back.

Employee was changing out a Sweco screen when the ring finger on his left hand contacted the edge of the screen cutting through his cut resistant glove causing a laceration just above the knuckle.

Employee picked up a sheave (pulley) that weighed 35 pounds and he turned the part over using his right hand to locate a part number on the sheave when he felt a pain in his right shoulder.

Employee was removing a bag of material from the reject line when the back of his right hand contacted the conveyor belt causing a friction burn.

Employee was carrying a small fan up a flight of stairs when he noticed a pain in his lower back.

Employee was lifting a bag of material when he felt a pain in his lower back.

Employee opened a door to an electrical control room to access the control panel for a bucket elevator. After entering the room the employee rested his right hand on the door frame and the door closed on his right middle finger cutting the tip of the finger.

Employee was lifting a 100 pound bag of material off of a pallet, when he felt a pain in his left shoulder, which subsided and he finished his shift. Three weeks after the initial injury, the employee did not have any pain, but his shoulder was popping. An MRI revealed a tear of the rotator cuff in his left shoulder.

Employee was lifting a 50 lb bag of material when he felt a pain in his right shoulder. Possible muscle strain in the right upper arm and shoulder.

Employee was picking up a pallet that had fallen off a conveyor onto the ground. The employee reached down and grabbed the pallet with his right hand and began lifting it, when he felt a pain in his right shoulder.

Employee bent over and picked up a bag of material without bending his legs and felt a pain in his lower back. Diagnosis - acute lumbar strain. Prognosis - Good.

Employee was assisting another employee in lifting a motorized trolley into place onto a monorail I-beam when he felt a pain in his left shoulder.

Employee was climbing an elevator ladder and felt a strain in his neck and shoulder.

Employee removed a bag from the bagging machine spout and strained his back when he turned to place the bag on a pallet.

The employee received a sprain to his left knee. A supersack of product was being moved off of a scale with a forklift when the material in the supersack shifted and pinned the employee's left leg between the full supersack and the scale. The employee was attempting to put another supersack on the machine loading spout as the forklift was moving the full sack off the scale.

When picking up a boxed printer, EE felt a strain in her lower back. Reported injury, but did not seek medical attention until 10/03/05. Physician gave her samples of a prescription anti-inflamatory medication.

While replacing a fan motor, EE had to move the unit. When doing so, his left index finger was caught between the fan blade and fan housing resulting in a laceration

04/28 employee working on land leveler and got dirt in his ear. Ear washed out returned to work. On 04/29 ear still hurts, taken to doctor, small piece of dirt washed out of ear. 05/03 return to doctor, ear was infected so employee given medicine for infection. Resulting infection caused accident classification to be changed from first aid to medical.

A bag of material fell off the pallet and wedged between the pallet and elevator frame. Employee tried to pick it up with one hand and felt a pain on right side.

Installing side plates on JC Steele feeder. Went to help pull side plates to re-insall and twisted or overextended and felt something pull in lower back.

Employee was picking up a pallet when he felt a pain in the right lower elbow to the forearem.

EE WAS REMOVING BRICK FROM A KILN WHEN A BRICK FELL & STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT (STRUCK FOOT WITH THE POINT OF THE BRICK). HIS FOOT WAS X-RAYED & NOT BROKEN BUT DEVELOPED A HEMATOMA ON THE TOP OF THE FOOT WHICH WAS EVENTUALLY CUT OUT REQUIRING 6 STITCHES. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING STEEL TOED BOOTS.

EE WAS REMOVING WIRE CABLE FROM FRONT END LOADER. CABLE HAD A FRAY WHICH PUNCTURED EE'S RIGHT HAND PINKY FINGER. EE RECEIVED 3 STITCHES.

EE WAS FOLLOWING KILN SHUT-DOWN PROCEDURES. WHEN THE KILN IS SHUT DOWN, THE KILN ASST MUST KEEP THE ZURN FAN SPINNING FOR APPROX 1/2 HR. HE BUMPS THE FAN WITH A 2X4 BOARD. EE CAUGHT THE BOARD IN THE FAN CAUSING IT TO SLAM THE BOARD DOWN (ON THE END HE WAS HOLDING) ON THE FAN HOUSING, MASHING HIS RT INDEX FINGER. FINGER REQUIRED 7 STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT A LARGE SCALE SYSTEM. HE WAS LIFTING BUCKETS OF DIRT AND MUD OUT OF THE SCALE PIT. THIS LIFTING MOVEMENT CAUSED A HERNIA. EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATED ON JULY 6TH, 2001.

EE WAS MODIFYING ROTARY SCREENS ON A SPROUT VAUER WHEN HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF. HE DID NOT PUT IT BACK ON. A FEW MINUTES LATER, THE EE RAISED HIS HEAD AND STRUCK IT ON A IN-FEED CHUTE, CAUSING A LACERATION TO THE TOP OF THE HEAD. THIS RESULTED IN EIGHT STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A 2 HP MOTOR (APPROXIMATELY 40 LBS.) WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

INSTALLING COUNTERWEIGHT BOX IN MAST GUIDE WITH ASSEMBLY LAYING FLAT. BOX ROLLERS NET ALIGNED AND WEDGED IN GUIDES. EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ALIGN BY HAND. BOX SLID FORWARD AND MASHED FINGER TIP.