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While the Mobile Equipment Mechanic was in the process of closing one of the Shop sliding doors with left hand, their left thumb was located between the side of the left door and the right door, resulting in the thumb being pinched between the two doors when at the closed position. The injury required closing lacerations of the thumb tissue.

Operator was removing spillage from a product reclaim tunnel utilizing high pressure water supplied by a 1.5" dia. heavy duty rubber hose. While performing this task, the operator pulled on the hose and strained muscle in the right side of the lower back.

While utilizing flanged clamps to connect a section of rubber hose 14"dia. x 4' long to rigid steel pipes w/ loose flanged ends above and below the hose, the top steel pipe section flange slipped downward smashing and breaking an employee's right hand middle finger while first connecting the lower pipe flanges.

While in the process of de-coupling the bucket of a 903C clean-up loader in the shop on a cold winter day by trying to work the bucket release levers, the bucket unexpectedly de-coupled and fell to the shop floor striking the mobile mechanics right foot. The right foot was broken in 2 places.

A miner was positioning a 2-15/16" x 58" long steel shaft in a band saw for cutting, when the supporting saw horse fell over due to the force exerted to move the heavy steel shaft, which then fell to the shop concrete floor, striking the right foot of the miner. The right foot was broken, resulting in the employee being restricted to ground level work only (no driving).

EE grabbed liner from co-worker and turned to place liner and EE's knee popped and started hurting. EE went to Concentra on 3/1/22 and was put on modified duty. Has follow up in two days.

employee was using a shovel to clean up on a pontoon on dredge twisted and felt sharp pain after arriving home felt more pain so went to medical facility on 6/29/2021 brought a note in reading may return to work 7/2/21.

EE was helping install a plate estimating to weigh 30 pounds EE and another employee while holding plate in place shoulder popped and started hurting worse around 12:00 pm EE was treated ST. Elizabeth Business Health was put on restricted duty until follow up appointment 2/8/2021

Changing screen cloth, employee was pulling and tugging on screen cloth said shoulder started hurting. Was seen at health care and was told they had a shoulder sprain.

EE handed IE a metal liner. When IE grabbed liner and twisted to set down, IE felt a sharp pain up back. Hand and foot went numb - pain in upper back. IE was taken to health care center. Work release reads may return tomorrow if able to work without taking pain medicine to do light duty. Needs follow up 3-4 days for further evaluation.

shoveling material in 2 tunnel pain in lower back employee was taken to high point Health physician diagnosed right lumbar strain.

EE and another ee was carrying a shaft in the new barn shaft slid through hangers contacting ee on left foot ee was placed on restricted duty.

removing a 7" x 116" pipe from D-2 Laundry (removing Pipe from under Screen Area) with the help of three other employees.

EE wrote was shoveling under the conveyor belt because material was packed up under it and when EE went to throw the material on the belt felt a sharp burning pain in shoulder. EE was put on light to restricted duty. Resume normal activity 10/02/2017 according to M.D.

employee said handling twisting pushing 55 gal oil drums to change oil on hydraulic pump on dredge finished job left at end of shift at 7.30 am went home went to bed woke up late afternoon felt a little sore wasn't bad sat morning woke up in a lot of pain it progressed through weekend

Bent over to shovel last part of tunnel, when straightening, back tightened and miner said he had constant back pain.

Miner was carrying a section of pipe, weighing approximately 20 pounds, up the stairs when he felt a pain on the right side of his lower back.

Employee was walking down steps with a screen and felt a pain in his right calf. Diagnosis from physician is muscle/tendon strain.

Injured was doing clean-up at the stacker, shoveling material when he got a sharp pain in his back. He was able to continue working with slight back pain but after he got home, the pain became unbearable and he went to the emergency room.

While installing a discharge lip liner on the bottom deck of K-4 he twisted his back.

Injured miner was installing chute liner in the K-12 Classifier chute when the liner fell pinning miner' s right hand between the liner and the chute. Injured miner was diagnosed with a wrist fracture.

Miner went to doctor for pain/discomfort in his shoulder and underwent surgery on January 8, 2013. Physician believes the pain/discomfort is linked to either joint degeneration, or a minor shoulder strain miner received on August 13th for which he received first aid and returned to work.

The employee was removing an intercooler from our haul truck (Unit # 232) and the cooler slipped off the mounting brackets and fell on his finger.

EE was climbing out of M-18 head box and felt like he pulled a muscle in his groin area.

Employee was trying to catch the men on 3rd shift before they left the plant, because they didn't have to report for work that evening. He got out of Unit #220 & shut his finger on his right hand in the driver side door. He didn't miss any work because he wasn't scheduled to work on Friday, 10/23/09 & he returned on his regular shift on Sunday, 10/25/09 at 11:00 P.M.

Injured was replacing a bad TRA and when he lifted the idler, he pulled something in his right side. His shift started at 11:00 P.M. on 4/26/09.

Employee was shoveling material from under the conveyor and his shoulder popped.

Employee was replacing a return roller on the M-25 conveyor; the roller came out of the opposite end bracket and hit his right ankle.

Employee was using a 2" wire reinforced hose to cleanup in the Plant. He didn't notice a wire sticking out of the hose and cut his finger.

Employee was laying down a piece of C-channel and his shoulder popped. Addendum: Employee returned to a follow-up appointment 10/12/07, to an orthopedic surgeon in Aurora, Indiana. The doctor put him on a restricted work activity schedule. There is no position in this capacity at Hilltop at Patriot.

Employee was carrying a turbo off of Unit #232 and while climbing down the ladder, he noticed a small pain in his lower back and leg (left-side).

Employee was shoveling material away from a berm to the hopper so he could replace rubber over a hole; he hurt his back while shoveling the material.

Employee was lifting a screen out of K-1 shaker and pulled something in his wrist.

Employee was climbing up into the cab of unit #230, (Loader) and felt something pop in his lower back.

Employee was using a water hose to do cleanup at changeover. When plant valved down sand side of plant, the water pressure increased causing employee to pull a muscle in his back.

EE was shoveling material on M-2 belt, while putting material on the belt. He twisted wrong, pulling or pinching something in lower back area.

EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE LIFT A LINER AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE WHEN STEPPING BACK.

EE WAS CARRYING SCREEN TO K-5 SHAKER AND SAID HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK.

EE WAS SHOVELING IN SAND TUNNEL AND PUTTING MATERIAL ON THE BELT WHEN HE PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS ON UNIT #221 (LOADER) TO LIFT THE GRAVITY TAKE UP WEIGHT SO MAINTENANCE COULD CHANGE A RETURN ROLLER. AFTER LIFTING THE WEIGHT HE WENT TO EXIT THE LOADER. AS HE EXITED THE LOADER THE RE TURN ROLLER FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE TOP OF HIS HARD HAT. HIS HARD HAT WAS DRIVEN INTO HIS HEAD.

EE WAS CARRYING AN OXYGEN TANK UP TO THE PLANT AND HURT HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

INSTALLING A T.D. SPRAY BAR, EE STARTED SCREWING THE SPRAY BAR IN AND HE THOUGHT IT WAS STARTED.THE SPRAY BAR FELL AND HIT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE SPRAY BAR AND SHAKER.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A SIDE RAIL ON THE SHAKER WHEN HIS HAND SLID DOWN THE TOP EDGE OF THE RAIL, CUTTING HIS HAND OPEN.

EE WAS HELPING TO TURN A MOVEABLE JAW DIE EXTENSION WEDGE. AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME THE WEDGE CAME OUT SUDDENLY. EE TRIED TO CATCH IT BUT DID NOT. IT FELL AND HIS HIS RIGHT FOOT.

EE WAS INSTALLING THE DIE IN THE JAW CRUSHER, WHEN THE CHAIN HOLDING THE CHAIN HOIST CAME UNDONE. THE CHAIN HOIST FELL, HITTING EE IN THE LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS LOADING A BROKE BAND ONTO A FLAT BED TRUCK. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE BRAKE BAND AND HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BRAKE BAND AND A PIPE ON THE TRUCK.

EE WAS LIFTING ON A BEND PULLEY TO GET IT IN PLACE. HE TWISTED AND IT HURT HIS BACK.

EE WAS REMOVING A BAD TRA ROLLER AND CUT HIS FINGER ON THE ROLLER.

EE WAS LIFTING A DROP IN LINER FOR THE DREDGE AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND HIT RIGHT LEG ON THE SHIN. I ASKED EE IF HE WANTED TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT, HE SAID HE WAS O.K.

STRAINED BACK WHILE LIFTING BATTERY ONTO DRAGLINE.