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Employee was out of the loader manually moving the face drill cable out of their way so that they could clean up. While they were working the cable out of the way they felt a strain in their abdomen that did not ease up throughout the day. They came out and reported the incident around their quitting time.
Maintenance crew was working to free up an outrigger pad on the UV 11 blasting truck that had seized to the shaft. The crew was using a strap hooked to the maintenance truck to pull on the seized pad. When the pad broke free, it spun approximately 180 degrees on the shaft and mashed the employee's fingers.
Employee was walking over to help clean the beltline when they slipped on ice and landed on their lunch box.
Employee was trying to help install a rotary airlock on the primary separator at kiln 1 baghouse when the airlock shifted on the forklift and pinched EE's right index finger between the flange of the airlock and the chute it was being attached to.
EE was trying to spread forks on the IT CAT Loader Equipment number 1195 when one fork came off of the rail and fell on EE's right ankle. The forks were in a raised position approximately 4 ft. off of the ground in the wire hole (Underground).
Employee was performing work under a platform, caught EE's hard hat on the corner of the platform which caused EE's hard hat to fall off. At that time the employee struck EE's head leaving a gash on the top of EE's head in EE's hairline.
While cleaning out a duct pipe, the plugged lime "puffed" up. Heat and lime surrounded the employee and lime went around the glasses into eyes.
Employee was shoveling #1 Sand Plant when EE felt a pain in the lower right part of EE's back.
Was unloading an acetylene tank when it slipped out of the employee's hands. When EE tried to catch it to regrip the tank, EE felt something pull in left arm where the bicep and elbow meet.
Employee received steam burns to both hands while opening sampling door on the hydrator.
When the spout at the Hydrate Bagging Machine was plugged the employee went to open it while under pressure and lime released from the spout getting into the employee's eyes.
While cleaning frozen mud off of the gate of the diverter at the secondary screen the employee struck left hand against the door of the diverter.
While filling up hydrate lime bags, the machine malfunctioned and had to be reset. While going to reset the machine, the bag being filled burst causing hydrate lime to get into the employee's right eye causing irritation. The employee was wearing safety glasses at the time of the incident.
Employee was cleaning ash rings in the kiln when a piece of lime got into the employee's eye causing irritation. The employee was wearing safety glasses at the time of the incident.
While loading a shot at the face the employee felt pain in his back. Although he felt OK the rest of the shift the next day he sought medical care as he states he could barely move.
While shoveling from under a beltline at the #2 mill the employee felt tightness in his lower back.
The employee got his left index finger caught between the bag conveyor platform and the bag conveyor head pulley while reaching for a empty bag that came across the conveyor.
While picking rock off of the conveyor the employee stated that his back started hurting him.
While getting out of the basket on the tower truck, employee's ring on his left ring finger caught on the basket, ripping the skin loose all around his finger.
While shoveling at the sand plant the employee felt a burning sensation in his left side area.
While lifting screens into a truck the employee felt something pull in his lower abdomen.
While attempting to open a plugged air line by taking a quick connect fitting off the pressure on the air line pushed dust into the operator's eye.
While the employee was working on the left rear brake drum on the mechanic's truck, the brake drum slipped and smashed his right index finger, causing a laceration to occur.
While picking up a box of stick powder, the employee pulled a muscle in his back.
While roving rock from a shot hole prior to loading a face shot, the EE felt something pull in his lower back.
While preparing to install a lift cylinder on a cat hi-lift, the EE smashed his finger while rolling the cylinder off the back of a pick-up truck.
while stringing lines to work off roof bolt holes, the ee stated that he pulled something in his upper back.
Employee smashed his finger while helping to install bolts in the bradley mill.
Transferring shipping bags from trailer to truck, a bag slipped, tried to grab the bag, pulled a tendon in left upper arm.
EE'S LEFT ARM SWELLED AND TURNED BLACK AND BLUE WITH ASSOCIATED PAIN WHILE PERFORMING EXPLOSIVE LOADING DUTIES AT THE FACE.
PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK AND NECK WHILE HELPING THE MECHANIC LIFT A CAT BATTERY ON HAUL TRUCK.
HURT SHOULDER AND RIGHT ARM WHILE LOADING SHOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE SCREENS IN THE #2MILL SCREENING TOWER AND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN SCREEN AND SIDE RAIL. HIS LITTLE FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN.
WELDERS WERE PREPARING TO SPLICE A BELT AND WERE PULLING MATERIAL UP TO COMPLETE THE JOB WITH A ROPE. THE TEMPLATE SLIPPED OFF THE ROPE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE ON THE HAND WHILE HE WAS RESTIN G IT ON THE WELDING TRUCK.