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employee was removing a guard with another employee when the second employee lost their grip and let go causing the weight to transfer to the injured employee causing a strain to the left bicep
Employee was climbing up a ladder out of a pit and when employee was looking up dust landed in employee's left eye. The employee was prescribed a preventative antibiotic eye drop by urgent care.
Employee was pulling on a pipe when unexpected movement happened it caught the employees right thumb between a flange and hanger bracket.
On 6/17/2023 at approximately 10:45 am an employee reported feeling discomfort in the right arm. The employee was climbing a scaffolding ladder at the time the discomfort was noticed. On 6/20/2023, the employee was evaluated by a doctor and prescribed medication for treatment.
While cleaning on the ground level under the #2 & 3 finish mills, the employee got dust in right eye.
The employee received burns on their wrists and back of neck when they came in contact with cement dust off of dust collector bags during disposal.
Vacuum hose plugged while cleaning spillage. Employee was attempting to clear the line by lifting it over head. Once the line was lifted over head ee felt a pop in the lower left side of back.
Electrician positioned self in a manner that allowed a 10 lb inspection door to indirectly fall on left hand causing a laceration to index finger and a bruise to thumb. Laceration required stitches.
EE was replacing a return roller and had to tap on it causing foreign material to drop from somewhere and landed in eyes.
Employee picked up a 35# piece of steel with the left hand it hit a beam above and dropped on to the 2nd finger of the right hand. Splinted.
During #1 Kiln outage employee was installing brick in the Kiln, the air flow through the Kiln blew brick dust around and the employee got some in right eye.
Maintenance Mechanic was hooking up a trailer welder to a fork lift, the wheel of the trailer was against a rock when he pulled it to hook up felt a pain in his groin. After seeing the Doctor it was determined he has a hernia on the right side
EE was lifting a box off of the desk to move it to another area of her desk and felt a pull in her shoulder. She was taken to Concentra medical and returned to work the same day. Nature of injury was a thoracic strain. On 5/1/2015 she had a MRI done on that shoulder hence the reason for reporting
On 11/27/13, employee was carrying a bucket of parts and felt a sharp pain in the back of his right knee. Employee did not wish to seek medical attention at that time. On 2/24/14, employee was placed on restricted duty.
Employee bent down to open apron door on crusher when he felt pain in his left shoulder. On 11/14/2013 the employee was diagnosed with a shoulder sprain and was placed on restricted duty and prescribed physical therapy.
Employee twisted his upper body while holding a grate and felt pain and stiffness in his right knee. Employee was diagnosed with a knee strain.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF A RAIL CAR AND MISSED A RUNG WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT. THE LEFT FOOT BECAME DISLODGED FROM THE SUDDEN DROP. THE EMPLOYEE HELD ON WITH HIS HANDS AND DID NOT FALL. EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK FROM THE SUDDEN DROP.
While jackhammering #2 kiln, equipment kept braking and having to jump in and out of bobcat put stress on my right knee. Long periods of running bobcat stressed right knee, at which point I was unable to put any weight back on my right knee.
EE WAS WAITING FOR ANOTHER EE TO EXIT A LADDER ON #1 KILN HEAT EXCHANGER. AS OTHER EE WAS EXITING THE LADDER, INJURED EE WALKED OVER TO THE LADDER LOOKED UP AND A 12" CRESENT WRENCH FELL OUT OF OTHER EE'S BACK POCKET AND DROPPED, STRICKING INJURED EE IN THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE BREAKING IT AND REQUIRING STICHES.
May of 2010 I injured my back working on the tail end of the drag chain.
Employee was talking to a co-worker while opening a door not aware of where this thumb was, smashing it in the latch.
EE was kneeling while welding/gouging from 8/12-8/17. On 8/18 the ee was fitting shell, which account for about 25% work on knees. Morning of complaint, there was no kneeling until approximately 11am. EE was wearing knee pads (as well as using 1' thick felt pads from 8/12-8/17).
Employee was replacing a liner on the 115 chute and felt some pain in his neck and upper back.
Employee was moving a flop gate on a material transfer chute. Employee was lifting the gate in an awkward position when he strained his right shoulder.
The employee and others were changing a cable on the clinker crane. He was pulling on the cable and a little while later he felt pain in his shoulder.
Employee was placing a starter into the bed of a pickup when he felt a pain in his lower back.
Employee was connecting 6" hose to guzzler truck's hose when truck's hose struck him in the face causing an open wound.
Employee was loading raw mill #2 with steel balls from a 55 gal drum. When drum was almost empty it was tipped over to access the balls easier. Employee felt minor pain in his shoulder when he lifted the bottom of the drum, which was lying on its side, to make the balls roll out. Employee did not report the incident to his supervisor until 3-14-06.
Employee was greasing a bearing on an air piston when he pinched his left hand index fingers causing an open wound.
EE was greasing the bearing of the Silo 7 tipping valve when he pinched his left-hand index finger, causing an open wound at the tip of his finger.
EE was placing a barrel bearing into the bucket of a bobcat when his right middle finger got pinched between the coupler on the bearing and the edge side plate of the bobcat's bucket.
Employee was removing grinding bowl from grinding machine to set it on a table. When he was carrying to the table he felt a sharp pain from the back of his left shoulder to bottom left side of his back. Bowl weighs approx 15 lbs.
Employee was carrying damaged cement bags up five stair steps to recycle the cement when he felt pain in his left knee.
EE WAS MOVING A 4" GUZZLER HOSE & FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS INVOLVED IN A PHYSICAL ALTERCATION WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE HAS A BRUISE ON CHEST AND LOWER BACK PAIN.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE INSTALL BUCKETS ON THE 2117 BUCKET ELEVATOR, WHEN EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A MOTOR & GEARBOX. THE GEARBOX SHIFTED PINCHING THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE GEARBOX AND MOTOR. SMASHED THE LEFT MIDDLE AND RING FINGER.
EE WAS HELPING PLACE A GEAR SPROCKET ON A SHAFT AND FELT PAIN IN THE LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER. WAS ON #1 KILN DRIVE CHAIN IN THE COOLER BASEMENT OF THE MILL.
EE WORKING ON AIRSLIDE (LAYING ON HIS SIDE). RAW CEMENT DUST DROPPED FROM THE AIRSLIDE HITTING EE ON THE SIDE OF THE FACE. A PARTICLE SLIPPED BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO EE RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EE ON A DRAG CHAIN. THEY WERE PUTTING A DRIVE CHAIN ON A SPROCKET WHEN HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. HIS BACK DID NOT HURT UNTIL THE WEEKEND. HE WENT TO THE DR. ON MON. 3/18 AND HE IS NOW ON RESTRICTED DUTY AND TAKING PHYSICAL THERAPY 3X A WEEK FOR 3 WEEKS.
EE AND OTHER EE WERE PUTTING LINERS IN A FINISH BALL MILL. THE LINER ABOUT 250 LBS WOULD NOT FIT IN THE HOLE, SO THEY PULLED IT BACK OUT TO MOVE IT OVER WHEN AN EE FROM INSIDE OF THE MILL USED A BAR TO PRY THE LINER OVER. THIS CAUSED THE ROLLER CONVEYOR TO MOVE AND THE WEIGHT OF THE LINER SHIFTED AND IT FELL ON THE EE LEFT FOOT STEEL TOE BUT CRACKED THE TOE.
EE WAS WORKING ON A COOLER DRIVER WHEEL (ABOUT 12" DIA. SOLID STEEL). THE WHEEL WAS STUCK ON THE SHAFT AND AS HE PULLED ON IT THE WHEEL CAME OFF AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER SMASHING IT. HIS FINGER WAS NOT BROKEN BUT IT TOOK 3 SUTURES TO FIX IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH OTHER EMPLOYEE ON CHANGING OUT A BAD KILN TRUNION WHEEL. THE WHEEL WAS IN PLACE AND THEY WERE PUTTING THE CAPS ON WITH THE CRANE WHEN ONE OF THE CAPS SLIPPED CATCHING HIS FINGER UNDER THE CAP. THIS BROKE HIS SMALL FINGER IN HIS LEFT HAND.
EE WAS WORKING ON A GARDNER DENVER DRILLAT THE QUARRY. HE WAS WALKING AROUND THE DRILL WHEN HIS HEAD HIT THE CORNER OF A TOOL BOX WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO THE DRILL. THE IMPACT OF THE TOOL BOX AG AINST HIS FOREHEAD CAUSED HIM TO RECEIVE 16 STITCHES TO HIS HEAD.
AN EE WAS SITTING ON THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF A BALL MILL. HE HAD A 50 GAL DRUM LAYING ON IT'S SIDE WITH STEEL BALLS SPINNING OUT OF IT. THIS EE WAS THROWING 3" STEEL BALLS INTO THE MILL. THE VIC TIM CAME UP AND SAT DOWN ON THE 50 GAL DRUM AND LOOKED OVER INTO THE DRUM JUST AS THE EE WAS THROWING A BALL INTO THE MILL. THE BALL HIT THE VICTIM ON THE NOSE BREAKING THE NOSE.
EE WAS THROWING 3" MILL BALLS INTO A CHUTE & HITHIS LEFT HAND ON THE CHUTE. HE CUT HIS LITTLE FINGER & THEY PUT 5 STITCHES IN HIS FINGER HE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES AT TIME OF ACCIDENT
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A LARGE MOTOR FROM PALLET TOPALLET AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK; 5/8/00HE WENT TO DR. AND AFTER CHECKUP, WAS ASKED TO RETURN ON 5/10/00 FOR POSSIBLE THERAPY. WHEN HE RETURNED, DR. HOSPITALIZED HIM; HE WAS OPERATED ON FOR A BROKEN DISC IN HIS BACK ON 6/12/00 AND WILL BE OFF WORK FOR SOME TIME.
EE AND OTHERS WERE PICKING UP BRICK TABLE(PLATFORM) WHEN HE NOTICED A PAIN IN HIS LOWER STOMACH. IT DID NOT BOTHER HIM AT THAT TIME AND HE DID NOT THINK ANYTHING OT IT UNTIL 3-9-00 THAT IS WHE N HE NOTICED A PART OF HIS BODY STICKING OUT AROUND HIS UMBILLICAL AREA AND A DULL PAIN WITH IT. HE WAS OPERATED ON FOR A HERNIA ON 4-14-00 HE LOST 4 DAYS AND IS NOW WORKING ON RESTRICTED DUT