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On 06/23/2025, a 54-year-old employee with 7 years of mining experience was working in the mill near screen 2 packing off bags of finished material When picking up a bag to place it on the pallet, EE felt a strain in EE's back and told EE's on-shift foreman, stating EE's back was bothering EE. The employee later informed the foreman EE was going to the clinic.

While feeding material into a material bin with a feed screw. the employee used a shovel handle to push the material into the feeding screw. The feed screw grabbed the handle and the handle hit the employees face and the employee received a cut that required first aid. There were no stitches; however, a 7 day cycle of antibiotics was provided.

Employee was packaging 50lb bags only 2-3 bags, happened at beginning of shift. Employee stacking height was 4.5 feet. Employee stated EE was swinging bag into place on the pallet.

Operator was bagging pallets on Screen 5, picked up pallet to place under new sack and felt pain in left shoulder. Continued to work through shift. Did not report to foreman until pain persisted through to new shift next day that started at 7am. Went to foreman at 11am due to pain not subsiding and affecting work.

Employee was climbing up ladder outside screen #5 to check bin for fullness with headlamp, when climbing down ladder, employee felt sharp pan in left shoulder. Ambulance was called at 9 pm and was taken to emergency room to be evaluated.

Was doing a screen change on Screen #1 and bottom screen needed stretch out and employee left middle finger popped.

was upstairs doing screen change, went to pick up screen something hurt in EE's right shoulder

Employee was changing socks on a dust collector, during the process excess graphite built up on employees hard hat. While exiting the job, dust broke free from hardhat and entered employees left eye. Safety glasses were worn at the time of accident.

A maintenance employee was working on Roller Mill parts in the maintenance shop. The employee flipped over a cross member and caught their thumb between the nut on the cross member and the end of the drive shaft sitting nearby. This crushed the employees thumb and caused a severe laceration. The employee was taken to the hospital for treatment and received 9 stitches.

Employee was mounting and dismounting a forklift to perform normal tasks throughout the shift. The repetitive motion of getting on and off the forklift caused an assumed sprain in the employees right foot.

Employee was pushing a 55 gallon drum of graphite off the fork of a forklift to discard the drum into a hopper. While pushing the drum, it tipped backwards which pinched EE's finger between the drum and fork causing a laceration on EE's left middle finger. Employee received 9 stitches and is expecting to be on light duty for 12-14 days.

Employee was stretching a bungee cord while securing a super sack to a discharge chute when they felt a pain in their back. ( reoccurring back injury )

Pulling back on screen two strap got sharp pain in right elbow

Doing screen change on Screen 5, EE got right pinkie caught under deck while letting it down.

Employee was loading stock into a screening system with a shovel when they felt pain in their back.

EE struck elbow on a forklift that was parked behind EE when EE lost grip opening the discharge spout on a super sack while filling a machine.

Employee was helping the loader operator make a mix when EE picked up a pallet and experienced pain in EE's back.

Employee was bagging onto a pallet when EE experienced pain in back and neck.

Working on trying to remove pulley from JM1 either dirt of piece of metal got in eye.

Cutting bags in mill floor dump

Employee working in screen 2 area was rearranging empty pallets. EE felt pain in right bicep / elbow. Most likely the injury was a result to shifting the empty pallets. This didn't turn into a lost time accident until 12/26/18.

Employee working in the packing house stated after continuously palletizing 50lb bags, EE felt pain in the middle of the back. The pain didn't go away and continued for a few days and the pain transferred into EE's right hand which became numb and tingly. This accident was not reported to me until 09/26/2018.

Employee lifted a 75lb 55 gallon fiber drum of graphite onto a 4" high scale instead of tipping and rolling the drum onto the scale. As EE lifted the drum 4" to place on the scale EE pulled the back out. EE became immobile and an ambulance was called. EE was released for light duty the same day. EE was released for full duty without restrictions on 5/30/18 & reported back to work.

Was lifting blank screen, it started to bend, when it did something happened to lower back and right shoulder.

Experiencing numbness, tingling, and loss of strength in right hand while bagging on Jet Mill 3.

Employee was removing strap and shackle, bar or strap moved, pushing left hand into the sheet metal side of the cooler. Causing laceration to 4th finger on L hand .Employee received medial treatment, stitches and x-ray, on 7/20.17 immediately after injury occurred.

Employee was filling a blender by emptying 200lb fiber drums full of feed stock. This resulted in a back sprain. EE didn't report the accident to me or anyone until 11/10/2016. EE reported it to me because ee came to work on 11/10/2016 and while getting dressed before shift ee became immobile due to this injury and we made ee seek medical attention.

Normal working conditions stacking bags but strained shoulder and had lingering back pain from an old injury I am filing this form pertaining to a part 50 audit (citation 9310797)

Employee was lifting 50lb. bags onto pallet in which last two rows exceeded above head; hurt lower back, right leg.

Was changing screen on screen 1, when hook slipped off upper deck, fell catching finger between screen and tub.

Hurt back while stacking bags on a pallet. I am filing this report pertaining to a part 50 audit (citation 9310796)

While changing clothes before shift started the employee pulled back out. EE reported the accident then later told workman's compensation that it was not a work related injury and disability pick the claim up. I am filing this form pertaining to a part 50 audit ( citation # 9310798 )

He was working in the packing house and wanted to check the flow of material. He open the bin door and stuck his hand up inside and the rotovalve cut the tip of his left index finger off.

EE was working in the packing house and wanted to check the flow of material. EE opened the bin door and stuck hand inside and into the rotor valve and cut the tip of left index finger off. I am filing this form pertaining to a part 50 audit (citation 9316001).

While stacking bags on a pallet employee pulled back. I am filing this form pertaining to a part 50 audit ( citation 9310799 ).

OPERATOR WAS TAKING A SACK OFF OF JET MILL 1 WHEN CAP CAME OFF CONVERSION PIECE. WHEN OPERATOR LOOKED UP, MATERIAL FELL FROM ABOVE INTO HIS FACE.

Employee tried to unlatch a loaded dumpster with all of the weight on the latch and pulled left shoulder.

was bagging at screen 4 packer and stacking bags onto pallets. felt sharp pain in right hand.

Employee was changing a motor and the motor fell on his finger cutting the tip and breaking the bone.

he was putting bags on a pallet and hurt his left forearm

While working on the shipping docks forklift forks, the fork rack came off hitting him in the head and shoulders.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BLANK SCREEN TO PUT IN THE SCREEN #4 DECK AND HEARD A POP IN HIS KNEE. REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION AT THE TIME, SAYING HE WOULD GO TO HIS FAMILY DOCTOR. THE EMPLOYEE WAS SEEN BY PANEL DOCTOR ON 7-31-09.

Stacked sack fell over while moving, pallet hit Injury's left leg.

He dropped a roll of white shrink wrap on his right foot.

The employee was working on the dryer motor. While removing the counter weight, it slipped and caught his finger.

The employee was bagging material at the auger packer. He placed a 55# bag on a pallet and when he stood up, he felt pain in the inner thigh, leg and lower stomach.

The employee was lifting bags of cement for the blending of material when he twisted his back.

The employee was on a ladder removing a two inch pipe. The pipe fell sooner than he expected and struck the employee on the shoulder.

The employee was getting dressed for work. When he put on his shirt, he hit a built-in wooden shelf in his locker and got a splinter under his thumbnail. He left early and went to his family doctor, who removed the foreign object. When I received the doctor's report, it stated that it was a metallic splinter.

EE was moving drums at the blender when he noticed a sharp pain in his right shoulder. When he tried to finish bagging at the magnetic, the pain go worse. Became reportable on 11/27/07 after surgery.