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EE was talking when EE's coworker struck a column with a broken piece of aluminum handle when EE lifted EE's hand into the swinging area. EE received a laceration to EE's left middle finger, took EE to clinic for stiches.
Cement dust in eyes while troubleshooting a finish mill grinding circuit
While moving guard employee pinched left ring finger, causing the nail to come off. The finger was smashed between the guard and the railing.
Employee was shoveling dust with other employees in a tight location when they were hit on side of head by another employee causing their goggles to become dislodged. When this happened, injured employee was exposed to dust that irritated their eyes.
Employee was shoveling material from underneath a conveyer in the Finish Mill area when EE felt discomfort in EE's lower back.
A dust collector mechanic was changing out filter bags for a cement silo dust collector and after a two hour period noticed an eye irritation. The employee stopped work and flushed eyes multiple times but needed off-site assistance from a medical care facility.
Employee was installing dust collector bags/wire cages (24' long). While installing a cage, weighing approximately 12 lbs., they felt a "pop" in left shoulder, and felt pain in the shoulder.
Employee's left index finger was struck with a piece of 1" by 1" stock metal while employee was holding back a chop saw guard that was in the process of getting it's cutting wheel replaced. The index finger required 11 stitches.
While replacing a 480VAC electric motor, an employee's finger was caught between the motor and an adjacent fan housing, resulting in a laceration and fracture between the 2nd and 3rd knuckles of EE's left ring finger.
An employee's finger was smashed while lifting a guard into place.
A miner's fall protection lanyard hook got caught on a railing behind EE when EE climbed down a ladder. At the bottom of the ladder EE felt the tension and turned just in time for the hook to retract toward EE, striking EE in the face and breaking two teeth.
A laborer was treated with numbing, flushing, antibiotic ointment, and anti-inflammatory drops for a chemical burn to EE's right eye after EE opened a compartment lid during cleanup operations and cement clinker dust was blown into EE's eye.
Plant maintenance mechanic/welder received a cement burn to the eye after dust dislodged from an overhead beam and entered the eye.
Employee was moving a railcar with a hand jack. After several successful moves, the jack failed to bite, putting the employee slightly off balance. EE had unknowingly moved onto an icy surface and feet slipped out from under them. EE's arm caught on part of the railcar as they fell, resulting in a dislocated elbow.
While troubleshooting a limit switch, an employee's hand was caught between a valve actuator linkage arm and a linkage post, resulting in contusions, swelling, and sprains to the hand, wrist, and fingers.
Employee was attempting to remove a chunk of shale from a weigh feeder when the chunk rotated up and pinched the employee's left index finger between it and the top of the weigh feeder box, resulting in a laceration approximately 1" long. The employee received 5 stitches and one day of light duty.
Employee hit top of left kneecap on underside of 2nd rung of 5 ft. fixed ladder while climbing to retrieve a coal sample from Kiln 2 under normal operating conditions.
Contractor did not notify Mine operator about incident until 11/20/2017. Contractor said that employee received prescription eye drops after getting dust flushed out of eye.
Employee was working inside of an empty cement silo. The employee was drilling holes for dowels to repair the silo. There was dust in the air and was sticking to the employees face. The employee wiped face and some dust got in eye. The employee was wearing safety glasses, but removed them to wipe the sweat from face.
Injured pinched middle and ring finger of left hand between the push bar on the kiln shell cooling fan and the track the fan wheel run on.
While the employee was doing regular duties EE's bicep tendon detached from forearm. This injury is the result of a degenerative condition found in mostly men from mid-thirties and older.
Left wrist was pinched between angle iron and framework of screener.
Employee was climbing up the plant 972G loader, as employee pulled the door open, he felt a pop in his right forearm/bicep area. MRI was taken and results were given on 9/5/2013 results indicated a torn tendon.
Employee was moving last pallet of kiln chains and felt a pop in his right shoulder and arm. Employee was diagnosed with a strain sprain and returned to work. MRI was done and results were read on 5/31/2013 diagnoses indicated a torn rotator cuff. Employee is going to have surgery scheduled sometime in June or the first part of July 2013.
Interstates electrician at the MSHA regulated site Mountain Cement near Laramie Wyoming was injured. While carrying tools in a backpack, in the process of removing the backpack, the worker twisted his back resulting in a lower back strain. Worker was prescribed medication for pain. Placed on restricted duty, no lifting over 20lb and no bending. Following up with physical therapy.
While attempting to remove a link pin from a drag chain, employee's finger was smashed in-between chain link pin and chain housing
Mechanic ee was working in the raw mill on the number four roller hydraulic cylinder. EE was loosening bolts to remove the top cap of the cylinder so he could replace the inner seal. As ee loosened the last bolt the cap flew upward, shoving ee left hand into the upper cylinder coupling which caused a laceration on his left palm
Employee knelt down to pick up a scoop with a shovel and felt a pop in his knee.
Employee was removing a tire from a trailer; the tire fell to the ground and caused something to flip up into employees left lower jaw, causing a laceration.
Strain/Sprain to right shoulder while climbing into a 980 front end loader.
Employee's right ring finger was smashed between roller and housing of hopper wall.
Employee was installing a heat exchanger (10 Inch pipe), load shifted, smashing employees right wrist in-between heat exchanger and a two inch pipe.
Mill liner tipped over and landed on miner's right foot, just above steel toe.
Employee was moving a 55 gallon drum of oil, as he was pulling on the barrel he felt a sharp pain in his left shoulder and arm.
Employee was pulling on welding lead, with left arm, and felt a strain on left mid back. (Strain/Sprain)
This is a reopened first aid case original case was 12/2/2007 strain/sprain to low back. Employee stated having pain in low back again over one year later, and decided he wanted to have his back reevaluated, he was examined and a cortisone shot was administered. Employee may be getting one more cortisone shot.
Employee was removing a bearing and housing from a shelf, the bearing fell smashing employee's left middle finger. Employee sustained a small fracture to tip of his left middle finger.
Employee was reaching into a hopper to pull a rock out of the way that was restricting material flow. While removing the rock another rock fell pinching his left ringer finger between rock and hopper. Left ring finger sustained a fracture & two cuts, one to the top & the other to the bottom of his finger.
Employee was removing a piece of iron from a vise. When jaws of the vise were open iron fell onto employee's left pinky finger, causing a cut to his finger. He went to hospital after work and received five stitches.
Employee was attempting to pull out a full dust collector bag that had fallen into the dust collector's hopper. While lifting on the fallen bag EE felt a strain on left side, stomach area. He made an appointment with his family doctor on 1/23/07. Diagnosis was a hernia. Doctor scheduled surgery for 2/16/07. 7000-1 form was not submitted until surgery was done.
On 12/14/2006 at 6:30 AM employee was working on an air actuated slide gate, he was trying to open slide gate. His left thumb was pinched in between the slide gate's limit switch and the limit switch arm. He sustained a laceration and a broken bone in the tip of his left thumb.
EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED CONTACT DERMATITIS ON HIS FOOT FROM EXPOSURE TO RAW KILN FEED MATERIAL & WATER FROM SNOWMELT.
DUST MATERIAL BUILT UP ON THE BRIM OF THE EMPLOYEE'S HARD HAT. WHEN EE LOWERED A FACE SHIELD THAT WAS ATTACHED TO HIS HARD HAT THE DUST FELL DOWN ONTO HIS FACIAL AREA. DUST GOT INTO EE'S RT. EYE CAUSING A CORNEAL ABRASION. EYE WAS EXAMINED BY A DR. & EE WAS PRESCRIBED MEDICATION.
LIFTING FAN BASE FROM PALLET TO CART. TWO PEOPLE WERE LIFTING TOGETHER. ONE STRAINED BACK. EE PLACED ON RESTRICTED STATUS.
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A TIRE FROM A SEMI TRACTOR WHEN IT SHIFTED AND HE LOST CONTROL OF THE TIRE/WHEEL AND IT FELL ONTO HIS LEFT ANKLE/LEG. EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED A CONTUSION AND CONTINUED TO WORK REGULAR DUTIES. ANKLE CONTINUED TO HAVE PAIN AND CONTUSION DID NOT GO AWAY. ON 2/9/04, EMPLOYEE HAD ANKLE EXAMINED AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FRACTURED FIBULA.
EE WAS MANUALLY LOADING OLD BRICK/COATING INTO A SKID-STEER LOADER BUCKET. EE PINCHED HIS LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN THE LIP OF THE LOADER BUCKET AND AN OLD BRICK CAUSING A LACERATION AND FRACTU RE OF THE BONE.
EE WAS CLEANING IN FINISH MILL AREA. CEMENT DUST FELL FROM ABOVE THE EE AND WAS DEPOSITED ONT HE INSIDE OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES. A DUST PARTICLE BECAME EMBEDDED INT HE EE S LEFT EYE AND CAUSED I RRITATION. EE WAS UNABLE TO CLEAR HIS EYE OF THEIRRITATNT WITH EYE WASH MATERIALS AVAILABLE AT THE PLANT AND HAD HIS EYE EXAMINED BY A LOCAL OPTICIAN. OPTICIAN RX MEDICATION TO PREVENT INFECT
EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A DISC BULGE AT C6-C7 IN HIS SHOULDER AREA. THE ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS WAS BONE SPURS AND INJURY WAS CONTESTED AS NOT BEING CAUSED BY WORK ACTIVITIES. WORKER'S COMP. HAS DETERMINED THE INJURY AS WORK-RELATED. EMPLOYEE WAS RATED FOR PARTIAL PERMINANT DISABILITY FOR HIS SPINAL INJURY.
EE WAS CHANGING FILTER BAGS INSIDE BAGHOUST DUST COLLECTOR. AS HE REACHED UP TO WORK ON ONE BAG HE ACCIDENTLY HIT A SECOND DIRTY BAG WITH HIS HAND. THE DUST ON THE DIRTY BAG FELL & STRUCK HIS FACIAL AREA. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS BUT THE DUST STILL GOT IN HIS EYES. BY RUBBING HIS EYE, HE ABRADED THE CORNEA. EYE WAS EXAMINED BY AN OPTICIAN & PRESCRIBED MEDS.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING BAGS IN A BAGHOUSE DUST COLLECTOR AND HAD DUST BECOME EMBEDDED IN HIS EYES. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GOGGLES BUT DUST STILL WORKED IT'S WAY UNDER THE GOGGLES AND EYES. EYES W ERE WASHED WITH MATERIALS AT PLANT. LATER EMPLOYEE WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM WHERE EYES WERE WASHED AGAIN AND HE WAS ISSUED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION.