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Mechanic was opening new boxes of dust collector cages, as he was pulling the cardboard box out from under the cages the back of his hand struck the top band of the cage and cut his hand.

Temporary Agency employee, reported that he had squatted down on one knee to lift a tire to its side so the tire could be rolled into position for disposal. In doing this, ee stated that he pulled a groin muscle. Employee reported his injury and then went home due to his pain. Later employee followed the Temp Agency policy and reported to their doctor for medical inspection.

WORKING ON SETTING MOTOR ON F2 HES SEPERATOR, EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIP AND POPPED HIP JOINT. EMPLOYEE WENT TO THE DOCTOR AND RECEIVED MRI ON JULY 19. WE'RE AWAITING RESULTS FROM MRI AND THE DOCTOR. THE EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO WORK WITH NO MISS TIME. HE IS EXPERIENCING SOME TINGLING PAIN.

Employee was shuffling ball mill liners inside the mill when a liner shifted and smashed the tip of his pinky finger.

While assisting other co-workers with changing silos,the co-workers were using tools to releive the valve when a piece of metal flew off and went into the employees right forearm causing a laceration to his right forearm. Although this occured 8/28/06 there was no medical treatment other than X-Ray until 9/14/06, when metal was removed from right forearm.

Employee was shoveling in rail pit and felt something pull in the groin area. Employee was just recently diagnosed with a hernia condition and had surgery on March 6, 2006. He is expected to return to work on March 20, 2006.

EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN OFF SCRAPER ONTO FROZEN, UNEVEN GROUND AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE. EMPLOYEE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR EIGHT DAYS.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING DOOR ON BALL CHARGE DUMPER IN FINISH MILL 14 WHEN HE HEARD A LOUD CRACK IN HIS ELBOW. EMPLOYEE'S ARM WAS PLACED IN A SLING AND HE WAS ON LIGHT DUTY FOR NINE DAYS.

PICKED UP BUCKET OF CONCRETE WHICH HE SAID CAUSED PAIN TO BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING OUT CASTINGS IN THE BALL MILL WITH THE HELP OF ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. THE OTHER EE STRUCK THE CASTING IN SUCH A WAY THAT CAUSED IT TO CHIP AND FLY INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S FACE.

CARRYING AN AIR TUGGER ON HIS SHOULDER, HE STATED HE REMEMBERED SLIPPING WHILE CARRYING THE AIR TUGGER.

EE WAS STANDING UP PEDESTAL WITH A PRYBAR WHEN THE WEIGHT TRANSFERRED & PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE PEDESTAL & THE CRIBBING.

EE WAS PUTTING INSULATION ON STEAMLINES. INSULATION KNOCKED DUST OFF TOP OF PIPE INTO HIS EYE. DUST WAS HOT GOT BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES CAUSING BURN. EE RECEIVED RT AND HAD FOLLOW UP VISIT WITH SPECIALIST.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING THE 752 DRAG CONVEYOR WHEN THE CHAIN HIT THE LID, PINCHING HIS FINGER. THE LID WAS NOT FASTENED AND THE LOOSE CHAIN HIT THE LID.

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING CLINKER IN LAB. HE REACHED DOWN TO PULL DRAWERE OUT OF MACHINE & FELT PAIN JUST BELOW SHOULDER & LOWER BACK. FIRST AID ONLY AT TIME OF INJURY.

WHILE CLEANING DRILL PRESS IN SHOP, EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SPIRAL SHAPED SHAVINGS. WHEN HE PULLED ON SHARP SHAVING, HE RECEIVED CUT ON FORREFINGER OF RIGHT HAND. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES.

EE WAS INSTALLING NEW STEPS TO ACCESS WALKWAY BY FEEDER. NEW STEPS WERE FABRICATED OUTSIDE OF THE PLANT AND SHIPPED IN BANDED TOGETHER WITH A METAL BAND. EE WAS WEARING GLOVES AND ATTEMPTED TO PICK UP A PIECE OF THE METAL BANDING MATERIAL TO DISCARD IN THE TRASH, AND WAS CUT ON HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

WHILE LIFTING ONE END OF WATER SPRAY PUMP BY THE SAND PIPE, OFF THE STUD BOLTS ANOTHER EE PRIED THE OTHER END OFF THE STUD BOLTS. THE PUMP FLIPPED OVER, AND THE STAND PIPE FLANGE THAT I WAS LI FTING WITH SMASHED MY FINGER AGAINST THE NEAR BY WATER RESERVOIR TANK.

EE WAS HELPING MOVE I-BEAM WHEN HE PULLED HIS GROIN AND BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO MOUNT LOADER WITH A POP CAN IN ONE HAND. HE WAS NOT USING THREE POINTS OF CONTACT AND PULLED HIS BACK.

EE WAS CLEANING A BLOCKAGE ON THE KILN FEEDSHELFWITH AIR LANCES. HE WAS WEARING PPE, BUT WHEN HELIFTED THE FACE PLATE HOT DUST ENTERED HIS EYES.

EE WAS OILING KILN BEARINGS. WHILE SETTING BUCKET OF OIL ON NUMBER 3 PIER, HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS MOVING THE SEPARATOR FROM 4" TO 2" & SPRAINED HIS WRIST WHILE HE WAS TURNING THE WHEEL. EE CONTINUED EXPERIENCING PAIN & SOUGHT TREATMENT ON 7-11-02.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING OUT WATER SPRAY WHEN HE BACKED INTO CORNER OF STEEL PLATE THAT WATER SPRAY IS ATTACHED TO.

WHILE CLOSING A HAMMER BLIND ON SILO 16, EE WERE HAVING PROBLEM GETTING THE BLIND TO THROW. OTHER EE STARTED SHAKING TOP OF BLIND WHEN EE ASKED HIM TO STOP. OTHER DID NOT REALIZE WHAT HE HAS A SKED-HE GRABBED THE BOTTOM OF THE HAMMER BLIND AT THE SAME TIME OTHER PULLED THE TOP. CAUSED HE TO GET HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN THE INSIDE OF THE HAMMER BLIND AND THE HOUSING.

EE POURED 5 GALLONS OF OIL INTO A BUCKET, PICKED UP BUCKET AND FELT SHARP PULL BELOW LEFT SHOULDER BLADE.

PULLING HEAVY CHAINS BY HIMSELF & STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EE WAS REMOVING A PLUGGED 6" PIPE. HE WAS CONCERENED THAT HE WOULD LOSE A PART OF THE FITTING INTO THE RAW MILL, SO WAS STEADYING THE PIPE WITH HIS LEFT HAND WHILE LOOSENING THE SCREWS THAT HE LD THE PIPE IN PLACE. WHEN THE PIPE CAME LOOSE IT DROPPED PINNING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE PIPE AND GRATE. EE REPORTED THAT HE DID NOT ANTICIPATE THE WEIGHT OF THE PIPE.

WHILE CLIMBING UP THE LADDER TO STACKER CONTROL CAB, EMPLOYEE HIT HIS HEAD ON A SAFETY CROSS BARAT THE TOP OF THE ACCESS LADDER, JAMMING HIS NECK.

WHILE ON ROUNDS CHECKING THE RECLAIMER EMPLOYEE SAW GARBAGE IN A PILE. THE EMPLOYEE PROCEEDED TO REMOVE THE GARBAGE. IN DOING SO, HE SLIPPED ON THE ROCKS WHILE HE HAD BARBED WIRE IN HIS HAND. THE BARBED WIRE CUT HIS RING FINGER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A HEAD PULLEY AT THE TOPOF THE ROLLER MILL. HE PULLED HIMSELF UP TO LOOK IN AN INSPECTION PORT AND EXPERIENCED PAIN IN HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

MINER WAS CHANGING A HAMMER VALVE & WHEN PULLINGON THE BAR, INSERTED IN HOLES IN NUT TO LOOSEN & TIGHTEN THEM, HE FELT A PULL IN LEFT SHOULDER DID NOTHING MORE THAN COMPLETE ACCIDENT FORM (2001-017) NO TREATMENT. NOTIFIED COMPANY THAT PAIN CONTINUED & SOUGHT TREATMENT 4/3/02

EE WAS PUSHING AND TRYING TO HOLD THE MANHEAD OVER WHEN IT WAS BEING RAISED OUT OF THE MILL BYA CRANE.

EE LIFTED HEAVY PACKAGE FOR DISTRIBUTION OUT OF MAIL BIN AND FELT PAIN IN WRIST.

EE WAS PERFORMING JANITORIAL SERVICES AND PULLED A MUSCLE ON THE STAIRWAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING CEMENT DEBRIS WHEN A CHUNK OF DEBRIS FELL FROM ABOVE AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE HAND.

INJURED ENTERED KILN AND STEPPED INTO PILE OF HOT FEED CAUSING BURN TO L. ANKLE, HOT DUST ENTERED BOOT.

SHOVELING

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING JANITORIAL SERVICES AT THE PLANT WHEN HE GOT CEMENT DUST IN HIS EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING (SHOVELING, SWEEPING) AT A BIN WHERE CEMENT DUST WAS PREVALENT.

EE WAS USING AN AIR HOSE TO CLEAN BUILDUP OF MATERIAL FROM AROUND FOOT CONTROLS ON SKID LOADER THE AIR HOSE SLIPPED FROM EE'S HAND & FLEW BACK STRIKING EE ABOVE THE RT EYE

EE TRIED TO EXIT A FORKLIFT, THOUGHT DOOR WAS STUCK SO SHE USED LEFT HAND TO POUND ON IT TO GET IT TO OPEN. HURT WRIST IN PROCESS.

EE PACKING TYPE III CEMENT WHEN BAG BLEW UP IN HIS FACE.

EMPLOYEE TITTED A BARREL TO SWEEP UNDER AND THE OBJECT PINNED HIS FINGER AGAINST A WALL.

EE WAS CARRYING TWO BUCKETS OF TOOLS UP STAIRS WHEN HE FELT A PULLING SENSATION INT HE GROIN AREA. LATER HE NOTICIED THAT HE HAD SWELLING.

EE WAS REINSTALLING SENSORS AT THE CRUSHER SUMP AFTER MUCKING THE SUMP OUT. HE WAS STANDING OVERTHE SUMP BETWEEN A CONCRETE SLAB & THE TOP OF THE SILT TRAP. HE PICKED UP THE SENSORS & FELT HIS LEFT KNEE POP & BUCKLE

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING WITH CHEMICALS AND THE VAPORS CAUSED BLURRED VISION IN BOTH EYES.

EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED CRUNCHING AND POPPING IN LEFT ELBOW AND ARM WHILE LIFTING A STEEL COVER PLATE ON THE GYP SCREW.

INJURED WAS BLOWING OUT BOILER TUBES WHEN MATERIAL BLEW BACK AND ENTERED RIGHT EYE. MATERIAL CAME OVER THE TOP OF EYE PROTECTION. INJURY WAS TREATED WITH PRESCRIPTION EYE MEDICATION.

EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE RAN OUT OF CEMENT SO ADDED AIR TO THE SILO. HE OPENED A HALE TO SEE IFTHE CEMENT WAS FLOWING RELEASING CEMENT WHICH HIT HIM IN THE EYE.