On Monday, May 18, in the first shift, the operator of the r-line 1 area, suffered a sprained left shoulder, while placing 50-pound bags of product on a pallet.
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Showing all 31On the 23 of august 2025, at approximately 10:39am, a surface miner sustained a head injury after being accidentally struck by a sledgehammer that was in use during repair of entrance gate. The miner was moving a ladder when the sledgehammer fell from the top of the ladder, directly striking the top of their head. They suffered a scalp laceration with bleeding.
Using their strength, EE tried to pull a heavy steel plate that was on the floor, to close a gap. EE strained right arm elbow, a bump was visually observed. Arm was immobilized and miner sought medical attention.
miner sufferer cut on one left hand finger trying to remove a PVC tube.
The employee went down the stairs with a hammer in hand. At the end of the ladder the employee jumped and the finger of employee's right hand was caught between the hammer and the ladder. This caused a fracture of the second finger of the right hand.
When the warehouse attendant was manually placing glass blocks boxes on a wood pallet, other boxes fell and hit ee in the legs.
In the process of filling 50 lbs bags, the nozzle of the baler get blocked. The operator inserts a metal rod to remove the blockage. It is when the rod hits the right hand of the operator.
The operator was putting a roll of plastic wrapping on the machine and it slipped. When employee was attempting to hold the roll, the operator's wrist got bent.
He was packing a product. One of the pack was damaged and the dust came out toward his eyes.
The EE started his regular shift. He got one of his fingers on his right hand stuck while unloading the bulk bags.
Helping another mechanics fixing a motor, the motor was unsecure and one part of the motor went down and hit the head of the employee. The employee was there without his helmet at that moment.
The employee alleges that he suffered a hard back pain while he was moving bag of cement.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BAGS OF CEMENT FROM ONE PLACE TO ANOTHER. DURING THAT PROCESS HE FELT A SEVERE BACKACHE.
WHILE ORGANIZING SOME BAGS (APPROX. 47 LB.), HE FELT A STRONG PAIN IN HIS WAIST. HE COULD HARDLYMAKE WAIST MOVEMENTS.
THE EE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS PREPARING A MIX OF GROUT, WHEN HE MOVED THE BAG OF CEMENT OF APPROX. 30#, HE FELT A STRONG PAIN IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS RIB CAGE. HE IS IN MUC PAINA ND CA HARD LY MOVE.
THE EE WAS MOVING SOME BAGS FROM THE DUST COLLECTOR AND HE TRIED TO REMOVE THE SCREENS THAT PROTECT THE BAGS AND HE HURT HIS WAIS. HE FEELS MUCH PAIN AND CAN HARDLY WALK.
THE EE WAS CHECKING A MOTOR THAT WAS VIBRATING AND HE WAS REINSTALLING THE COVER OF THE MOTOR, THE COVER SLIPPED, AND THE EE TRIED TO HOLD IT AND HURT HIS BACK.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS PACKING THE CEMENT PRODUCTS IN A BUG BAG, ANOTHER EE WAS MOVING THE PALLET WITH THE FORKLIFT. NO ONE REALIZED THAT HIS FOOT WAS UNDER THE FORKLIFT AND HE LOWERED THE FORKLIFT, IT PINCHED HIS RIGHT THUMB.
THE EE WAS LIFTING 50 LBS. BAGS AND EMPTYING ITS CONTENTS INTO A MIXER WHEN HE FELT DISCOMFORT IN HIS RIGHT TESTICLE. THE PAIN HAS CONTINUED, THEREFORE MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO CARRY WE IGHT.
THE EE ALLEDGES THAT SHE FEELS A CONSTANT PAIN ON HER RIGHT ARM FROM HAND TO SHOULDER. SHE IS NOT ABLE TO MAKE BRISK MOVEMENTS AND HAS LOST STRENGTH.
THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS GOING UP THE STAIRS, HE FELT A STRONG PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE. HE DID NOT HURT IT, BUT HE NEEDS TO USE THE STAIRS ON A DAILY BASIS WHICH WILL AFFECT HIS KN EE.
THIS IS NOT AN OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT REPORT. NEVERTHELESS, THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT SHE FEELS MUCH PAIN WHEN SHE PICKS UP EMPTY SACKS TO HAND OUT TO HER FELLOW WORKERS. SHE ALSO FEELS A LOT OF PAIN ON HER LOWER BACK AND IN HER RIGHT LEG.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING HEAVY SACKS (94 LBS) WITH ANOTHER CO-WORKER AND HE FELT A MUSCULAR TEARING IN HIS LEFT WRIST. HE IS IN A LOT OF PAIN AND CAN'T UTILIZE HIS HAND.
THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS MOVING SOME ZINC SHEETS (FOR A ROOF CONSTRUCTION) TO THE LOADER HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
THE EE ALLEDGES THAT WHILE HE WAS SETTING IN THE RIGHT POSITION THE WOODEN PALLET, UPON GRABBING IT HIS RIGHT HAND THUMB BENT BACKWARDS, HURTING HIM. HE FELLS A LOT OF PAIN.
WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS MIXING HEAVY MATERIALS, HE EXPERIENCED A STRONG PAIN IN HIS RIGHT TESTICLE WHEN HE LIFTED THE HEAVY WEIGHT. THE TESTICLE REMAINS SWOLLEN & IT FEELS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE.
THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HE WAS CARRYING BOXES OF CHANNEL SCREED, HE FELT A STRONG PAIN IN BACK.
THE EE WAS SCREWING A GREASE HOSE WHEN HE TURNED AND HIT HIS LEFT ELBOW WITH THE EDGE OF THE CONVEYOR.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING SOME GLUE SACKS (50 POUNDS EACH) AND SUDDENLY HE FELT A STRONG PAIN IN THE LOWER BACK.
THE EE WAS PACKING SACKS ONTO A PALLETS WHEN SUDDENLY HE FELT A SHARP PAIN, AS IF HIS MUSCLE WAS TEARING. THE PAIN STARTED IN HIS CHEST LEFT SIDE AND WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE LEFT HAND. HE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT THE PAIN INCREASED. HE ISIN A PERIOD OF REST.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING A COMPRESSOR, WHEN HE WAS CLOSING A VALVE, HE HURT HIS WAIST AND THIS PRODUCED SHARP PAIN IN THIS AREA. HE CONTINUED TO WORK BUT THE PAIN INCREASED.