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While employee was pushing and pulling flubber pipes in the bottom of the cement silo he felt a sprain in his lower back.

Employee was helping another employee lift a plate of steel. The weight shifted and pulled the employee,s shoulder. He reported the incident to his Supervisor. It was handled as First Aid Only. He was notified on January 8 that he would be laid off on March 9. On January 9 he went to the doctor and was put on light duty.

Employee was working in the Gravel Bed Filter System, cleaning screens. He suffered a chemical irritation where his shirt sleeve rubbed against his wrist. Cement clinker dust, has a high pH and can cause an alkali burn. He was seen by the company doctor. Rx ointment was administrated. No lost time or restricted work (other than keep wound clean).

Employee was shoveling into a dumpster hopper and pushing the dumpster onto and off of an elevator car. Complained of back pain 24 hours after the incident.

Miner slippedon slippery deck @ wet plant

While shoveling, employee was bent over and twisting left with the shovel. He overextended, pulling lower back.

EE was placing a cap on the kiln dust tank air slide when the material surged and blew dust into his right eye.

Washing windows on pit haul truck. Right shoulder pain - numbness in arm - right shoulder movement immobilized.

Employee strained his back while closing a gate under a finish mill tank. He reported the injury two days later, was treated on June 19th when he was released to return to light duty. Note: employee was terminated on June 21 for poor attendance.

Lifting liner panels and back became sore

After cutting a steel plate, it was being turned over to de-slag the cut edge; when it slipped out of his hands and caught his finger between the two pieces of steel.

Employee was placing a belt winder on B Belt. B-Belt is on an incline. The winder slid down hill pinching the Ee's hand between the winder and the open end of a 2" pipe handrailing. The railing had been removed to allow the winder to be placed into position. The resulting injury (an avulsion) required medical care (sutures)

EE was shoveling coal in the coal reclaim tunnel and felt pain in right shoulder.

was working on pre heater tower unplugging a fourth stage plug. was wearing a hood. pH dust blew under the hood and into his eye. The employee reported the injury to his supervisor the day it happened. The employee tolerated the inury for 17 days before he went to the doctor. Diagnosed as infalmation of eye.

Employee has been transfered from a Yard Foreman job to a desk job. He was used to walking around but the new job required him to sit at a PC and enter data. His back became sore after long periods of sitting.

PULLING ON A 6" HOSE FULL OF SAND AND I FELT A POP IN MY LOWER BACK.

At end of shift Ee complained to supervisor that his shoulder hurt. Said it had been hurting for weeks. Commented that when held water blaster lance over his shoulder that it became tender. Requested to be seen by a doctor to determine what was wrong. Restriction may or may not effect his performance - reaching or working above shoulders. Question reportability,

Employee bumped knee against a protruding angle iron bracket next to the roller mill. This resulted in a contusion to her knee. She had been off work for non-industrial knee surgery within the past year. Though the injury was minor, it was determined that a physician should evaluate her condition.

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING 90LB BAGS OF SAND AND FELT SPASMS IN LOWER BACK.

EE WAS PUSHING A DUMPSTER ACROSS THE BURNER FLOOR & CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN DUMPSTER & I-BEAM.

EE was moving a rock chute into place, he had his arm between the two pieces of chute. The chute moved and pinched his arm.

EE WAS WORKING AROUND CLASSIFIER WHEN SOMETHING BLEW IN EE'S EYE RESULTING IN DISCOMFORT & MEDICAL TREATMENT FLUSHING OUT, ECT

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN LIME MILL. AFTER A FULL SHIFT HE NOTICED ALKALI BURNS ON HIS HAND AND WRISTS.

WHILE CLEANING THE PAN UNDER THE TELSMITH CRUSHER EE ROLLED OVER ON TOP OF A SHARP PIECE OF STEEL BOLT. THE BOLT SCRAPED HIS BACK BONE BELOW HIS BELT.

EE LOOKED UP WHILE OPERATING A ROLL UP DOOR AND DIRT FELL INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS DUMPING A FORWARD DUMP CONTAINER. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SECURE A SPRING LOADED LATCH (HANDLE) WHEN IT SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND AND THE HANDLE HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH.

EE WAS PLACING HIS SAFETY GLASS ONTO HIS FACE AFTER HAVING CLEANED THEM. HE POKED HIMSELF IN THE EYE WITH A TEMPLE ARM ON THE GLASSES.

CRANE WAS LOWERING SCREEN INTO SCRUBBER. EE WAS TRYING TO POSITION SCREEN, IT SLIPPED & CAUGHT HIS FOREARM BETWEEN SPRAY BAR IN SCRUBBER & SCREEN, CUTTING WRIST.

WHILE MOVING SCREENS FROM UNDER NEW LADDER/STAIRS GOING TO #7 SCREEN DECK, HAND SLIPPED AND SCRAPED ALONG EDGE OF SCREEN.

EE WAS ADJUSTING THE GUARD ON THE TIP OF THE VACTOR HOSE WHILE EQUIPMENT WAS OPERATING. HIS ARM WAS SUCKED INTO THE HOSE.

SORTING PALLETS. PALLET SLIPPED AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON HIS LEFT KNEE.

EE CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN PALLET OF STEEL AND HAND RAILING. FORK LIFT OPERATOR WAS POSITIONING PALLET. SUPERVISOR ( INJURED WORKER) WAS DIRECTING HIM. INJURED WORKER PLACED HIS HAND ON THE RAILI NG WHEN THE STEEL STRUCK HIS HAND.

EE REPORTED INCIDENT TO HIS SUPERVISOR ON THE DAY AFTER IT HAPPENED (5/8/03)THE EE REP'T IT TO THE SAFETY DEPT ON 5/11/03. ON 5/12/03 EE REQUESTED TO BE SEEN BY A DR. EE SENT TO CO. DR 5/12/03 LIGHT DUTY RESTRICTIONS GIVEN

EMPLOYEE WAS HIT IN THE EYE BY A STREAM OF CEMENT DUST AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR A PLUGGED AIR SLIDE.

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A FAN IN THE ROLLER MILLAIR DUCT, LIFTED IRON ROD OUT OF DUST AND STRUCK HIS ARM, COMPLAINED OF SORENESS 1 MONTH LATER.

WHILE EE WAS REMOVING SOME PIPE FOR A JOB HE WAS WORKING ON SOME PIPE ROLLED OFF THE AND LANDED ON HIS RIGHT HAND INJURING HIS PINKY FINGER.

DUST FROM WASTE DUST TANK SPRAYED INTO BOTH EYES WHEN CAP ON CLEAN OUT FELL OFF WHEN DRIVER APPLIED COMPRESSED AIR.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A 4" RUBBER VACTOR HOSE OUT OF AN ELEVATOR PIT THROUGH A HOLE IN THE FLOOR. HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS LEFT KNEE.

PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN A PIN & GATE.

RIGHT HAND NEAR RING FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN ROLLER AND CONVEYOR BELT CLAMP.

GOT ON 50 TON HAUL TRUCK TO MOVE DUST. REACHED BEHIND SEAT TO RETRIEVE WINDOW CLEANER. FELT BUMP ON HAND. PULLED BACK AND NOTICED CUT ON FINGER.

EE WAS CLEANING TAIL PULLEY ON CONVEYOR 13. WHILE CLEANING PULLEY HE BEGAN TO FEEL BURNING PAIN IN THE GROIN AREA. WAS TOLD TO KEEP AN EYE ON IT AND IF IT GOT WORSE, EE WOULD NEED SURGERY. EE WENT IN FOR SURGERY ON 2-12-03.

PUTTING A SPLICE IN A CONVEYOR BELT AT BASE PALTN. HE HURT HIS LOWER BACK BECAUSE OF THE TWISTING AND TURNING.

WHILE ASSISTING IN MOUNTAIN AIR CANNONS WITH HIS LEFT ARM OVER HEAD HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN SHOULDER MUSCLE.

INHALED OILY GASES, WHILE SHOVELING DUST UNDER CONVEYOR BELT. OIL HAD BEEN LEAKING FOR 3 WEEKS WAS TOLD IT WAS TO BE FIXED.

WHILE STARTING TO UNPLUG THE DRAIN PAN AND DISCHARGE LINE AT THE BASE PLANT'S DEWATERING SCREEN, A BURR OF BRASS CAME OFF FIRE NOZZLE AND GOT IMBEDDED INTO THE THUMB OF LEFT HAND.

EE WAS MOVING LARGE 6" DIAMETER VACTOR HOSE & FELT PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER.

CHANGING BUCKETS ON BUCKET ELEVATOR. CLIMBING IN AND OUT/UP AND DOWN. TOOK LARGE STEP AND FELT PULL IN GROIN.

EE WAS MOVING A SPEED REDUCER WHEN SHE PULLED IT (ROCKED IT) ONTO HER FOOT.

WHILE INSTALLING SCREEN MAT ON SCREEN #11 MY FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN SCREEN MAT AND SCREEN #11.