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The employee experienced physical strain due to the repetitive pulling of the wire, which was built up in a chute that was plugged in an awkward position, and required a medical evaluation.

Individual was in the finish mill, shoveling out mill balls - breeze blew debris in EE's eye resulting in minor eye irritation.

The employee was climbing on a drill rig and strained EE's shoulder area

Employee injured left pinky finger while trying to disengage a gear. Employee went to medical facility, was treated and release to light duty.

Employee was staging grease drums, one pulled away and they stopped it with their right arm and their elbow popped an pain ensued.

Employee opened a poke hole on the hot air slide. It immediately went positive. The force blew off EE's hood and burned EE's neck and ear.

Finger was pinched by a roller on the tire system.

Laceration to right hand caused by pipe stand striking employee while turning and wrapping shaft assembly.

while moving an air lance arms, strained EE's left shoulder.

Employee was picking up a case of 6 hams and 2 turkeys. While loading hams and turkeys into the tailgate of the truck, EE strained back.

Unplugging tire chute, strained back.

Employee was Shoveling Material and twisted body they felt a pinch in lower back Note: Employee returned to work the following day on Modified Duty 7/14/2020

Chemical Burn blisters to both ankles. Employee is reporting "Working in a very dusty environment the product we were cleaning got into my boot and by the end of the day they were rubbed raw"

Burn to hands and knees due to hot material

Shoveling into a skid steer bucket and felt a pop in back, experienced pain in lower back.

Smashed thumb in between a pinch point.

Employee was attempting to close the isolation valve on 5AC1 and felt a pop in EE's right shoulder

During cleanup, pinched hand between chipping gun gat and equipment housing.

Laceration to right hand finger.

Strained back when turning to dump shovel.

Lost grip of Hydraulic ram

Employee was cleaning under the kiln feed and dust hopper when shove bumped the chute and material came out covering ee. Dust got in eye causing an irritation and burn to face and right eye

Employee was lifting a lock and load weighing about 20lbs. EE set the lock and load in the CAT bucket, stood up and felt a pinch in the back resulting in a strained back.

While employee was removing a large piece of Rebond from Cyclone opening, EE pinched EE's finger between the rebond and the side of the opening. The result was a minor bruising of the finger.

Employee was trying to loosen a hydraulic line on a unit and sprained lower back due to excess tightened fitting.

While trying to install a blank to block the flow of material, the section in which the blank is installed began to eject dry lime striking the employee in the chest and rebounding into his face.

While testing the Stowage of the jib on the boom, it fell off the locking mechanism dropping two feet to the top of the Stabilizer guard. It hit employee on the shoulder bruising it, The sheave mount scratched him on the back, strained his shoulder muscles. The Jib pin locking was not properly installed or double checked. There was no failure of equipment.

Employee states while removing bad thermocouple hot material exited hole and struck his face, causing 1st and 2nd degree burns to ears, eyes and head.

While manually loading bricks in the bucket of a bobcat with 3 other employees, a brick being tossed into the bucket hit employees right hand and smashed his index finger against the brick he was tossing. The impact broke his right index finger. Employee was wearing gloves.

Employee was relieving the pressure on the lime slurry injection system the discharge was plugged of the relief valve. Employee thought the pressure was gone and opened the line when it hot lime water shot out and went up his shirt sleeve burning his left arm.

While Poking down in the tower employee states he was sweating, going into his left eye causing irritation and blurred vision.

While closing the knife gate, the Porta Power slipped pinching the employees hand between the frame.

Laceration to right hand

Employee was trying to turn a steel liner over and sprained his rt. torso

Employee was pushing an oversize tire over a gate as two coworkers were pulling on tire when it rolled backwards and tweaked his right wrist.

While moving dust bags on shoulder, materiel shot from bags into face and eyes. Employee was wearing eye protection and dust got into left eye around the safety glasses. Employee rinsed eye and didn't have a problem rest of shift. Next day (Sun) Called Super and reported. Emp. went to Doctor and had foreign body removed.

While installing a 160 double roller chain around a set of sprockets, EE left index fingertip was cut off at base of the fingernail.

While changing bags in bag house, with system disabled, cement dust flew into eyes and face from above, causing irritation to the eyes.

Miner's arm contacted edge of a heat shield causing laceration

A staging platform to open/close truck lids for loading cement powder had a step on the loading dock of the platform which needed resecuring. One step was lifted to expose the repair area of the step needing repair. While working, the lifted step fell and hit the left hand pinky finger of employee.

Shoveling a pile of mud at counterweight of 2BC2 belt conveyer, and strained lower back

After removing 7DC8 Dust collector roof hatch using proper lifting techniques, EE stood up and felt a pinch in his lower back which continued to his left side. He refused to go to the doctor and worked to the end of his shift. The next day he had increased pain and then requested to go for medical attention.

On December 8, 2009 EE reported to his supervisor that his Rt knee was bothering him when he was kneeling to change dust collector bags, He refused to go to the doctor at that time (Not Reportable). On 4/8/2010 He requested to go to the doctor to get the knee checked saying it still bothered him and He was put on restricted duty (Now Reportable).

Felt sharp pain in left lower abdomen while lifting 60# Actuator onto bed of Rig truck 30 inches fm gnd. Doctors first report says Employee has abdominal muscle strain.

Picked up 5 gallon water bottle, approx 50 lbs, and turned to place upside down on top of fountain, employee felt sharp pain in lower back. Twisting motion on back under load caused problem.

Assisting coworker lifting and sliding sideways a 250 lb pipe onto steel table, pipe coated with nonslip material creating more resistance, Employee felt sharp pain in lower back. Employees should have used mechanical lift but were in "hurry" was the reason for not following their training and company policy on proper lifting.

Employee experienced a sharp pain in his left shoulder on about Jul.2,2008 while installing conduit at the Roll Press and again on Aug. 29 while performing similar work at the Blend Silos. The pain continued to worsen and it started impairing usage of his arm. On Sep.28 he reported to a supervisor his condition and arrangements were made to get medical advice.

Loading 20 foot piece of 8 inch wide channel iron, hand on end of channel to steady it. Material slid sideways 4 inches, finger pinched between metal and ground and cut on end requiring stitches. No glove on hand, employees in hurry.

Employee bent down to pick up box and aggravated prior injury to left knee. He properly lifted the box.

Climbing ladder to dust collector, when at top of landing reached up 4 feet and felt pull in right elbow.