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While moving an electric motor to a cart, the motor shift, smashing the tip of the IW's left thumb resulting in a abrasion and a fracture.

EE had clocked out and was in the contractor parking lot at EE's car. EE removed EE's boots and banged them together to shake off excess mud, dirt, and lime, which got into EE's left eye.

While moving equipment, the EE pick up an electrical box and swung it to the opposite side of the room. While swinging the box, their glove became stuck. The momentum carried them to the wall, and they jammed their neck. EE was put on restricted duty on 2/12/25.

EE tasked with cleaning spray lance, 2 man job. Did it by self. Lifting a support up felt a pop in right shoulder, continued to work, shortly after EE's right hand was numb and hurting.

EE was carrying 5-gallon fuel cans up top the warming heaters and strained shoulder.

After changing out conveyor return rollers the injured when to dispose of the rollers. While putting the rollers in the dumpster the injured stated that they felt a strain in right arm. The injured did not report the possible injury to management. Around two weeks later, the injured reported the injury to their Manager. Injured had surgery on 4/3/2023.

EE working on 3 and 4 coal long belt, tied off, 3 points of contact. Climbing now heard a pop noise left shoulder and pain. Went to Doc on 9/4/2020, restrictions given.

Employee walked through a puddle of water in the lime handling area. EE's boots were in disrepair and lime water got in the boots.

Miner was pushing off lime waste material at the waste dump. When EE opened the cab door, dust came in the cab and got into EE's left eye. Safety glasses were worn by the miner.

EE was helping change out the oil cooler on #3 coal mill, it weighs approx. 100 lbs. As EE and other employee were setting the old cooler down on the ground EE's left index finger was pinched on a broom head, needing 1 suture.

EE hurt hand. EE when to the Dr. received meds. Meds made ill. Next day, EE sent a text to super. was not coming to work, ill. Called EE asked them to come, go to the Dr. EE said they were 5 hrs. away and was not coming back to see Dr. Manager called Denver office for guidance. We received notice on 9/7/18. The Denver office considered this injury reportable

Employee injured hip while climbing out of the lime cooler ductwork access door.

EE was putting a screw cover back on, lost control of the cover and hit ee in the chest. Contusion to the thorax, restricted duty.

Employee spent the day walking within the kiln area and received blisters to the right foot, which required medical treatment. A preexisting condition prevented the employee from being aware of the injury. The employee was placed on restricted duty 2/1/18.

Changing drive belts on a motor, when belt slipped on EE's finger caught between belt and pulley, breaking tip of finger.

EE was cleaning out a railcar and re-injured EE's back

Employee was removing build up of material on surface of refractory brick inside of kiln #4 to install a refractory brick patch when a piece of a metal shim broke off and entered the employees right upper arm requiring medical treatment to remove.

Employee was replacing V-belts on a screw conveyor and got lime in EE's eye.

Driver was disconnecting unload hose from pump on tanker using manual force and under no pump pressure. When hose dislodged, employee struck self in the upper lift with the fitting on the end of the hose causing laceration to upper lip, resulting in 5 stitches to lip.

EE was climbing a ladder, EE place a 16' diameter circle metal plate on the catwalk. EE continued to climb the ladder and the vibration caused the metal plate to fall from the catwalk striking EE in the face below eye, cutting it, got 3 stitches.

EE1 was helping build an expanded metal guard, ee1 was leaning on the table and another EE2 picked up a piece of expanded metal to go cut hit. When the EE2 turned the expanded metal hit the other EE1 in the face leaving a small cut between eyes and a deeper cut on right eyelid.

EE was helping other EE's move an electric motor from it's base. After completing the task, the injured EE felt tightness in EE's shoulder.

EE is not sure of the date of the accident, but did not get reported to the company until 10/14/2015. EE was cleaning in the lab and he aggravated his groin area while lifting a box. Went to the doctor before reporting to the companying and doctor said he has a lingual hernia.

EE was switching the Oxygen bottle on the torch cart. He lifted the bottle onto the cart and he felt a pull in his back just below his shoulder blades. He did not go to the doctor until the following Monday (08/17/2015).

EE was stepping from the top of a rail car to a step to get off the rail car. He put pressure on his foot that was on the step and felt a pain in the arch of his foot. EE said he did not turn his ankle.

Employee was adjusting the knuckle on a railcar and strained his lower back.

EE go debris in his eye on 7/11/15. EE reported the injury aroud noon on 7/12/15. EE does not know how and where the injury occurred.

EE was putting 50lb bags on the last level of the pallet, when he twisted to put the bag on the level he felt something pull in his chest and back.

At 8:00am EE was helping install a brush on the sweeper. While installing brush, EE experienced pain in back and shoulder. EE reported the injury to his supervisor at 1:00pm and stated he was OK. On Saturday,4/11/2015 EE called his supervisor and asked to see a physician. EE was diagnosed with a pulled back muscle.

EE was checking on a cooler feeder that wasn't working properly. EE removed the covers from the feeder to troubleshoot. EE used his middle finger to feel if the lime was packed behind the coil. While sweeping lime out EE felt a pop in the tip of his middle finger. When he pulled his hand out he noticed the tip of his finger was slightly bent and swollen.

EE was going to plug the kiln, at first he put the plug in the feed pipe backwards so he had to reposition it. When he went to re position the plug the t-handle on the plug caught his hand between the conveyor belt and the bar. Causing burns and breaking 2 fingers.

Opening Roll Up Door Lube Truck. Strained His Lower Back.

employee was closing a slide gate on a LKD (lime kiln dust)tank while a particle of lime got in his eye.

EE put a metal bar against the a handrail and put the other end on a brace under the expanded metal. He put his hand on the handrail the metal slipped off the brace and the top of the bar smashed the EE right ring finger.

EE was removing a coupling guard and felt a pain in his lower back. EE went to the doctor and came back with no restriction, sent to therapy on 9/9/2014 Doctor put him on restrictive duty.

Employee was clearing rocks from the coke hopper. He cut a hole in the side of the coke hopper and reached into the hopper to pull a large rock out, when the rock started rolling and fell on his left index and middle finger breaking both fingers.

While carrying a grinder and small chain across 2 Kiln burner floor, employees back started hurting between the shoulder blades.

Employee received burns on face, neck, and arm while attempting to clear plugged chute at the K1 Dust Hopper Discharge Chute

Employee was changing bit on the drill and pinched his right hand with bit. His skin was pinched but he did not require sutures.

Injured was pushing an insert back into a control knob with his right pinky. His finger rolled forward causing a injury. Injured saw a doc on 9/12/12. Doc put a splint on finger to protect from impact. Injured saw Doc again in two weeks. Doc wanted him to see a surgeon. Injured saw surgeon on 10/12/12. Surgeon recommended out patient surgery. Surgery was performed on 11/5/12.

While blowing bridged lime from a chute, the employee got lime in his eye.

Employee was retrieving a material sample from a tanker truck with a sample scoop. When the scoop entered the material stream, it jerked the employee's arm.

While removing a guard from a pre-heater ram, the employee strained his lower back.

Employee was flipping a rail switch and dislocated his finger. The Employee did not report the accident until 8/31/2011. The Safety supervisor accompanied the employee to the ER on 9/6/2011.

While repairing the air knife in the 2411 rotary feeder, the miner got lime in his boot causing lime burns to his ankle

Injured dumped a loader of waste and pulled up to re-attach his tailgate chains. The chain was caught between the bed and the tailgate. The injured pulled the tailgate out with his right hand, when he moved the chain, the tailgate closed on his fingers.

Contract driver was manually cranking his tarp open, when the crank handle began to "free roll" striking the contract driver in right lower arm resulting in a contusion.

Employee was attempting to clear boulders from a clogged chute and suffered a back strain.

On 8/11/2010, The injured was replacing a water line on the oxygen analyzer at the feed-end of #1 kiln. when the injured reconnected the hose and turned the water back on, the hose blew off spraying hot water on the employee's face, stomach area and left thigh area.

Employee was lifting his tool bag into truck and sprained his sternum.