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Employee statement-Checking Dust collector at the re-crush and got a piece of lime into left eye. Attempted to flush myself and was unsuccessful. Got help to flush eye again. Found after going to Urgent Care that I still had a piece of lime in my eye as well as a scratch on my eye.

While closing a manual slide gate beneath a hopper, EE smashed right-hand pinky finger between the slide gate and the hopper, resulting in a distal fracture.

An employee was blowing dirt off of their clothes and felt as if something blew in their eye. By the start of the shift that afternoon the employee told the foreman about the incident and if it got worse employee was going to the doctor. After their shift, around 2:00AM they went the emergency room to be examined.

Employee had just started stacking #50 pound bags from the industrial line when EE felt a sharp pain in left bicep area. EE was seen by a doctor and was diagnosed with strained arm muscles. EE has a follow-up with the doctor on June 29th and should be released back to work with full duty.

Employee bent over to pick up a busted product bag (weight approximately 20 lbs.) from the walkway and strained their lower back. Employee was swinging the bag while bent at the waist. Employee was seen in the ER and wrote out of work 48 hours then returned to full duty.

A temporary employee had emptied a portable dump hopper and was latching it back down when EE's finger got pinched between the lever and the wall of the hopper cutting the tip of EE's finger off. The employee was not wearing gloves at the time of the incident. EE was released back to the temp. service when EE admitted that EE could not pass a drug test.

EE was removing a 6" hose from a pump and felt a pain on their backside/upper leg. EE was discharged from the ER with restrictions to stay off work and follow-up with an orthopedic specialist.

EE was cleaning when bucket with lime bumped a step causing lime to go into the air and enter EE's eyes.

A Lab Tech was picking up a pallet to place in the bed of a pickup truck when they heard a pop in left shoulder and felt some discomfort. The Lab Tech went to Urgent care where they were diagnosed with a sprain and provided restricted duty returning to work the same day.

Employee was placing lid on sample canister when it slipped and hydrate enter eye under safety glasses.

Employee on Night shift was cleaning up and felt saw some dust falling, when ee looked up to see lime fell into eye. First Aid treatment was administered. The following day ee did not improve and was instructed to go to the doctor. The doctor prescribed antibiotics as a precaution.

2 employees were lifting a job box when one felt some soreness in back following the lift. EE initial reaction was to ice it but was instructed to go to the doctor the next morning when ee informed supervisor it did not improve.

Employee was moving a stone from catwalk when EE felt a strain on shoulder. EE went to doctor and was indicated to remain on light duty until 7SEP.

EE received a contusion to right pinky finger when removing part.

EE was opening inspection door with right hand when it slipped from EE's hand and fell onto the tip of EE's left index finger severing it. EE was taken emergency room by supervisor issued 2 days lost time and restricted duty.

Loading a shot, bent over to pick up the loading hose, back went out.

Trying to break up frozen stemming felt a pop in left shoulder

Two employees were loading 10' lengths of stainless steel shaft from a vertical turbine pump into a loader bucket. They were performing two man lifts. At some point IE started lifting them alone and back popped and felt a pain in lower back. IE finished loading the shafts and then came to the surface and told the shift foreman what happened.

While loosening brake on rail car, employee felt pain in abdomen area. Taken to hospital and diagnosed with strain.

The injured and another contractor employee were in the process of reassembling the front end of a haul truck. The injured contractor employee was crawling under the haul truck when ee placed finger in a pinch point. The other employee slid the front end assembly into place while the injured' s finger was in a the pinch point, resulting in an avulsion of a finger.

Replacing wiring harness on C13. Pulled engine hood enclosure down and felt pop in Left Shoulder. Has continued to bother employee. Dx 2/1/17 with left tendon strain.

Employee was cleaning and material entered eyes. Employee washed eye out and felt "okay" making no report until 27th of November when ee came to work indicating continued discomfort. Employee was instructed to see a doctor and given prescription medication.

EE was getting a pallet from a stack when the back corner of the pallet got hung on the pallet below, the EE jerked on the pallet and it came loose striking the rib cage causing a fracture.

Temp. worker was shoveling and complained of sore back resulting in a strain on second day of work. Was awarded restricted duty but told temp agency they quit the following day.

Employee was attempting to break a piece of one inch sealtite conduit using EE's hands. When the conduit broke, it jumped and hit the employee's mouth, requiring five stitches.

Employee did not report incident until 3-1-16. Employee working with two other employees to install a control box. When they lifted the 30 inch x 36 inch x 8 inch box, employee said felt a pull in lower abdomen. Thinks may have strained a muscle. ***Per e-mail on 3-17-16 was diagnosed with a hernia. Surgery scheduled for 3-24-16.***

Injured worker and another employee were installing a piece of conduit into a panel tub. As the employees were pushing the tub back to slide the pipe into the hole the tub slid and made a cut in the left palm of one of the workers. The injured worker was not wearing cut resistant gloves.

Employee attempted to catch fuel nozzle that fell and cut finger requiring stitches.

Employee was dumping waste hopper at lab into loader bucket and pinched leg between hopper and exterior wall of lab causing injury to leg.

An employee painting a piece of 4" pipe that was laying on a pipe stand when the far end of the pipe was bumped and came off the stand, landing on his upper foot above the steel toe.

Employee was attempting to open a jammed clam shell gate with the lever attached to the gate. The gate broke free and he mashed his finger between the lever and structure. He received stitches to his finger.

EE was loading 50lb. prell bags from a tractor trailer onto the powder truck in preparation for loading headings. When he lifted one of the bags he stated that he felt pain in his lower back. EE was diagnosed with a strained back and did not work March 25, 26, & 27.

EE was working at the crusher attempting to help free a rock that was hung in the jaw. EE moved a rock which caught another lighter rock causing a smaller rock to strike EE's knuckle causing a laceration to the back of his left hand. EE received stitches.

EE was wearing all PPE, when flipping welding hood down particle went into right eye. Could not was particle out with eye wash. EE went to urgent care .

Injured was helping to install a new 30" conveyor belt at the HiCal crushing plant. Injured had put clamps on the belt in order to pull the belts together when one side hung up on part of the frame of the conveyor. Injured lifted up on the chain that was hooked to the clamp and pinched his right hand between the clamp and the angle on the conveyor.

Employee was placing a new sheet of metal in the bottom of a loader bucket. He welded two pieces of flat bar on each end to hold the sheet of metal in place and keep it from falling through. When he went to unhook the shackle from the metal he placed his left hand on the sheet. It flipped out of place and pinched his arm between the metal and the bucket.

Employee lifted and carried a steering pump from a water truck. Pump weighs about 60 lbs. Carried it about 30'. Suffered strain related injury.

Employee was cleaning the pre heater. When he finished the task he felt some discomfort in his lower back. He requested medical attention the following morning. He was diagnosed with a lumbar strain.

Alledgedly hurt his back while loading 10/4 power cable into a p/u truck on 10/21,regularly off 10/22-24,worked 10/25,reported accident 10/26,worked 10/27,10/28 went to workers comp Dr.and was wrote out of work.First day missed 11/1/2010.Witness did not see him get hurt or show signs or was not told that he hurt himself. 11/1 mine idled workers transfered to another location.

While assisiting the rail load-out operator to close frozen doors on the bottom of DVP open hopper cars, EE's middle finger on right hand was pinched on the epad portion at the end. He was wearing all the proper PPE for the job and weather conditions.

While installing conveyor hoods, the employee's hands slid between two hoops and his left middle finger was cut. The cut required stitches.

Injured was attempting to open a steel rail car lid. When he lifted the lid he felt pain in his lower back.

Employee was climbing ladder into haul truck and his knee "gave way". There was no cause, did not slip or bump knee. Employee has torn medial meniscus of the left knee requiring surgery. This is a reportable lost time accident.

Emp was performing housekeeping duties at jaw crusher using shovel to remove buildup around crusher. Emp developed pain in lower back. The injury resulted in a MSHA reportable restricted duty incident.

EE manually opening a bin gate. Gate was hard to open and employee was pulling and pushing in rocking motion. On the pull stroke the gate broke free causing a muscle strain to right shoulder. EE was taken to Emergency Room at Winchester Medical Center and was given 48 hours off resulting in reportable lost time accident.

EE was placing a container of hydrated lime on an overhead shelf, the container fell striking the employee, the lid came off and lime splashed in EE face and eyes (EE was wearing safety glasses) burning cornea of right eye. This resulted in two days lost time.

EE was unclogging dust pipes at the screen room, lime dust bypassed his safety glasses and entered the right eye causing a chemical burn to right eye.

EE was removing dust collector bags from top access panel, some bags were swelled with material making it difficult to remove, bag assembly was at foot level and EE pulled/jerked assembly upward, EE felt minor pain in his neck but did not think it was bad enough to seek medical attention, the pain continued and EE went for medical attention 6/12/06.

EE was waiting to clock in to start his shift. EE was arm wresling with an off duty foreman when his arm fractured.

EE opened a manhole to a baghouse hopper and was accidently contacted by dust from the baghouse. Accident still under investigation.