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A manual slide gate closed too quickly on a miners right hand. The impact caused a fracture and a laceration requiring 8 stitches.

The EE was cleaning out of the bottom door on the bucket elevator. The top door was held open with a bungee cord, the bungee cord let go and the door closed on their thumb.

Employee strained left arm performing housekeeping.

Employee's left middle finger was caught between two fully stacked pallets on a roller belt, resulting in a contusion to the left middle finger.

EE was fitting a piece of angle iron when their left thumb got crushed between the iron and coworkers foot.

Employee felt shoulder strain when opening a hatch on top of a bulk semi trailer.

Employee was removing a boom pin from a scaler and felt discomfort in EE's left bicep.

Employee felt strain to left leg knee when descending staircase. Employee has had a prior injury to this knee in high school.

Pinched finger between rope and handrail, pulling finger apart requiring 11 stitches in finger. Return to work next day on light duty at office.

Employee strained lower back lifting a motor with a coworker. This was a two person lift.

The employee was working on a hub assembly of a cage mill. While trying to turn the hub and shaft employee's hand slipped. The rough worn surface had a sharp edge that cut through employee's glove causing a laceration on the palm near right thumb. It required 4 stitches with no restrictions. The employee removed own stitches on 5-25-2020.

Employee pulled a groin muscle trying to adjust a bulk bag on a pallet as EE was beginning to fill. EE felt a sharp pain. EE was taken to the local ER where EE was diagnosed with a strained left groin. EE has been placed on light duty for one week.

Contractor was cleaning and picked up heater to move it. While moving the heater, two elements burned out and heater started sparkling. Contractor threw heater down, ran away and twisted EE's wrist.

Employee was laying down a water pump that weighed 86 lbs. As they were laying the pump down their right hand ring finger was smashed fracturing a bone in the finger.

Employee was cleaning the area around 4 mill when EE decided to move a few 55# grinding media bags off of a platform about 42" above the floor without assistance. EE grabbed a bag in each hand and as EE swung the left handed bag to the floor, EE felt a pain and pull in EE's abdomen. Diagnosis hernia and placed on restricted duty.

Employee was struck by an airline hose when it slipped from the hose clamp holding it. The employees hard hat was knocked off and EE received a laceration to the top of the head. Employee received three staples and was released to work full duty.

Two employees were moving a diesel generator to another level. When they were connecting the 8" flexible hoses, one of the employees strained side (front wall of thorax) while trying to get the hose positioned in order to close the cam-locks.

Employee was bringing screens down from 2nd floor, said EE tweaked shoulder.

Employee was working on drill and struck head causing neck to bend. The next day employee's neck was stiff.

Employee was air spraying paint underneath saw horses. Employee was on one knee looking up when ee felt something in eye. EE eye was red and sore the next morning.

Employee was on top of a bulk tanker opening the hatch at the load station. When they twisted to pull the last latch, they indicated that they felt a muscle strain in the lower back from body position.

Employee was placing wodden pallet onto loading station at bulk bag station and felt a pain in right side.

A bulk loader was loading a bulk trailer. EE began opening the center hatch of the bulk semi. As EE was opening the hatch EE found all the hatch latches to be difficult to open but EE was able to open the first four. On the fifth latch EE pulled and felt a strain in right shoulder. After EE felt the strain in EE's shoulder EE used a hammer to pry the 5th and 6th latch open.

Reported while shoveling rock when EE twisted to EE's right EE felt a strain in EE's lower back. Lower back strain

Employee was shoveling spillage when employee experienced pain in employees left shoulder.

Employee was working on a dryer discharge chute in the pelletize building. The employee's right hand middle finger came across some sharp metal on the chute area causing a laceration that required medical treatment and four stitches with prescription. The employee returned to work immediately with no lost time or restrictions.

Employee was moving a 50lb bag from a waste bin to a waste pallet and felt a pain in forearm.

IE CHANGING FILTER CLOTH-PULLING ON EMBEDDED ROPES OF FILTER CLOTH. SPRAIN TO SHOULDER.

Employee was shoveling material at the dryer discharge area performing clean up duties and felt a pain in lower back.

Bagger was restacking 50lb bags and strained a muscle in their back.

EMPLOYEE FELT MUSCLE PULL IN LEFT ARM AS EE CLOSED SPOUT ON MEDIA BAG.

EE was shoveling upstairs in Plant 4 & felt a burning sensation in right shoulder. Requested to have a medical evaluation. Employee was taken to the ER, received X-rays, a prescription for an anti-inflammatory, and was medically cleared to return to work on EE's next scheduled shift with no restrictions. *EE received 2 days restricted duty on follow up visit.

Employee was using a shovel to clean up work area and felt a pain in elbow.

Employee was walking on level ground carrying tools back to the maintenance shop when he felt a pop in his right knee and it became painful to bend the knee. Employee was diagnosed with sprain of medial meniscus.

Dry, well lighted; Miner was opening bulk truck hatch when one of the spring loaded hatch locks sprang back to the closed position resulting in the Miner jamming his little finger (right hand) back into the hatch cover which resulted in a dislocated joint on impacted finger. Confirmed via x-ray. ER Doc realigned joint, splinted and prescribed meds for pain.

While the mechanic was inside the Mill removing the Journal's he hit his head on an overhead pipe knocking off his hard hat.

Employee was assisting welder cut some metal by supporting metal with gloved hands. The heat from the cutting torch got too close to the small area of exposed skin between the gloves and shirt of the assistant causing a small burn to the skin. The burn was classified as 2nd degree.

Employee was working on mill when gear of unit fell (30 lbs), trying to catch falling object, resulting in hyperextension/rotation and extension of right shoulder.

There was no specific accident. We only learned of the situation when the employee called to say he was not coming to work on 03/24/11 because he was going to the doctor. He complained of sore and achey wrists. He had been moving/stacking pallets and running the forklift the shift prior. He was diagnosed with "Tenosynov Hand/Wrist Neck"

Employee was climbing down ladder as he was pulling trolley cable and strained left shoulder. Medical evaluation resulted in left arm being restrained and is placed on restricted duty.

Employee was attempting to line up portable fan trailer to hitch on back of pickup truck. Pulled on trailer and strained muscle in lower back.

Employee wiped face and rubbed unidentified foreign object into right eye. Treated by company doctor as well as eye specialist.

Employee was stacking bags off conveyor to pallet. Co-worker missed a bag, so injured employee tried to catch it and twisted his back.

Employee was walking up stairs near lime screen building, felt and heard pop in left knee as he put weight on left leg.

Employee was cleaning out a hopper at the end of his shift. His back felt tired, he went home and later that night his back began to hurt. Two days later he went to the local ER for treatment.

Employee was attempting to lift a 50# bag off the reject line and strained his lower back. Treated at local clinic and placed on restricted duty.

Employee was getting into bobcat and cut left elbow on bolt that was sticking through the cage frame. Minor cut, treated at local ER, 3 stitches required.

Employee was atempting to move a bulkhead inside a railcar and strained lower calf muscle in left leg.

Employee was attempting to open a window in the electrical shop. He pushed on the window frame and his left hand broke a pane which cut his left palm. Six stitches required for the cut.

Employee was loading a bulk truck, struck above left eye with unknown object. Cut to skin just above eye requiring 9 stitches.