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On Feb 6, 2026, subcontractor, employee of Micronics (CRI MSHA ID C6220) was carrying blow pipes into the Keystone Cement Machine Shop. Leaving, their thumb was caught above the knuckle in a heavy counterweight-driven self-closing door that shut quickly and forcefully, causing a severe injury. The required stitches. The door's counterweight made it close fast, increasing the hazard

Miner was emptying dust collector, material flushed going in both eyes under glasses. Miner sent to emergency room, both eyes flushed out, eyes drops prescribe making this a reportable injury. Miner was released to full duty on 11/7/2025 after follow up appointment.

Employee was removing a lump of material from an air slide gate, EE lacerated EE's right forearm on the edge of the steel gate. Required stitches to close wound. All energy control procedures were followed.

Employee was blowing duct work down through 1 inch port, dust blew out of port and under face shield contacting skin on face causing alkali/lime reactive burns to face.

Mechanic was checking flasher for brake lights on pick up truck. When EE exited from under dashboard EE lacerated right forearm on parking brake pedal. Stitches required to close laceration.

Employee was blowing down packing machine, cement blew up under safety goggles into both eyes, treated for chemical burns to both eyes, out of work 2 days.

Employee closed pack house freight elevator door on left hand lacerating ring finger. Stitches required to close wound.

Employee pulled water lance from port in tower, felt pain in right arm. Diagnosis was slight tear to bicep muscle, employee continued to fully perform his job duties until March 17 surgery, when this accident became reportable.

Employee's left hand was pinched between a vertical brace and duct.

Struck by duct work being moved. Final investigation still pending.

Employee hit right elbow against handrail and was treated with first aid. Condition did not improve. 8/28/2008 - Employee was taken to medical facility for treatment.

Employee was fueling the road sweeper, he stepped down off of platform at fuel tank and twisted right knee. Diagnosis by company doctor was stress fracture to right knee. This injury was contested by worker's comp. As of this date it has been verified as a work related injury.

Employee was holding concrete pipe, employee was splashed by the concrete presure and foreign object got in left eye.

Unloading hand rails off the back of a truck; rail hit a piece of wood that was nailed to the back of the truck causing EE to twist back.

Stepped too high- stepped to an elevation of approximately 24" above ground and felt a pain in right lower leg.

Employee was holding steel plate in place when it slipped causing him to twist his back. Sent to hospital, released with a back strain. No lost time, wages or change of job at this time. A later MRI showed a disc problem which was operated on June 2; on this date it became a reportable and lost time accident.

BLOCKING UP BIG JOE TO REPAIR WHEEL-SLIPPED OFF PINCH BAR, GOT FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN BLOCK & FRAME.

TWISTED RIGHT KNEE WHILE GOING UNDER KILN 1 TO CHECK OIL BEARINGS.

WAS HOOKING DRAIN LINE AND FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN PIPE AND HANDRAIL

EE WAS LIFTING A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER INTO COOLER AND MOUNTING IT TO UNDERGRATE. HE WAS HOPING THE PAIN WOULD SUBSIDE. HE FINALLY WENT TO THE DOCTOR ON 4/25/05. SURGERY SCHEDULED FOR 6/16/05.

While lifting a suspension bar to install in the hammer mill, ee felt something pull, had gone to Healthworks 11-17-04, returned 12-02 to Dr, determined surgery was needed. Surgery scheduled for 12-8-04.

WHILE LETTING CHAIN DOWN FROM SHOULDER, EXTRA LOOP OF CHAIN SLIPPED OFF AND CAUGHT RIGHT THUMB, BENDING IT OUTWARD. EE FELT HE COULD TAKE CARE OF THUMB. WENT TO DOCTOR 5/27. SURGERY ON 7/17/04.

WAS ON TOP OF COAL BELT FRAME WORKING ON POKING OUT COAL TANK CHOKE- WHEN DONE HE CAME DOWN & HIT KNEE ON FRAMEWORK. THIS WAS NOT REPORTED IMMEDIATELY, SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTN. ON JUNE 3, 2004.

HE DROPPED COVER LID FROM #2 KILN COOLER DRAG ONTO FOOT.

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING FOR KEYS TO OPERATOR THE SERRPER. WHEN HE PLANTED HIS FOOT AND TURNED HIS KNEE POPPED AND THE KNEE SWELLED. HE ICED IT THE DAY IT HAPPENED, BUT WENT TO HEALTHWORK ON 10/10/0 2 FOR X-RAY.

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A SCREEN. THE SCREEN DROPPED AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE SCREEN & THE CATWALK.

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING IN TRANSFER TUNNEL TO TRANSFER CEMENT AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE ON GRATING.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING UP CHAIN ON TABLE FOR PACKING MACHINE. CHAIN WAS OILED FROM FACTORY AND SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN CHAIN AND SPROCKET. SEVERED FINGER AT FIRST JOINT.

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A HOSE FULL OF DUST AND HEAVY, TRYING TO BLOW IT OUT. HIS BACK WAS SORE AND A WEEK LATER HE FELT PAIN AND COULDN'T WALK STRAIGHT.

EE WAS REMOVING BOLTS ON N-S SPEED REDUCER WHEN BOLT BROKE AND HIS HAND SLIPPED, CAUSING HIS KNUCKLE'S TO GET SKINNED.

EE WAS INSTALLING KILN HOOD. WHILE PUSHING HOOD IN HE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING AND REPLACING GRATE SUPPORT. WHEN LIFTING GRATE SUPPORT HE FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER AREA.

EE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF HATCH DOOR & PULLED A MUSCLE IN LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE NEW MILL CLINKER CHUTE, WHILE LIFTING THE CHUTE HE FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING DRIVE MOTOR, WHILE LIFTING MOTOR WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE, INJURED FELT PAIN IN GROIN AREA.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING STEEL LINING IN THE MILLROOM AND IT HIT HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

EE WAS REPAIRING BROKEN E-BAR ON CRANE BUCKET AND GRABBED HOLD OF THE BUCKET ARM TO BRACE HIMSELF AND SOMETHING PULLED IN HIS NECK AND SHOULDER.

EE WAS DOING HIS NORMAL JOB OF LIFTING PALLETS AND HE FELT PAIN.

EE WAS UNCHOKING CYCLONE HOPPER WHEN DUST OVERFLOWED FROM THE CONVWYOR CAUSING PARTICLES TO BE AIRBORNE AND BELIEVED TO BE THE CAUSE OF THE RASH.