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Employee was changing out a bearing on a hydrator. While lowering the bearing it slipped and fell onto employee's right foot causing bruising and swelling.
Employee was trying to put a track back on the drill. The bar the employee was holding was pulled out of EE's hand when the track moved causing a sore shoulder.
Employee was tightening fittings with a pipe wrench and struck elbow on a steel door frame on 2/10/22. Employee was checked at a clinic on 2/11/2022 and released to work with no treatment or restrictions. Employee returned to clinic on 2/22/2022 due to swelling and was placed on work restrictions.
Employee was raking clinker when a piece of dust got behind face shield and safety glasses and in eye causing irritation. The employee was seen by a Dr. and issued a prescription.
An employee was repairing a conveyor belt using a belt cutter to cut the belt. While turning the handle on the belt cutter, EE felt pain in the right shoulder, resulting in a strain. EE was seen at a clinic and prescribed pain medication.
Employee was using a 12" ratchet to remove a coupler fitting when ee felt a pop in right forearm. EE reported it on 10/13 but did not seek medical treatment until 10/24 and was placed on work restrictions for a possible torn ligament.
Employee was using a pick ax to clear built up material for a rail and tie inspection. Employee's arm began to hurt the next morning. Employee was sent to the Urgent Care where employee was diagnosed with tendinitis in the left forearm and placed on restricted duty.
Employee was cleaning out a pipe with a plunger hand tool and EE's finger was pinched between the wall of the pipe and the handle of the tool.
EE was barring down clinker in the preheater transition chute when ee felt a "pop" in right elbow accompanied by numbness in hand and fingers. EE was treated by a physician for an injury/irritation of the ulnar nerve and placed on restricted duty pending clearance to return to full duty.
EE was part maintenance crew removing/shooting clinker from K-2 Preheat Tower. EE was in a seated position shooting the kiln gun, when EE felt something hit left thigh. EE was taken to ER - received treatment to remove a fragment of the kiln-gun slug that ricocheted and struck EE. EE was discharged and is waiting to return to full duty pending clearance from the physician.
EE lacerated the little finger on right hand while attempting to pry open a sliding gate on a coal chute with a bar. Hand contacted an electrical bracket, cutting finger. The wound required 4 sutures to close - the employee returned to full duty with no restrictions.
Employee was stripping a metal-clad jacket from a cable with a Linesman Pliers. The lineman's pliers slipped and struck the employee in the mouth chipping front tooth.
EE strained EE's right shoulder while barring/chipping clinker down from the K-2 Pre-Heat Tower. EE was treated by a physician on 2/25/2016 and placed on restricted duty pending follow up and release to full duty.
EE was replacing wedge plates on a crusher, while swinging a hammer to remove hardware he suffered a shoulder strain. He was treated by a physician and placed on lifting restrictions pending a follow up appt.
EE was barring/cleaning material off of interior of lime kiln walls - informed Supervisor the following day that he was suffering from muscle weakness and spasms in his shoulder-primarily on left side. Phys. has placed him on lifting restrictions with Rx. for muscle relaxers/anti-inflammatory meds. Follow-up appt. sched. for 4/29.
Employee was in the baghouse cleaning the rust scale buildup on the walls of a baghouse. He was using a scraper mounted on an 8' pole. The scraper was leaning up against the wall and was inadvertently bumped, causing it to fall down. The blade struck him causing laceration to right calf. He went to emergency room where he received stitches.
Struck finger with hammer. Resulting in laceration on left index finger.
Maintenance technician was tighening a tension rod nut for the Roll crusher. He was using a 2 1/4" combination wrench (2 1/2 feet long) to tighten the nut. He pushed up on the wrench and heard a popping noise and noticed sharp pain in his right shoulder.
prying down with bar to get a screen to go into place when it slipped and smashed left middle finger
Swinging sledge hammer against sides of rock hopper to unplug jam, felt pain in shoulder.
Cleaning Ducon (scrubber) at Hydrate plant, chipping lime and got a piece of it in eye.
EE WAS ADJUSTING THE BELT TENSION BETWEEN THE CRUSHER AND THE MOTOR, WHEN HE GRABBED THE ADJUSTING HANDLE AND ROTATED IT. "AT THAT TIME I HEARD OR FELT A 'POP' IN MY LEFT BICEP AREA."
PULLED BACK MUSCLES WHILE SWINGING HAMMER TO OPEN A SLIDE.
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO GET A LARGE ROCK OUT OF THE RIGHT REAR DUEL TIRE ON THE WATER TRUCK WITHA SLEDGE HAMMER. WHEN HE HIT THE ROCK, THE IMPACT BOUNCED OFF THEN THE SLEDGE HAMMER HIT THE TOP OF THE RIGHT FENDER, BOUNCED OFF IT AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD.
EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON A CRUSHER AND STRAINED WHILE USING HIS WRENCH. RESULTED IN A STOMACH HERNIA.
EE & ANOTHER EE WERE ATTEMPTING TO TURN WHEELS ON AN AXLE. EE WAS PULLING & OTHER EE WAS USING A PRY BARY TO TURN THE WHEELS. EE'S FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TIRE RIM & THE PRY BAR