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At approximately 6:30am on 03/30/2026 EE informed incoming production supervisor that at approximately 10:00pm the night prior (03/29/2026) they had felt a "pop" in their left wrist while turning a wrench. EE denied medical care when asked and offered a ride to the hospital by the supervisor three times.

On 2/4/2026 an employee was using a spud bar to clean material from a clogged chute at the surface crusher when EE injured EE's right pinky finger. EE refused treatment at time of incident, but after seeing a doctor on 2/26 & 2/27 it was determined EE's finger had been fractured.

EE states that while using a pocketknife to cut tape, the blade did not lock fully and folded into left hand resulting in a small cut. The EE was taken to urgent care which resulted in the application of 1 stitch.

EE was clearing material from a blocked chute. After removing wet material, the dry material behind it broke loose and slid down the chute causing some hydrated lime to pass underneath EE's safety glasses and into EE's left eye. After rinsing with eye wash and going to ER, EE was prescribed eye drops for scratch on left eye.

Injured was reinstalling Raymond mill panels using a 2-ton overhead chain hoist. The chain hoist trolley over-traveled the end of the beam and fell, striking injured on side of head and shoulder, causing EE to strike EE's face on the mill structure.

Intern Process Eng. was providing help with racking of material. While doing so intern pinched EE's index finger on EE's right hand between the rake EE was using and metal door. This resulted in a cut to the back of EE's index finger which required 4 stitches.

A Kiln laborer suffered a partial thickness burn to the palm of left hand. This injury happened while they were using a metal pipe to remove hot material from the discharge end of kiln no. 2.

employee was using a long pry bar to hit the side of the chute to help clear the built up stone. EE was twisting while struck the chute and felt a sharp pain in EE's lower back.

Employee was installing the toggle seat in the jaw crusher when one of the come-a-longs hooks came out of the eyelet when EE was prying the opposite side into place. The loose end of the toggle seat swung down and over crushing the maintenance employees' arm against the side of crusher. No fractures, but there was damage to soft tissue, ligaments, & tendons in EE's arm.

Employee states rust entered EE's right eye while using a chain hoist at the surface wash plant. A piece of rust dislodged from the steel beam the hoist was attached to. The incident happened on 3/30/2025 but was not reported to management till 3/31/2025.

Millwright was loosening the bottom nut on the coal mill journal. When pulling to loosen the nut, it suddenly broke free and the wrench slipped off and struck the inside of EE's left knee.

Employee was assisting another employee align a medal pin to be inserted in the stick boom of the rock crusher. When the pin was struck with a sledgehammer, dust entered the employee's eyes that was helping with the alignment.

The hydrate operator reported feeling a pop in EE's right shoulder and numbness in EE's right arm after using a sledgehammer. EE was striking the Pre-Mixer due to material build up when this incident occurred.

Cut right index finger at second knuckle with pocket knife while cutting a zip tie off of hydraulic hose harness to make adjustments to the hose harness.

An employee received an eye injury after getting lime in left eye. After using the vac system to remove material from the screen floor employee started cutting corrugated 4-inch vac hose into manageable sections to be removed from the job site. As employee cut a section of pipe it flipped lime in employee's left eye.

Injured was changing a tail pulley bearing on a conveyor belt when a prybar slipped off the shaft, causing the shaft to drop onto EE's hand.

EE was using a utility knife to cut down boxes for recycling - thicker box required more force. Knife slipped at overlap point resulting in cut to abdomen. Cut required stitches and lifting restrictions.

Injured was cutting holes in a rubber cover with a utility knife when the knife slipped and cut a finger.

EE was attempting to loosen a bolt with a wrench. When putting force/pressure on the wrench, it slipped off the bolt causing the EE to lose balance and fall backwards onto a railing. EE had strain/bruising as a result of the incident.

Team member was raking lime coating out from kiln when rake got caught on grate. This sudden stop of motion caused T/M to lose balance and fall onto buttocks. A hot piece of lime pebble flipped up and down backside T/M's undergarment, causing a small burn to buttocks.

Millwright cut knee while cutting a conveyor belt. The belt knife slipped and cut through millwright's overalls and into knee. Received 5 stitches at ER.

Putting a track back on an excavator when the come-a-long broke causing the chain to whip back hitting EE's left hand. EE has a hairline fracture of the left thumb. EE's left hand was splinted and returned to work.

Employee was sweeping the floor of the kiln firing floor when they felt something pop in lower back. Dr. reported they had a lumbar strain and placed them on restricted duty.

Cleaning mud off the backstop of a conveyor with a sledge hammer and sprained left wrist.

An employee was injured while working in #1 kiln. EE was hand scaling down coating in the kiln shell when a piece fell and struck EE's left foot. This contact resulted in two fractures to EE's left foot.

Employee was using a pry bar, when it got loose from EE's hands between the bar & structure bruising it. No further injury nor prescriptions but doctor did issue restriction to not use due to swelling.

Prying a sleeve from a shaft of a rotary air lock at the hydrate plant when the bar slipped and EE's weight shifted back causing EE to roll ankle, resulting in a fracture to the right ankle.

Employee was unplugging chute when employee fell injuring back and ribs.

Injured was using a bar to clear a chute at the 21 ft. crusher when EE felt pain in the wrist. Injured did not report the incident until 08/31 when EE requested medical treatment.

Maintenance worker used a torch to cut a bolt off of a conveyor idler. They hit the idler with a hammer and the piece of bolt they had cut off flew up and hit them in the right eye. (safety glasses were slid down on the tip of nose and did not protect from injury.) The result of the incident was a hematoma on the eye and a scratched cornea.

While closing slide Gate in # 8 tunnel, Ratchet slipped off the shaft causing EE to fall backwards striking lower back.

EE sustained laceration to left thumb while using a razor knife stripping fiber optic cable.

Employee was clearing plugged chute. Material broke free striking pry bar which in turn struck employee on right cheek, resulting in a hair line fracture.

Injured was opening L-400 feed screw gate with a pipe wrench to adjust material flow when EE felt pain in lower back. Incident was reported on 5/11 and medical treatment was requested on 5/17 when condition didn't improve. Injury became reportable when physical therapy was ordered on 5/31.

Employee was removing sump pump using overhead hoist and side pull chain and shackle. Side pull chain became slack and shackle slid down overhead hoist chain pinching employees hand between thumb and pointer finger causing laceration requiring two stitches.

Injured was attempting to get product to flow from silo into truck using a bar when ee felt pain in shoulder. Incident occurred on 1/29, reported initially on 1/31, and requested medical attention on 2/5 when condition didn't improve.

Temporary employee was cutting the ANFO hose on the powder truck. The knife slipped cutting the employee's arm. The employee was taken to the emergency room where the employee received 11 staples. The knife was being pulled toward employee's body instead of away.

3 employees were installing bushing on quarry hammer. While pounding on a plate to get bushing into place employee swinging hammer hit plate. Hammer slipped from plate hitting employee in mouth and shoulder.

Individual was hand scaling the roof from a man lift. While prying on a rock that was hung on a roof bolt the scale bar slipped and the force from pulling the bar and their weight caused them to roll their ankle causing a fracture to the right distal fibula.

Injured was using a punch and hammer to set a ring seal in a pump head. While striking the punch, the hammer slipped off the punch and struck left hand.

Employee was raking #1 kiln grates and felt a sharp pain on the right side of back. Restricted duty.

EE was tasked with opening a lime chute slide gate. The gate was stuck and EE had to use a sledgehammer to work the slide back & forth to get it unstuck. While doing this EE's right wrist started to hurt. The pain continued for a few days when EE was treated @ the local Occ. Health for a wrist sprain. Dr. Rx modified duty, splint, and Rx meds.

Injured was assisting changing a head pulley bearing when they pulled on a pry bar and felt pain in the shoulder. Incident was reported immediately but did not become reportable until 08/24 when an MRI was performed and physical therapy was prescribed.

Employee was scaling a rock from the back. The scaling bar slipped and they felt pain and a burning sensation in the right shoulder. Did not report to management till 5/15/17. Had dr visit on 5/19/17, MRI 5/26/17, Physical Therapy ordered 6/6/17. May continue operating mechanical scaler.

Employee was raking clinkers off the kiln #3 grate when ee felt something pop in left shoulder. The pain comes and goes. Employee reported the injury on 04/28/2017 and was taken to the doctor on that date.

Employee was changing hydraulic hose on scaler using a pry bar when the bar slipped and struck employee on lip causing a laceration.

Employee was trying to unblock a frozen coal chute when a steel access plate jarred loose and slid down onto employee's left foot above the safety toe portion of the boot.

Employee hit C-channel with wire snips to nudge it into place. Slipped and jammed hand onto metal clip. Has a puncture in right hand. Had medical treatment and returned to work on the Monday following with doctor's release.

Employee suffered laceration to left, middle and ring fingers, as a pry bar pinched the fingers between the pry bar and housing.

Employee strained right shoulder while using a 3 foot pipe wrench to remove a 4 inch ball valve in the road rock tunnel.