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Employee was removing rocks from between the intermediate conveyor belt and felt pain in their shoulder while using a prybar. They sought medical treatment and were placed on restricted duties.
Employee was cutting a pallet that was stuck between a feed conveyor and palletizer table. When the pallet was cut loose, the palletizer table the employee was kneeling on dropped 6-8" and the employee's knee struck the table. The employee sought medical treatment and was placed on restricted work duties.
An employee was shimming the secondary crusher and trying to remove a metal wedge. As the employee used a hammer to knock the wedge out a piece of metal from the top of the wedge flew back into the employee's mouth. The employee sustained a cracked tooth.
Employee was setting spring tension on the door of a coal mill with a 36" pipe wrench. While applying pressure to the wrench, the wrench slipped from its purchase, causing the employee to lose their balance and fall to the grated surface EE was standing on. During the fall, the employee fell onto their left ankle with all of their weight, breaking EE's ankle.
Employee was helping mill tender change two FK line valves. While pulling down on the wrench to tighten the valve, the employee heard and felt a pop. The employee sought medical treatment two days later and was diagnosed with a broken rib. The employee was placed on restricted work duty.
An employee reported pain in their shoulder. The pain is potentially from a previous reportable injury. The employee sought medical treatment and was placed on restricted duties until a diagnosis is made.
An employee was changing valves at the loadout silos. When the person put a pipe into the fitting to move the valve, the bar slipped and the employee felt a pop in their shoulder. The employee was placed on restricted duty 6 days later.
Employee was tightening a bolt on a rotary feeder when the socket slipped and the right pinky finger came into contact with a metal edge causing a small laceration.
Employee was installing bolts in kiln hood doors with an adjustable wrench and strained/popped left shoulder while tightening the bolts.
While trying to drive a wedge in between the end box and the body of the secondary sizer, the employee smashed EE's pinky finger on EE's left hand between the hammer EE was using and the head of the wedge.
Employee was changing F.K. line valves on top of group 3. The bar that is used to loosen valve bolts slipped out striking him in the upper lip. Requiring 7 stitches. I filled this out when it happened on the MSHA website but it appears it never went through.
Employee was walking to tool box with hands full of tools. He tried to open a door by sticking the 48" pipe wrench through the handle to open the door. He caught his right pinky finger between the pipe wrench and door handle causing a small fracture.
Employee was using bar to try to break loose material going to a raw mill FK pump. When he pulled back on the bar he hit the end on a handrail behind him catching his finger between the bar and the handrail.
Employee was opening up a package with a razor blade knife. When he cut through the package, he cut his finger.
While using a 3 lb. hammer to drive chisel between airslide and valve, employee felt sudden pain in right shoulder. Please Note: Employee did not receive restrictive duty until 11/14/2012.
Employee was working in robo lab loosening a bolt when it slipped and cut right hand.
Employee stated that while turning a slugging wrench, the wrench had a burr, which cut his right hand during the turn.
Employee was loading equipment onto a trailer for transport. He was using a hammer to remove the pin on the frame lock when a piece of metal came off and flew into his neck, lodging close to the jugular vein. Will be removed surgically on Tuesday, May 15. Missed work on 5/10/07, but was released to return light duty as of 5/11/07. Will miss day of surgery also.
Claim was reported on 2/21/06 - While cutting cardboard tubing with a knife, the knife slipped and punctured leg.
Rock wedged in chute of crusher, using a metal bar to to unchoke the chute. The employee was punching out the chute, rock fell inside the chute catching bar and pinning right index finger against beam.
NOTE: THIS WAS A FIRST AID CASE UNTIL 9/15/03, AT THAT TIME THE EE WENT TO SEEK MEDICAL ATTN. EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER & LINER BAR WHILE CLEANING PLUGGED FEEDER CHUTE. THIS REPETITIVE ACTION CAUSED TENDERNESS TO HIS RT. ELBOW.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN 8 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK UP ROCK THAT WAS CHOKING THE CRUSHER AND STRAINED HIS BACK.
PUSHING ON AN 18" WRENCH TO TIGHTEN HYDRAULIC HOSE ON ONE OF THE DRIVE CYLINDERS IN COOLER RESULTING IN A LOWER LUMBAR STRAIN.
TRYING TO BREAK UNION ON A DRAW LINE APPROX 2 1/2".