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Employee was attempting to loosen liner plate in finish mill using a 8# sledge hammer. Employee struck liner plate and a small fragment of metal spalled from the liner plate and struck employee in the right upper leg. Fragment was removed by emergency room personnel and wound was closed using a single staple. Employee released to full duty without restrictions.

Miner was trimming belt from cable with a knife and cut index finger. Miner was taken to doctor and received three stitches in finger. Miner returned to work the same day and had no lost time.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE BLOCKAGE IN AIR SLIDE GATE WITH STEEL BAR WHEN BLOCKAGE RELEASED AND GATE SLAMMED CLOSED, TRAPPING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE STEEL BAR AND THE AIR SLIDE HATCHWAY. HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A CLINIC AND SUTURES WERE TAKEN TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

Employee was placing liner plates in finish mill using a pry bar. The pry bar slipped and struck him in outer surface of left ear.

Employee was using a 4' metal bar to poke through the inspection port at the Return Airslide at Finish Mill #2 to clear a material plug when he hit the fifth digit on his right hand on the edge of the port hole opening.

Employee was working inside the raw mill roll removing outer bearing race using a wedge and hammer. Employee claimes he was driving the wedge between the bearing race and cage when a piece of race came out and struck him in right thigh.

USING JACKHAMMER TO REMOVE BUILD UP IN THE CHUTE BELOW THE LINE #1 RAW MILL TRIPLE GALES. WHILE TRYING TO PULL THE JACKHAMMER OUT OF THE CHUTE A CHUNK OF MATERIAL FELL FROM ABOVE HITTING THE J ACKHAMMER BIT CAUSING THE JACKHAMMER TO FLY UP & STRIKE HIM IN THE MOUTH.

HOLDING REBAR DOWN WHEN ANOTHER EE MASHED HIS LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN CONCRETE & HAMMER.

EE WAS ON THE 3RD STEP FROM THE BOTTOM OF A 10' EXTENSION LADDER. HE WAS REACHING UP TO CLOSE A 2"GATED AIR VALVE. USING A 12"WRENCH TO CLOSE VALVE TIGHT, VALVE BONNET CAME OFF, RELEASING THE PRESSURE STORE IN APPROX. 30'OF 2"HOSE. EE WAS STRUCK BY WRENCH OR VALVE BONNET AND FELL FROM THE LADDER. HE TRIED TO BREAK HIS FALL WITH HIS HANDS AND FRACTURED BOTH WRISTS.

CUTTING INSULATION OFF OF A PIECE OF SEALTITE & KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HAND.

EE USING SLEDGEHAMMER TO REMOVE PINS FROM HOPPER DISCHARGE CHUTE. TEMPORARY PLATFORM SHIFTED PUTTING HIM OFF BALANCE. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO STOP HAMMER IN MID-SWING, HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS SHO ULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PIPE WRENCH TO LOOSEN A BOLT. HE WAS PUSHING HARD ON THE WRENCH WHEN HE FELT A "POP" IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS OPENING RAILCAR DOORS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AT THE GYPSUM PIT WHEN HE NOTICED PAIN IN HIS NECK AND LEFT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN CARDOX TUBE IN CARDOX ROOM UNDER #1 KILN. THE CARDOX TUBE WAS STILL PARTIALLY PRESSURIZED AND WHEN THE EMPLOYEEUSED PNEUMATIC WRENCH TO REMOVE HEAD, THE UNRELE ASED PRESSURE CAUSED THE HEAD TO COME OFF AND PULLED AT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT ARM AND TWISTED HIM AROUND.

ALKALI DUST FLEW UP INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYES WHEN HE AND HIS CO-WORKERS WERE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE SCREW FROMT HE INSIDE OF BYPASS DUST COLLECTOR HOPPER.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING CHANNEL LOCKS TO TURN A ROLLER TO FREE UP THE 32 FINISH MILL FEED BELT ROLLER WHEN THE GLOVE HE WAS WEARING WAS PULLED IN BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND CONVEYOR BELT ALONG WITH HIS RIGHT ARM.