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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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

Employee was unplugging the kiln cooler discharge. The feeder would plug and he would take the cap off the side of the cooler and poke the material with a metal bar to get it flowing again. Hot dust was blowing out the openings while he was attempting to unplug it. He suffered lime burns to his wrist, which became infected and reportable on 10/22/11

Injury was greasing bottom damper on west side of kiln with a manual grease gun. The grease fitting didn't allow grease to flow, He pushed harder, resulting in Tony straining his left shoulder.

EE was reaching out to tighten a bolt and twisted in a manner that caused him to suffer a strained/pulled muscle in his lower back

Tightening a bolt and spud wrench slipped, causing him to strike his right index finger against a piece of sheeting.

Employee was swinging a 25 pound sledge hammer to clear a dry ball from the seasoner when he felt pain in the center of his back and his right shoulder. Employee did not loose time until February 5, 2007 when the doctor diagnosed a torn rotator cuff.

Employee was tapping on a bearing race with a hammer in order to remove it from the bearing. A sliver of metal from the bearing race broke off and embedded in employee's left thigh. Employee had to go to doctor to get sliver removed.

EE WAS WORKING TO REMOVE SUCTION HOSE FROM PUMP. AFTER UNSUCCESSFULLY TRYING TO SCREW IT OFF EE DECIDED TO CUT IT OFF. HOSE WAS MADE OF RIBBED PLASTIC. HE GRABBED LOWER PART OF HOSE WITH LEFT HAND & CUT LENGTHWISE WITH RIGHT HAND. POCKET KNIFE SLIPPED OFF HOSE & CUT LEFT THUMB CROSSWISE REQUIRING 3 STITCHES JUST BELOW KNUCKLE.

PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT LOWER SIDE WHILE TIGHTENING BRAKE ON RAILCAR. EE WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

STANDING ON CATWALK PUSHING UP ON A 14"LENGTH RATCHET. SHARP BURNING PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER AND NECK.