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As employee was swinging a 4-lb hammer to remove a plug from the #1 flash dryer product line blower, he felt pain in right shoulder.

Employee was working on sifter blower. Shaft of the motor was turning due to draw from dust collector. Employee attempted to slow motor to a stop by creating friction against shaft with pair of pliers. Pliers slid down shaft and hung on keyway. Inertia of shaft jerked pliers resulting in injury.

EE was using pry bar to line up poly pipes for connection. Bar slipped.

Employee was using personal pocket knife to dislodge pencil stuck in his hard hat. Knife slipped cutting hand. Required stitches, was not work related.

Employee was using pry bar to put cribbing under pipe. Strained back.

Employee was pushing against pry bar. Bar slipped and employee fell forward striking left jaw on angle iron. Required 4 stitches.

Employee was cleaning out the cone crusher at the East washer. He placed rock into a 2-gallon bucket while a co-worker pulled bucket full of rock out of crusher. A rock fell out of the bucket and struck IE's hand.

EE WAS USING PIPE WRENCH TO REMOVE CHECK VALVE FOR AIR LINE.

Co-worker was using sledge hammer when head of hammer came off striking ie's left thumb. stitches required.

WHILE OPERATING QUARRY HAUL TRUCK, EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING OPEN A CAN OF SNUFF WITH A POCKET KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED, CUTTING EE'S RIGHT INDEX FINGER. REQUIRED SEVEN STITCHES.

EE was trimming plastic on conduit, knife slipped and cut right index finger. required 5 stitches.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 4 LB HAMMER TO BREAK UP ROCK UNDER THE JAW CRUSHER. HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

EE WAS CUTTING A RUBBER HOSE WITH A BOX BLADE. BLADE SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. REQUIRED STITCHES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING WIRE TIE OFF OF SUCTION CUP ON NEW BAG PLACER AND CUT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. REQUIRED STITCHES.

EE USED POCKET KNIFE TO ASSIST IN REMOVAL OF VACUUM LINE ON TOP OF RAYMOND MILL. WHEN LINE DISCONNECTED UNEXPECTEDLY, EE'S HAND BRUSHED ACROSS HAND HOLDING OPEN KNIFE. RESULTED IN LACERATIONS REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.

EE WAS REBUILDING A SAND GRINDER, HE STRAINED HIS RIGHT ELBOW WHEN HE BEGAN INSTALLING THE BARS IN THE MILL AT THE WET PLANT. NOTIFIED SUPERVISOR OF ACCIDENT 4/15/04. NOTIFIED SAFETY DEPT ON 4/16/04. RESTRICTIONS BEGAN 4/16/04.

EMPLOYEES WERE CLEANING ROCK LODGED BETWEEN THE BELT AND CROSS BRACE OF #1 CONVEYOR CHUTE. EE WAS LYING ON AN INCLINE BELT ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE ROCK WITH HAMMER AND BAR. ROCK RELEASED AND FE LL, STRIKING EE ON HEAD AND SHOULDER.

EE HAD TO EXERT EXTRA FORCE IN ORDER TO OPEN THE BOTTOM VALVE ON A SLURRY CAR. IN DOING SO HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. RESTRICTIONS BEGAN 9/4/03.

EE WAS PULLING UP DC CANISTERS TO THE TOP OF THE SILO WITH A ROPE. FELT PAIN IN LEFT BACK.

EE WAS USING POCKET KNIFE TO CUT HOLE IN WRAP ON FEEDER FOR #7 RAYMOND MILL. KNIFE CLOSED ON LEFT INDEX FINGER CAUSING LACERATION REQUIRING 3 STITCHES.

EE WAS ADJUSTING NUT ON #7 PRODUCT FEEDER WITH A PIPE WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE NUT. EE STUMBLED BACKWARD. BACK STRAIN/ WITH RESTRICTIONS.

EE WAS FILING ON A PIECE OF METAL PIPE WHEN A METAL SHAVING FELL INTO HIS LT. EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON CLEAN UP USING A SHOVEL AND WEEDEATER. HE TWISTED AND FELT PAIN IN LEFT LOWER BACK.

WHILE PRYING A ROTOR IN A CAGE MILL, PRYBAR SLIPPED. BACK OF HAND HIT MILL HOUSING.

EE WAS SWINGING A HAMMER AND REPORTED PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ELBOW.

PICKED UP IRON BAR TO OPEN GATE ON COVERED HOPPER. AS HE TURNED, HE FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER TO BREAK OFF A SHAFT. PART OF THE BEARING BROKE OFF AND PUNCTURED EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOCKING A FEEDER WITH A PIPEWRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED MASHING FINGER AGAISNT PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.

EE WAS CUTTING TIE WIRES OFF OF A WIRING HARNESSKNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING HIS FINGER

EE WAS USING A POCKET KNIFE TO CUT STRAPPING FROM A REEL OF FIBER OPTIO CABLE. HE SLIPPED AND STABBED HIS HAND WITH KNIFE.

EE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER, HITTING THE SIDE OF A RAYMOND MILL FEED BIN. HIS FINGER STRUCK THE CORNER OF THE BIN.

EE WAS USING A PIPE TO BREAK MATERIAL LOOSE FROM SCREEN IN TUBE MILL. EQUIPMENT WAS ROTATING AT THE TIME.

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A PIPE TO BEAT ON A FEEDER AND FEED CHUTE. THE PIPE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND HIT FINGER. THE FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE FALLING PIPE AND A PIECE OF TIN.

EE WAS INSTALLING FLEX LINE ON THE #2 AIR LOCK AT THE #2 FLASH DRYER. HE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS USING A WRENCH. WHEN HE PULLED UP ON THE WRENCH HIS SHOULDER POPPED.