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Employee was removing handrailing from deconstructed conveyor. Employee was cutting support bolts from the top of the handrail using a torch. When the second bolt was cut, the handrail had stored energy and popped free. The handrail then came in contact with employees forearm, causing a laceration.

EE was lifting up a grinder and touched the trigger on it and it cut EE's forearm.

Employee was mowing at the facility when they cut their hand on a rusty pipe. They needed 3 stitches.

Employee was working on the jaw crusher when they got a hand too close to the motor drive sheave and got a finger pinched by it.

Employee dropped a piece of metal on the top of their foot, above the safety toe, causing a fracture.

Employee was cutting a sheet of steel and the piece the employee cut off dropped on their foot.

Employee was grinding a piece of angle iron on a bench grinder when the piece slipped into the grinder, taking his right thumb with it. He was wearing all his PPE and guards were in place at the time.

This employee refused medical treatment until now. Lost time began 9/13/12 and he will be going to a specialist. He was working with a concrete saw 8/27/12 and alleges injury to his low back.

Employee was using a track torch to cut a piece of steel. When the cut was finished, the piece fell and recoiled and hit him in the temple causing a laceration.

EE was changing a screen and smashed his right hand.

EE was welding a screen and something blew into his eye,

Injury used a power washer wand to wash grease off his boots. Water went inside his boot and burned his right ankle.

EE was washing the mast on the drill. He was walking along the mast washing it when he slipped. His legs slipped out from underneath him and as he fell, he sprayed himself with the power washer, which was equipped with a stripping nozzle. Took a chunk of meat out of his leg.

The starter had locked up on an air compressor. Employee grabbed the V-belt to move motor. The engine kicked back and caught his right hand in alternative sheave.

EE was grinding a piece of 1-inch angle, when his hand was pulled into wheel on bench grinder. He suffered a left hand laceration.

Employee was grinding on metal screen when grinding wheel slipped and cut through his glove and cut his wrist. Six stitches were required.

Employee was welding and got something in his eye. He did not seek medical attention until 15 Aug 2007 and missed work one day on 15 Aug 2007.

Employee was making a hose for a loader and smashed the ring finger on his left hand. The tip of his finger was amputated.

Employee got something in his eye while a welder was grinding on the crusher jaw. He began losing time 7-23-07.

Employee was helping to hold a hammer wrench while working with other employees to loosen bolts on the shorthead. The hammer wrench spun around and struck the thumb on his left hand. His thumb was fractured. There was no lost time or light duty.

Employee was drilling a hole in a piece of metal. The drill bit caught and spun the drill around into his left wrist. His wrist was cut and required 7 sutures.

EE was replacing V-belt on short head crusher. His glove hung in the belt and when the crusher broke over it pulled his hand in between the belt and sheave. His right had was bruised and his thumb was cut.

Another employees was using a backhoe to put a liner in a crusher bowl at the plant. The backhoe shifted and the outrigger landed on employee's foot. His right foot suffered a contusion.

EE WAS WORKING WITH OTHER EMPLOYEES TO CUT THE BEARING OFF THE SHAFT ON THE #2 CONVEYOR. THEY HAD HUNG A TORCH ON THE I-BEAM OVERHEAD FOR LIGHT. WHILE THEY WERE PUTTING A NEW BEARING ON, THE TORCH FELL AND STRUCK INJURED, KNOCKING OFF HIS HARD HAT AND SAFETY GLASSES. THE TORCH STRUCK HIS RIGHT EYE.

Employee was welding on a loader bucket. A chain hoist was attached to the bucket. The nylon strap broke and the chain host swung down and struck employee's left hip. His hip was bruised. Injured is losing time.

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF 2"AIR HOSE WITH A DIE GRINDER AND A CUTOFF WHEEL. WHILE CUTTING THE HOSE THE DIE GRINDER SLIPPED OFF OF THE HOSE WITH THE CUTOFF WHEEL CUTTING HIS LEFT HAND. CUT REQUIRED STITCHES.

Employee was cutting a bolt on a belt puller. A hot piece of metal fell on his pant leg, burned through his pants, fell inside his boot and burned his right foot. Employee is off work beginning 4/25/04.

Crew was drilling in location where they couldn't quite level the drill. So when making steel connections the drillers helper was having to pull on the drill steel to get it to line up so they could make up. While he was pulling on the steel the driller lowered the steel to make the connection and at that time ee felt something pop in his right elbow.

Two employees were in a manlift at the construction site. The lift was inadvertently raised into a beam. One employee was caught between the manbasket and a metal frame. His chin was cut and a vertabra in his neck/back was injured. He is losing time.

EE WAS LYING ON THE G1 CONVEYER TAIL PULLEY CUTTING A ROLLER OFF THE CONVEYER. HIS RIBS WEREBRUISED.

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL AT THE CONSTRUCTION SITE. A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FELL ONTO HIS FOOT AND BURNED IT. HE DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 21 DECEMBER 2003.

EE WAS BENT OVER USING A CUTTING TORCH TO CUT A PIECE OF I-BEAM. WHEN HE STRAIGHTENED UP, HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK. HIS BACK WAS STRAINED. HE MISSED ONE DAY OF WORK.

EE WAS ON THE CATWALK UNDER THE MILL. TRUCK DRIVER WAS UNDER THE BINS IN A HAUL TRUCK. EE HAD HIS PAYCHECK SO HE CLIMBED OVER THE HANDRAIL INTO THE HAUL TRUCK'S BED TO HAND THE DRIVER HIS CHEC K THROUGH THE WINDOW. THE DRIVER NEVER SAW HIM & STARTED TO DRIVE OFF. HE JUMPED UP & GRABBED A WATER PIPE, LEAVING HIM HANGING 14' OFF THE GROUND. HE FELL & SPRAINED BOTH ANKLES.

EE WAS SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT. WHILE TAKING THE METAL CLAMPS OFF, THE IMPACT WRENCH STRUCK EE IN THE CHIN. NO LOST OR RESTRICTED DUTY BUT STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

EE WAS USING A TORCH TO DRY SAMPLES. HE TURNED AND FELT A SHARP PAIN BETWEEN HIS SHOULDERS.

EE SUFFERED A WELDING BURN TO HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS DRILLING 2 PIECES OF METAL WHEN THE DRILL BIT BROKE. HE FELL FORWARD AND STURCK HIS HAND ON THE BIT.

EE WAS USING A CUT-OFF SAW TO CUT REBAR. PART OFTHE BLADE BROKE OFF AND CUT HIS RIGHT THUMB. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.

EE WAS GRINDING OVERHEAD WHEN A FOREIGN BODY GOT INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

EE WAS DRILLING A HOLE. WHEN DONE, WENT TO PICK UP THE ROTARY HEAD WHICH CAME DOWN ON HIS BACK. COWORKER CAME TO HIS RESCUE AND RELEASED HIM FROM HIS TRAPPED POSITION. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HO SPITAL WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT HE HAD A SEVERE TO HIS BACK AND HIP.