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A miner performing water blasting activities in the preheater tower riser area when handling the water lance and when the water supply valve was opened got a kickback force causing the gun section of the lance to strike on EE's right ear, knocking EE to the floor. EE was transported to the hospital, where EE received eleven stiches in the ear and was treated for a concussion.

Employee was assisting in troubleshooting an ammonia pump when a mist of aqueous ammonia came from the work area and made contact with the side of their face and eye.

EE was assisting with a drag rope endo when the eye on the tugger cable snapped. The employee was contacted by the drag rope, resulting in two lacerations that required stitches.

Electrician modifying a threaded nipple with portable bandsaw for conduit installation to transformer and lacerated EE's right middle fingertip.

Maintenance Mechanic was moving 2 steel rings when they slid off of the forklift and struck the EE left leg causing contusion

Hot material flushed from dust collector hopper causing burns on left and right ankles.

The miner was assigned the task of changing the drive pulley on Coal Mill Line 1 main drive ID fan when around 11:45am EE's left index finger was caught between the sheave and drive belt. Medical attention was provided. No fractures and 22 stitches were given to EE's finger. Miner returned back to work on same day with no restrictions.

EE was attempting to clean spilled material with a dingo skid steer with one hand when EE's left hand was cut by a metal plate used to hold a motion sensor. Medical attention was sought and the EE received stitches and placed on restricted duty of no use of the left hand.

An operator was handing an impact wrench over to another operator that still had pneumatic pressure. When the receiving operator grab the socket end to take possession of the impact the operator handing it over accidently engaged the trigger.

Burn to ear drum from hot slag from oxy/acetylene cutting.

Employee was using a jackhammer to break up hardened material. While operating the jackhammer the bit slipped off a large chunk being broken at the time and penetrated the employees work boot just behind the steel toe causing the bit to hit the employee's toe. Employee was placed on modified duty.

Operator of a Caterpillar D6 Dozer was repositioning on a narrow strip and was looking behind them while travelling forward and ran the left track over a berm causing the dozer to fall off of a 15 foot tall highwall. The operator struck their head on something in the cab and was taken to Urgent Care. The physician asked that they be off work for two days.

the laborer was tasked to unclog the ¾' Tunnel bunker so that material could flow through since it was plugged with wet material. The laborer stood outside the bunker and used an air-lance to dislodge material from below, material hit the air-lance and trapped the laborer's right forearm between the bunker's bottom opening wall and air-lance, causing muscle sprain.

Workplace Illness back. Cumulative Trauma.

The EE was working on a rotary feeder in the CKD area when EE's hand got caught in the rotary feeder. The EE's hand was injured and EE was taken to the hospital for further treatment.

EE was in the process of assisting the adjustment of the travel chain. A hydraulic ram was used to tension the chain. During the process, the spacer was ejected, striking the employee and causing a laceration requiring stitches.

While finishing up the repair of a handrail by grinding the weld smooth the grinder kicked back and impacted the welding mask the employee was using causing the mask to flip up and the grinder to strike the employee on the left cheek

While changing the belts and motor on fan 611-FN007, employee made contact with the belt while it was in motion, causing it to run EE's hand through the fan sheave and received 8 stitches in EE's right index finger.

Injured was removing a section of duct with mobile crane. When duct was free the duct struck the injured in the right arm and jaw.

EE removed the bolts on the torque arm for the airlock which was believed to be plugged. When the last bolt was removed the torque arm moved pinning the impact gun the EE was holding against the wall which was next to the airlock. This caused the EEs hand to be wedged between the wall and the impact gun causing a sprain to the wrist. EE was given modified duty for 5 working days.

Employee was assisting in unchoking a plugged airline for the ckd system. The employee was attempting to re-install the nipple on the airlock and inadvertent contact with the airlock causing the employee to cut the tip of EE's right pointer finger and tip of right middle finger.

A pallet jammed in palletizing machine B when the employee tried to remove the pallet a piece of the pallet broke off and EE's right hand hit the pallet above causing pain and swelling.

A production Coordinator was investigating a plugged air slide on a bag house. While trying to unplug it with an air lance, the air slide built up pressure which resulted in cement/dust blowing out of a sample port towards the back of EE's head getting behind the employees glasses and face mask.

Employee was using a shear in the maintenance shop to cut a piece of metal, during the task the metal shifted causing EE to lacerate EE's index finger. The employee was seen by a physician and treated for a laceration, receiving stitches.

While troubleshooting A/C system on a locomotive, EE left hand index finger came into contact with a cooling fan. Resulting in cuts that required stitches.

The mounting plate for the Secondary Crusher (deflector plate) had built up material behind it creating a force on the plate. When the end of the plate was cut loose from the crusher housing, the plate rapidly released this tension like a spring and swung out impacting the mechanic. The mechanic suffered 2 lacerations on the face and as EE fell back landed on the tail bone.

The employee was water blasting the Preheater tower at the microwave level, when material falling in the lower riser hit the lance causing it to rollback hitting employee's chest area. Employee was using all pertaining PPE and after medical evaluation and CT scan results was diagnosed with contusion in the front wall of thorax.

While removing the bolts for the uphill thrust roller on K1, EE had their fingers pinched between an impact drill and the structure of the thrust roller resulting in 6 stitches to the 4th and 5th fingers on left hand.

While disconnecting the D-ring from the cable tractor, the D-ring rolled forward onto the EE's foot. A bone in the EE's foot was fractured.

EE was performing routine maintenance of a bucket elevator when a speck of sand blasting material that was used on the separator got in eye. The EE flushed the eye and felt confident the material had come out but later that evening felt discomfort in the eye. Taken for exam and object was removed by optometrist. EE given antibiotics to fight possible infection.

The employee was using a magnetic drill to drill holes in metal plates. When EE attempted to clean the metal shaving, EE's gloved hand became entangle in the drill bit causing a traumatic left thumb injury.

Kiln Auxiliary clutch housing fragmented striking employee on left shoulder blade resulting in a contusion and fractured rib.

Employee was adjusting the jaw crusher when the spring retaining washer failed causing a laceration and broken right pinky finger.

The employee was water blasting the North east side of the pre-heater tower when the material fell on the employee. The blow lifted the outer layer and landed on the inner penetrating it and landing on employee's neck. Employee was wearing proper PPE for the task.

The employee was on the pre-heater tower water blasting the microwave area when EE's coworker accidentally triggered the pressurized water lance onto EE's right foot. The pressure make the water to penetrate the boot causing 1st and 2nd degree burn on EE's right ankle/heel area.

Employee was pressing pins at clinker drag when ee strained back while handling the press. While the incident occurred on 03/09/2019 it was treated as a first aid because the employee did not want to pursue further treatment at the time. On 05/14/2019 following a visit to a back specialist, employee was prescribed physical therapy to aid in recovery.

Employee was cutting with a torch on the preheater tower when some hot material fell from where ee was cutting and got caught in shirt sleeve, causing second degree burns to left forearm area.

Worker was spot welding expanded metal to the walls of raw mill duct without the use of a welding hood, resulting in a flash burn to the left eye.

Production Supervisor was unplugging STG IV using a jackhammer and towards the end of the shift EE started feeling a lower back pain. The extended use of the jackhammer and the access to the area contributed to this injury.

EE reported to work on 11-2-18 complaining of possible flash burn to EE's L eye from welding. The EE was taken for a medical evaluation and it was found EE had a fine piece of metal in eye. The EE was sent to an Optomologist to remove the metal. EE was released with no restrictions but had follow up appointments to monitor healing progress and antibiotics to prevent infection

Employee got a metallic foreign body in right eye from welding.

Employee caught right hand in cable sheave while hoisting a valve

Employee was using a 4" grinder with a cutting wheel to cut angle iron when grinder bound up causing it to kick back creating a laceration on the employees mid left thigh

Employee was using an air lance to clear material form inside the kiln hood area. The employee was poking and pushing the material and stated felt a pop in left shoulder. The employee was taken to the occupational doctor and was diagnosed of having a sprained shoulder. Placed on restricted duty.

While the employee was using a grinder on some metal, EE felt something go in left eye under the proper PPE. They carried EE and flushed eye, but EE had a corneal abrasion and they gave EE some antibiotics for it.

A maintenance employee supporting production to ball Finish Mill #6 was the flagman situated at the top of the mill giving instructions to the crane operator to place the grinding media drums in the mill door. EE placed hand between the drum and the device used to carry them, the drum shifted and smashed left middle finger.

Employee was walking across the maintenance shop when EE was struck by a particle ejected by a nearby task (portable grinder). Foreign object in left eye. Object was not imbedded and was flushed out. Required Rx medication for eye.

EE was grinding and had safety glasses on but metal fragment got into left eye. EE began having irritation and reported. EE was taken to clinic for treatment.

Injury was reported to Mine Operator that this was a work related injury on 10/12/16. Employee reports: While using a pneumatic, pistol grip, type of chisel EE injured EE's right thumb. EE requested medical attention on 10/13/16 and was seen by medical professional on 10/14/16 and diagnosed with a strain/sprain to the right thumb.

Employee was was on the cat walk of the cone crusher checking for bowl float when the cone over flowed and an 8" rock fell down cutting ee left little finger that required three stitches