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Injured was poking the built-up coal out of the chute to the transfer screw using a 1/4" piece of round stock steel. The poker made contact with the screw conveyor below, causing it to pinch their finger and cause a laceration on the ring finger of their left hand.

Employee was following wires in the engine compartment for a light that was not working on a piece of equipment when their fingers contacted the fan blade of the engine cutting 2 fingers. They received 7 stiches in one finger and was put on restricted duty for 10 days.

A contract laborer was positioned on the downhill side of a brick rig used to install kiln brick when they sustained an injury. They had placed their right hand on the brick rig's platform and when the rig was moved a brick fell striking their hand. This resulting in 3 broken fingers.

EE was using a torch to cut the cutting edge on a loader, a large piece of it fell and landed on EE's left foot resulting in a fracture.

Grinding on sealing of the kiln, the grinder kicked back, hitting the bottom of EE's welding helmet, knocking it up, allowing the grinder wheel to make contact with EE's face. EE was taken to the hospital where EE received stitches to EE's upper and lower lips. The grinder was equipped with a guard.

EE was welding/torching when piece of hot slag/steel fell into tongue of boot and burned through boot, sock and onto skin. First Aid applied - ee sought medical treatment on 8/7 due to increasing pain. wound was infected resulting in prescribed medication and time off work.

EE was welding - grabbed wrong shield - received arc flash/burn to eyes

On 12/20 injured was using a torch to cut bolts on the wash plant. While cutting a bolt, a piece of slag entered injured's left ear. Injured reported the incident on 12/20 but did not request treatment until 12/26.

On Monday 11/13/2023 management was made aware that an employee had been put on restricted duties. This employee had been previously released with no restrictions back to full duty on 1/10/2023. No new incident was reported to management to support this claim. Employee stated on 11/13/ 2023 scaling causes pain in their back.

The employee injured left thumb while helping to secure a V-belt guard. As employee was holding pressure using a wrench another employee used an impact wrench to tighten the bolt of the guard. Not being aware of surroundings employee placed left thumb between the guard bracket and structure framework.

***Due to positive drug test requesting this incident be non-chargeable.*** *** Unknown last 4 of SSN - temp agency and temp worker refuse to provide.*** A temporary lab tech was using masonry saw to cut core samples when thumb came in contact with blade and cut EE's thumb requiring stitches. Temp was terminated due to positive drug results.

An employee was observing the shooting of an ash ring in # 1 kiln when EE felt a piece of material enter left eye. After attempts to wash the eye on site EE was taken to taken to a physician for treatment. EE states EE was wearing prescription safety glasses with side shields and a face shield.

Employee changed head/body position resulting in sensor on welding hood becoming blocked by a beam causing the shield to clear while employee was welding resulting in arc/welders flash.

Employee was impacting bolts. Socket separated from impact and hit employee in the upper lip, causing a small laceration. Employee received 2 stitches in the upper lip. Returned to work w/no restrictions or lost time.

Employee was welding inside screen, when the wind blew something into left eye. Doctor removed a small sliver of metal from the eye and prescribed antibiotic drops. No time missed or work restrictions.

Injured was operating dozer when EE backed over windrow which jarred EE's back. Injured requested medical treatment on 7/13 and was given work restrictions.

Injured was starting up 6 feeder in 4 baghouse. The feeder started up and the drive started jumping flinging grease which landed on hard hat and glasses. Some of the grease entered left eye.

Employee was clearing out a plug up from the kiln feed hopper through a side hatch cover. As the employee was performing this task, hot debris came out of the hatch cover dusting the employee resulting in burns to the employee's forearms.

Cutting metal with a hand grinder, grinder jumped forward running across the employee's thumb, cutting the thumb. Employee was not wearing gloves, did not SLAM the task, and wrong tool for the job. The grinder cut the tendon on the thumb, the tendon was repaired and released back to work with restrictions.

Great Lakes Trader employee was standing near mooring wire preparing to move wire off of mooring bit. When a second Trader employee started the winch, the mooring wire struck injured in the stomach, knocking them to the ground. When they fell to the ground, hard hat fell of and they struck head on the ground.

The electrical panel box was not secured before the legs on the bottom were cut off.

Employee was cutting a section of channel from conveyor. Piece fell sooner than anticipated and caught finger between channel and conveyor pan.

Employee was repairing a hole in the screen room tin. When the drill bit came through the tin and into employee's ring finger. Initially this was not reportable, but issues arose with the finger causing employee to have surgery to repair a tendon.

Injured was drilling holes to fasten down skirt rubber on a conveyor. When exiting the conveyor hood cover, injured felt pain in left shoulder. Injury became reportable on 09/20/2019 when injured was given work restrictions and referred to an orthopedic specialist.

Maintenance employee was using an oxygen/acetylene torch cutting the heads off bolts. While cutting the bolts the employee feel heat on EE's lower legs. When EE looked down there was flames on EE's right pants leg. Employee was diagnosed with 2nd degree burns, no lost time or restricted duty.

Employee was making an initial pass with the horizontal boring machine to smooth the inner surface of a poured lead Babbitt. Employee tried to pull excess gasket material from mold when the cutting edge of the bore caught left ring finger, just above the knuckle causing severe tissue trauma.

While engaging the pony motor on #1 Kiln it came out of gear and the clutch handle struck EE's right hand bruising the thumb. 1 day of restrictive duty.

Injured was using an electric jackhammer to remove hard pan material from S-106 feeder in the hical tunnel. While using the jackhammer, the injured felt pain in shoulder. The injury became reportable on 6/8 when the doctor ordered physical therapy.

While backing a dozer down a stockpile, EE went over a lip in the pile which shook the dozer. This in turn caused some pain in EE's neck. After continued discomfort, EE went for MRI on 9/28/2017. EE was given restrictions at that time.

On 05/04/2017, Beitzel Corporation employee, was using a 6' grinder with a cutoff wheel while working to cut metal as part of a skirt skid fabrication project at the Carmeuse Lime & Stone processing plant in Strasburg, Virginia. While cutting, the grinder appears to have caught in the metal, kicking back and striking ee in the left leg just above the knee.

Employee was operating a dozer on stockpile, pushing material to load a boat. Toward the end of the shift, employee reported that their back was hurting. Employee took Saturday off and went to the doctor on Monday.

Injured was using an air chisel to remove ash ring from #2 kiln when a piece of ash fell and struck shoulder/arm. Injured did not request medical treatment until 2/16/2017.

Employee was digging in a trench. Loose piece of dirt became dislodged and struck employee knocking ee against trench wall. Impact caused injury to torso causing bruising and possible hernia.

Employee suffered a laceration to right thumb while replacing buckets on a hydrated lime elevator. They pinched their finger between the bucket and chain as they tightened the nut with a pneumatic driver.

Injured had just finished using a die grinder when EE felt foreign material in left eye.

The employee was cutting a metal plate with a hand grinder equipped with a cutting wheel to get it to fit. There was some pressure on the plate that caused the grinder to kick back and when it did, the rotating cutting wheel hit ee left forearm and cut it.

Employee received flash burn to eye while welding.

Employees were repairing hydraulic hose and while using grinder to cut hose the grinder kicked back causing a laceration on other employees hand that required stitches..

Employee was cutting a piece of scrap metal to be disposed of using a cutting torch and it rolled over and struck his right thumb.

Using an air chisel to remove broken bolts. Chisel became stuck. Used another chisel to remove stuck chisel. Piece of metal struck arm resulting in medical treatment.

Employee felt a discomfort in his eyes early 26SEP morning and went to the emergency room. He followed up with an eye doctor on 27SEP morning. Employee was told he had flash burn 26SEP and foreign body was removed from both eyes on 27SEP. Employee and witnesses stated all PPE is worn at all times including the day incident is suspected to have occurred.

EE was operating drill rig and wanted to check the level of heat coming out of vent system. The cab heater was not blowing warm air. He reached up to feel the air coming out of the heater duct and his fingers contacted the squirrel type fan. The fan cut three of his fingers on his left hand near the ends. His index finger was nicked and the other two required 12 stitches.

Dozer operator was cleaing around tunnel on large stone, and also later loaded a boat from the same pile. This required alot of backing and postioning of the dozer and the dozer does not provide a "smooth" ride. Employee felt lower back pain when he got home that day.

On 7/1 employee welded a pin keeper on a truck when a piece of slag went down his shirt sleeve and burned his elbow in area about the size of a pencil end. The burn became infected. Notified management on 7/11. Missed work as of 7/9; returned 7/15. Use of short-cuff leather gloves instead of long welding gloves in a overhead position allowed slag to enter the shirt.

Employee was lifting a steel screen with a hoist when the screen dropped on top of their foot.

Employee was lifting a steel screen with a hoist when the screen dropped on top of their foot.

Employee and co-worker were attempting to wash out #2 ram at the preheater due to a fusing issue. While washing with high-pressure water, a mixture of lime and water splashed back into employee's face and eyes. He was wearing safety glasses and a faceshield at the time of injury.

Employee wearing gloves, safety glasses with side shields and face shield was cutting 3" angle iron with a 4.5" hand held grinder equipped with a 4.5" "Razorblade 27" cutting tool. It bound up and kicked back striking employee in the face (Right cheek area).

Employee was installing stump pan bolts using an impact ratchet when a piece of foreign material blew into his right eye. Employee received an abrasion on the right eye. Employee did not miss any time or require restricted duty.

07/10/2011 employee received minor burn to right shin while cutting metal. Treated on-site first aid. 09/15/2011 seen by doctor for infection. 09/17/11 employee notified supervisor of medical treatment.