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EE was attempting to lift handrail which had been tack welded to the floor. When they lifted the item with the crane, the steel floor lifted with it, they stepped forward to check why the handrail was not lifting and their right foot ended up underneath the floor plate as the weld failed and the plate fell onto their foot causing a fracture.

Employee was doing daily inspection on jaw crusher, when a haul truck dumped its load at the top of the ramp. The material surged from the primary into the grizzly feeder and then a rock came out and struck employee on the back of the hardhat.

Employee was using a drill to tighten the nuts on the lower side of the apron of a crusher when the load moved sideways to the ground catching the employee's finger causing a laceration and fracture.

Employee was holding a pipe with left hand and a 4 1/2 angle grinder with right hand when the grinder kicked back striking the employee's left thumb.

Employee was performing a maintenance task that resulted in an eye irritation injury.

Employee's left knee became sore after operating 2 pieces of equipment

IE was moving the portable crusher by remote control when a small piece of metal broke from an undercarriage roller and struck abdomen. IE transported to hospital where a 2nd piece of metal was found in abdomen from 20 yrs ago. Dr decided newer piece of metal could remain but recommended removal of older piece for fear of working into bowels. Dr removed metal, not sure which piece.

EE drilling in sheet metal, bit hung up twisted hand/arm. No medical at time, later reported pain, had treatment. EE advised of strain shoulder/upper arm. EE returned, regular job duties. Follow up 3/9 added "no operating heavy equip." EE unable to perform the regular job duties. 7000-1 reported within 10 business days of new restrictions. Terminated on 3/14, unrelated to injury.

The employee had a piece of slag fall into ear while welding. The employee reported it to manager, but did not seek medical attention at that time. The employee later saw a physician and was advised the injury required surgery, which occurred on 5/9/17. We are reporting this injury within 10 days of the date of surgery.

Employee was putting tipping valve weight back on tipping valve arm when shaft rotated to the up position causing weight to slide down shaft arm and pinch employees left ring finger between weight and valve body. (Employee was suspended for remainder of work schedule upon further investigation Employee was terminated for violation of Lock out/Tag out policy.)

WHILE GRINDING, A SMALL SPEC OF METAL FELL INTO EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT EYE. AFTER SEEN BY A PHYSICIAN THE METAL WAS REMOVED. EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN EYE DROPS AND RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY (HIS SHIFT ENDED AT 1530 WHICH EXCEEDED THE DR'S VISIT). HE WAS WEARING A FACE SHIELD AND SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME OF THIS EVENT.

EE was washing out buildup from the pre-heater tower calciner with the woma gun, when a large slab of buildup fell from above on the end of the woma gun, causing the gun to slam employees right hand little finger between the east calciner coal pipe and the woma gun, causing a laceration and fracture.

Employee was grinding on horizontal angle iron. As he was looking down while grinding, a piece of metal hit an upright angle iron and bounced back over the top of his safety glasses causing small pieces of metal to enter his left eye.

EE was washing the calciner and a piece of buildup fell on the end of the lance that was being using raising the back of the lance up and striking the EE under the chin causing mouth to slam shut and jamming teeth together. Chipping his front top tooth.

Employee stand next to co-worker who was using a jackhammer to unplug feeder in 10B Slag Cement Silo when a lump of slag came loose in the silo causing jackhammer to slip out of the co-worker's hand and hit ee in the l. lower torso. Accident occurred on 9/4/07, He did not report incident or seek medical treatment until 9/7/07.

While using chain wrench, breaking loose backhead from hammer, he felt slight pinch and pushed wrench in wrong direction to release pressure.

Employee was cutting a bore made of steel from a Euclid truck using the air arc. Bore came out of the tube and crushed his left pinky finger

Excavator operator was lifting pipe section for splice when pipe swung and mashed EE right hand against his knee causing his fingers to jam and possibly a hairline fracture in his small finger knuckel.

Using heavy duty single speed drill bit to redrill bolt holes in 988F lift arm, drill bit grabbed and jerked drill motor out of the employee's hand, causing strains to both wrists.

WHILE USING CUTTING TORCH SPARK FELL INTO LEFT EAR. EMPLOYEE SAW LOCAL DOCTOR AND NO TREATMENT WAS RENDERED IN MAY, JUNE, OR JULY. CONDITION PERSISTED, OBTAINED SECOND OPINION, MINOR OUTPATIENT SURGERY WAS PREFORMED ON 8/24/06.

While cleaning out underneath the primary crusher with a water hose, a small rock was thrown from the crusher striking the employee on the right side back of his head.

While repairing and cleaning inside of 9A Ramsey Feeder employee stopped the feeder to examine it, thought the feeder had stopped turning then put his right hand into the paddle wheel of feeder, but it was still coasting to a stop which resulted in severe cuts to all fingers on employee's right hand.

ROBOTRAC HAD BAGGED DOWN FROM BEING OVERLOADED WITH COAL. EE WAS USING AN AIR LANCE TO FREE MATERIAL. BELT SURGED PULLING AIR LANCE AWAY FROM HIM. EE LOST FOOTING LOSING HARD HAT. AIR LANCE HIT SIDE OF MACHINE THEN CAME BACK AND HIT EE ON TOP OF HEAD.

THIS ACCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN A LARGE PNEUMATIC WINCH BROKE FREE FROM ITS ANCHOR. THE WINCH PINNED THE INJURED EMPLOYEE AGAINST AN I-BEAM STRUCTURE. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED CRUSHING INJURIES TO HIS LOWER TORSO (CRACKED PELVIS, TORN BLADDER).

He was using torch to cut chain on floor of crusher when metal blew back in face.

While fastening the top deck of the #1 shaker with an impact gun, apparently air and some loose slag on the side wall of the shaker blew into his face and some foreign object into his eye. Employee was wearing safety glasses.

THE MAINTENANCE SHOP SUPERVISOR WAS AT A JOBSITE REPAIRING A HYDRAULIC CHIPPER. WHILE ADJUSTING A TAP (THREAD CHASER) USING A PNEUMATIC SANDER, THE SANDING DISK FAILED & SMALL PIECES OF THE DISK STRUCK HIM ON THE LT. INDEX FINGER.

EE WAS USING WELDING ROD TO WELD MACHINE AND HOT WELD ROD WENT INTO BOOT. THIS WAS INITIALLY CLASSIFIED AS DOCTOR FIRST AID 1/20/04. EFFECTIVE 2/11/04 IT BECAME REPORTABLE/DOCTOR TREATABLE D UE TO REQUIRED FOLLOW UP TREATMENTS PREVENTING INFECTION.

WHILE PERFORMING AN INSPECTION OF THE FEED SHELF LOOKING FOR MATERIAL BUILD UP ANOTHER EE SET OFF AN AIR CANNON WHICH BLEW HOT DUST OUT OF PORT HITTING EE IN THE FACE.

WHILE GRINDING WITH WIRE WHEEL, THERE WAS EXTREME VIBRATION TO HANDS CAUSING NUMBNESS AND TINGLING TO BOTH HANDS. WORSENED AFTER HE LEFT WORK THAT EVENING.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF ALUMINUM TUBING WITH A MITER SAW.

AGGRAVATION OF OLD BACK INJURY. BACK STARTED BOTHERING HIM AGAIN AND REQUESTED TO GO TO DR.

EE WAS SHEARING A PIECE OF FLAT BAR WHEN A SLIVER FRACTURED OFF THE KNIFE & WENT INTO RIGHT WRIST.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CRANK OUTBOARD BOAT MOTOR, EE IN BENT POSITION, STRAINED BACK WHEN STARTER ROPE KICKED BACK DURING COMPRESSION STROKE OF ENGINE CYCLE.

EE WAS SHOWING TWO OTHERS LOCATIONS WHERE BOLTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED OR TIGHTENED WHEN THE DRAGCHAIN CAUGHT A TRACK GUIDE SECTION IT BROKE THE BOLTS THAT HELD IT IN PLACE AND THE SECTION SNAP PED OUT OF POSITION. THE METAL SECTION STRUCK HIS LOWER JAW/CHIN AREA.

CUTTING STEEL PLATE IN COMMONS BOX ON #2 TOWER. A PIECE OF SLAG BURNED THROUGH BOOT TO HIS FOOT.

EE WAS IN A SQUATTING POSITION WELDING HANDRAILS DOWN TO TOP DECK OF DIRT SCREEN. HAS STRAIN OF LOWER BACK, PAIN RUNS DOWN RIGHT LEG.

WHILE EE WAS USING THE WATER HOSE TO WASH UNDER THE TRUCK SCALES HE BUMPED HIS HEAD AGAINST THE CROSSBAR UNDER THE SCALE (WAS WEARING HARDHAT).

EE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EE AT THE PROCESSINGPLANT PERFORMING MAINTENACE. THEY WERE CUTTING A PIECE OF METAL WITH A WELDING TORCH. THE TORCHWAS PASSED TOO CLOSLY BY HIS SHIRT SLEEVE IT CAUGHT FIRE & BURNED THE TOP OF HIS FOREQARM

EE WAS USING A HAND HELD GRINDER TO GRIND METAL FROM A RECLAIMER BUCKET. THE BUCKET WAS RESTING ON THE EDGE OF THE SHOP TABLE. IT FELL FROM THE TABLE & THE GRINDER STRUCK HIS RIGHT HAND.

EE WAS USING A CLECO HAND HELD GRINDER W/6" GRINDING WHEEL TO SHARPEN A BIT. THE GRINDING WHEEL CAME APART AND A PIECE OF IT WENT BETWEEN THE TOP OF HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND THE LOWER RIM OF HIS HARD HAT STRIKING HIM JUST ABOVE LEFT EYE. HE HAD A LACERATION & WAS TAKEN BY PRIVATE VEHICLE TO MED-CENTER NORTH MACON. FURTHER EXAM REVEALED A FRACTURE OF SKULL. TRANSPORTED FOR SURGERY.

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNPLUG THE OUTLET OF STAGE ONE AT THE PREHEATER WITH AN AIR LANCE ANDHOT DUST BLEW OUT OF THE ACCESS PORT. HE WAS WEARING SHORT CUFF GLOVES & DUST BLEW UP THE SLEEVE OF THE HOT SUITE JACKET.

EMPLOYEE DID NOT HAVE SAFETY GLASSES ON.

EE WAS AIR LANCING MATERIAL IN A FEED HOPPER & THE HOSE CONNECTION AT THE BALL VALVE, CAME APART THE LOOSE END OF THE AIR HOSE WHIPPED & STRUCK HIM ABOVE HIS RIGHT EYE CAUSING HIM TO FALL OFF THE HOPPER HE FELL APPROX 5 FT TO THE GROUNDWHEN HE FELL HE INJURED HIS LEFT WRIST/ARM

EE WAS BEGINNING TO HOIST AN I-BEAM USING A CHAIN HOIST WHEN THE LOAD SHIFTED AND THE I-BEAM ROLLED COMPLETELY OVER FALLING ON THE TOP OF HIS FOOT.