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Employee was working near the doorway at the alkali spray tower dump box when wind blew dust under EE's safety glasses. This caused EE's left eye to become irritated. This did not become reportable until the employee went to the doctor on 1/9/2026, when the doctor prescribed eyedrops.
While walking across the parking lot, wind blew material into the miners eye.
While working on 3FM starter, employee had to get down on their knees and lay down to work on the contacts on the side of the starter approximately 10" above grade and 10"-12" inside the cabinet behind a bracket. During normal activity, when returning to a standing position, they lurched and had momentary difficulty standing, they then were fine
Employee was kneeling to replace a bearing cap. When employee stood up, employee felt a "pop" in knee. Medical examination found a hairpin meniscus tear.
Employee was cleaning a plugged material line. Wind blew some of the material around glasses and into left eye. A prescription was written making this a reportable incident.
Employee climbed down a ladder to access the crane in the Mill building. Employee felt a twinge in their back as they stepped from the ladder to the floor of the crane cab. Placed on lifting restrictions.
While working on kiln pier 3, wind blew dust up under the employee's safety glasses and got into left eye.
Employee was attempting to trap a raccoon and it bit employee on the hand.
Employee was working in #4 Blend Silo repairing air slides. EE was standing in an air line slot, with both feet wedged in, repetitively turning at the waist while repairing air slide. EE said when turned at the waist, to left, knee shifted in the direction EE turned causing right knee pain.
On January 15, while pulling conveyor belt, employee stepped into crevice on ground and stumbled and reported pains. The pains went away and reoccurred on March 2. EE reported pain in knee after standing up from kneeling position. EE was taken to the doctor evaluated and was referred to specialist. EE was not place on restrictions until knee surgery on April 12.
At the end of the shift, employee was gathering welding equipment for storage & felt a wasp sting on their back. Employee experienced difficulty breathing and eyes began to swell. Was transported to hospital & was administered an injection and an IV by hospital staff.
EE was standing in line near Taco Stand located near parking lot. EE felt something crawling when suddenly he was stung by a bee. Fifteen to twenty min later the ee experiences radiating pain up his left elbow. EE was transported by company vehicle to Sweatwater hosp. EE received an injection by doctor and was told to rest for day. EE retuned back to full duty next day.
Employee was delivering water when she felt something bite her right arm. Turned out to be a spider which required two prescriptions.
Cleaning air slide at cement load out. Cement blew under safety glasses into employee's eyes.
Employee working on #3 kiln clinker breaker hammers, wind gusting in the door & blew foreign particle into right eye.
The employee was working on the 6th floor of preheater tower building scaffolds. The employee stated that he was experiencing pain in his legs and thought nothing of it. Employee stated, when he got home his wife gave him some Tylenol. He stated that when he woke up his whole right leg was numb.
Employee noticed injury to his eye when he woke up the morning of Thursday 11/21/13. He was unaware of any incident that lead to this injury. When notified safety officer and foreman noticed a spot on his right eye. He was driven to the Mayes County Medical Center for further examination. He was then sent to Claremore-Pryor Eye Clinic and given antibiotic eye drops.
Employee operator tractor was cutting grass at the North West corner of river silos when he drove over a in ground nest of yellow jackets. The worker stopped to repair his bush hog and was swarmed by yellow jackets. The employee was stung in the lip and right arm.
While working on a load out structure,EE got into an altercation/fight w/his brother. Both employees were terminated & escorted off the mine property. Prior to be escorted offsite, ee was provider 1st aid treatment for a minor head laceration. It's our understanding ee went to the local ER and received stitches after being removed from the mine property.
Delivery driver was closing doors on truck when a wind gust knocked him down. Driver was knocked out for 2 to 5 minutes.
Employee says dust blew off from the brim of his hardhat and got in behind his face shield and safety glasses. Causing scratches to his eye and eyelid.
Employee was complaining of ringing and hearing loss.
Employee stated that he had a tingling sensation in the fingers of his right hand which radiated up to his wrist. Employee performs truck bulk loading operations, which requires writing, typing and manipulation of switches.
Wind was gusty and blew dust in his eyes.
Employee was working outside at the plant with very extreme windy weather conditions. Some foreign particles of cement dust and steel fibers were blowing around. A very small piece of steel material was lodged in his left eye causing irritation and ongoing discomfort since Friday.
Employee stated his knee popped when he stood up after he had been cleaning the infeed journal.
Employee claims he reached down to pick up small piece of angle iron off the floor and felt pain in his lower back.
During lunch the employee began having chest pains, his fellow employees notified the supervisor and safety manager immediately and the employee was transported to the local hospital. It was confirmed by the hospital that the employee was having a heart attack.
Emp. reported that while shoveling material off the roof of KB2300 compressor roof, a wind picked up material and blew up into his face getting dust into the right eye. This a reportable only. He did recieve a prescription from the doctor for the eye.
Emp. stated - while cleaning out blockage in plastic transfer pipe; a gust of wind blew dust in his right eye. No lost time. Prescription eye drops prescribed by physician. Doctor visit only
Employee was lifted in a man basket to reach a water valve located in a pipe. the valve was hard to turn. The employee put forth more effort to turn the valve closed. After closing the valve the employee complained of being weak and short of breath. At that point a mill personal thought the employee may be having a heart attack.
Employee injured shoulder back in February and pain persists. I just received the (MRI) results, which show a Rotator Cuff Tear and surgery is required. He is scheduled for surgery on 4-20-2006. This will become a lost time on 4-21-06 (which would be his first scheduled shift for that week).
On January 17, 2006, EE was working on a platform inside the kiln feed hood and allegedly experienced knee pain when someone stepped on the scaffold and caused him to tense up. This incident did not become MSHA reportable until 7/11/06, when he had surgery. He did not miss work before that date.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT SOMETIME DURING THE DAY 6/01/04 HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS RIGHT EYE. IT DID NOT START TO BOTHER HIM UNTIL HE GOT HOME THAT NIGHT.
AT COMPLETION OF MORNING WORK ACTIVITIES, EE WAS HEADING TO THE BREAKROOM FOR LUNCH, WHEN HE STARTED HAVING BREATHING DIFFICULTIES.
EE STATED HE WAS SETTING DOWN INT HE LUNCH ROOM AND SOMETHING GOT IN HIS EYE.
MINER WAS INVESTIGATING PROBLEM AT GYPSUM FEEDER SHOOT AND TWISTED BACK WHILE LOOKING UP AT FEEDER.
WHILE BLOWING OUT DOUBLE DUMPS, ALKAI DUST BLEW UP UNDER SAFETY GLASSES AND FACE SHIELD INTO RIGHT EYE.
EE WAS DOING CLEAN UP WORK ON KILN PIER #3 AND DUST BLEW IN EYE. (MEDICINE ONLY)
WHILE WORKING ON 924 SCREW A SUDDEN GUST OF WIND BLEW CLINKER DUST INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
EE HAD BEEN WORKING IN THE PRE-HEATER TOWER FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING CONDUIT IN THE TOWER. CO-WORKERS HAD SEEN HIM SITTING DOWN AND TRIED TALKING TO HIM, BUT HE DID NOT RESPOND. EE HAD DIED OF NATURAL CAUSES ACCORDING TO CORONER'S REPORT. THE REPORT ALSO STATED THAT THE EE DID NOT DIE FROM ELECTRICALEXPOSURE OR TRAUMA. NON-OCCUPATIONAL DEATH.