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Employee was moving a box of bolts at the start of EE's shift in the maintenance shop. Box weight approx. 40lbs. Employee was moving from floor to shelf approx. 31" from the floor. Employee felt sharp pain lower left back area.
Employee was pulling a sample from Rotary Kiln 2. The sample window would not stay up. Employee opened the access door to pull the sample. When employee closed the door, they pinched right pinky finger between the latch and coal pipe support. This resulted in an open fracture and laceration to the tip of the right pinky finger.
On May 31, 2025 EE was working on-site at Magnesita Refractories Co. Working on the Coal Mill installing new plates, put pole jacks on half the plates, rotated 180 degrees, start setting the bottom in, when installing the bottom plates, the pole jack left loose, the plates fell down on EE, fell on EE's back
While performing clean-up duties, employee stepped on rock and turned EE's right ankle resulting in sprain.
Unknown. Employee found unresponsive.
Employee was replacing springs on cooler ports. Latch holding spring did not hold. It released causing right ring finger to get pinched between two pieces of metal resulting in fracture to finger.
Employee using skid steer bobcat to clean up Travelways behind our Grinding Plant building. The bucket of the bobcat caught old RR tracks that were buried under the mud/muck, causing the unit to come to an abrupt / Rough stop. The employee was thrown forward striking their head on the rearview mirror and bracket. The employee was wearing seatbelt (lap belt).
2 employees were removing a brick saw from operations. They were lifting saw onto a cart to transport to the dock area and place into the loader hopper. During the lift onto the cart, the saw slipped causing the injured employee to shift quickly and EE felt a pinch in their left shoulder.
Employees were cleaning out the 8026-elevator pit to clear it for maintenance work. 3 Employees involved in cleaning. The injured was using a dingo to push dirt off cement pad. IP switched directions to clean up a pile of dirt when IP became wedged between the dingo and the set of stairs.
Rotary employees were utilizing the ring removal tool when a shell became jammed. The operator waited approximately 10 minutes before trying to clear the jam. The employee was using a flathead screwdriver to attempt to clear the shell when it discharged causing the brass casing to burst. A piece of the brass caused a laceration the employees right bicep area.
EE was trying to remove shaft coupling using a 3 legged puller in a hydraulic jack. EE had pressure on jack while applying heat to shaft coupling, when a leg of the puller broke and recoiled, hitting EE in the left side of face.
Employee was using a push broom to sweep floor in building above Meal Bins. Employee felt tightness and pain in lower back.
3 employees working together to remove drive belts from out 20 screen in the Rotary Dept. Finish End building. 2 of the employees (1 being the injured) were using pry bars to apply upward pressure in order for employee 3 to remove the belts. During this time, the injured employee felt a pinch and burning sensation in the lower abdomen/groin area.
Cleaning up a stone spill from a surge bin overflow using a shovel. Employee felt a strain in EE's lower back.
EE was cutting a piece of wood with a circular saw. EE stated saw became lodged & a metal screw was under the board causing the wood to roll off the gang box. The EE tried to grab the wood, when EE did this, EE's right hand went under the piece of wood & came in contact with the saw blade.
EE was tightening a course of brick with a pneumatic porta power pump. EE had left hand on the pump to ensure pump was in place. EE stated pump had 2.500 PSI when incident occurred. While hand was on pump, the threads failed, causing EE's hand to be pinched.
Rotary Kiln employee was performing daily cleanup operations shoveling wet material from under the peck carrier and placing into buckets. Employee noticed pain/tightness in EE's back.
Employee emptied hot kiln feed material from rotary feed end recirculating chamber into dump hopper. Employee used fork truck to transport dump hopper to outside stall and dumped the hopper. Employee stepped into dumped hot material causing some hot material to spill into top of boot causing burn to left ankle.
Employee walking from break room back to work truck, slipped on ice and twisted back resulting in pain in lower back.
While driving fork truck over uneven ground to deliver pallets of bricks for a kiln re-line, employee experienced back pain from bumping around while seated in fork truck.
While removing side panels from a grain elevator, employee turned towards the elevator after setting panel down and struck left forehead (above safety glasses and below hard hat) on a side panel edge resulting in laceration to forehead.
No specific job task has been identified as causing the injury. Employee experienced pain in left forearm area while performing multiple job tasks. Physician diagnosed nerve issue initiating in the shoulder area. Employee has been prescribed physical therapy for both shoulders.
No specific job task has been identified as causing the injury. Employee experienced pain/swelling in right thumb area while performing multiple job tasks (operating loader, climbing ladders, shoveling clean-up, etc.).
While working on a slide gate at 10 Bin, employee got debris in right eye causing scratch to eye.
Employee was completing preventative maintenance on a conveyor motor, when an unexpected start up occurred due to incorrect lockout, causing a motor shaft coupling to come loose and contact employee's right forearm resulting in a laceration and fracture.
While working on repairs on No. 3 Elevator in the drying plant, a piece of dirt/rust got in left eye. Rust was removed by ophthalmologist and given prescription eye drops.
Employee was using belt sander to clean an edge on a tool. The tool was grabbed by the sander causing the employee to hit pinky finger on tool rest causing laceration requiring stitches.
Reportable hearing loss
Maintenance employees were changing the tail pulley on #1549 conveyor in Feed End Building. The work involved removing the old pulley and installing the new pulley on the conveyor. The employee was kneeling, tightening the components of the conveyor. When the employee stood up, employee felt sharp pain in EE's back.
While operating the ring remover to remove a ring in Rotary Kiln #2, employee felt pain/strain in back and left side of torso.
Employee was attempting to walk through mud at grinding plant transfer building. The employee strained left knee when walking. This was initially reported as first aid on 02/23/2018, but was not placed on restricted duty until 03/09/2018.
Employee got dust in right eye causing corneal abrasion while loading scrap material from No.6 Storage Bin into loader bucket.
Strain to right forearm while moving wheel chock from under wheel of 514 Pay loader and placing it in its storage location on rear bumper.
While employee was shooting out an ash ring in rotary kiln, gun malfunctioned causing shell to misfire inside gun. Employee received puncture wounds and lacerations to left hand from pieces of metal from shell. Medical treatment was needed to remove some pieces of shell from employee's hand.
Employee had pain and discomfort in upper abdomen while performing shoveling clean-up duties in various areas of the mine site. Employee diagnosed with strain of muscle, fascia, and tendon of the abdomen.
Abrasion to cornea of right eye from foreign body falling behind safety glasses while walking from Meal Bin Tunnel to Meal Bin Office
Employee was lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling screens while replacing screens in the Grinding Plant (3rd Floor). Employee strained right side of lower back.
Employee sustained a sprained right knee from carrying pieces of steel up and down steps while performing repairs on RK#1 Coke Feed Conveyor. This was initially reported as a first aid. Employee requested to be seen by a physician. Physician placed work restrictions on employee on January 4, 2017, resulting in a reportable case.
Reportable Hearing Loss
Reportable Hearing Loss
Employee was unloading 80lb bags of concrete out of the back of pick-up truck onto hand cart and felt a pull/strain in right side groin area. This was initially reported as a first aid. This did not become a medical case until 08/17/2016.
Employee sustained laceration to right ring finger requiring stitches when finger was pinched between fan and framework while employee was helping another employee move a RK fan on a catwalk beside a rotary kiln.
Sustained a strain to right shoulder while brushing battery terminals after removing truck battery from piece of mobile equipment.
Employee was in a squatting position underneath Rotary Kiln #1, at Pier #5, picking up tools after maintenance job was completed. As employee was starting to stand up, employee felt popping sensation and pain in right knee.
Reportable Hearing Loss
Injury to lower back while shoveling spillage out of elevator pit. Employee had limited space and had to bend over and use a shovel to pick material up to shoulder level to remove material from pit.
Reportable Hearing Loss
Reportable Hearing Loss
Reportable Hearing Loss
Employee was driving front end loader. Loader ran over pot hole which caused the employee to bounce in his seat, jarring his back causing pain. The original event occurred on April 14, 2014. Employee did not seek medical treatment at the time. Medical treatment did not occur until April 29, 2014 at which time it became recordable.