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The employee was walking in the plant, going to measure Silo 58, when he stepped on an icy area, slipped and fell on the ground.

The employee was opening Elevator A boot door to complete a mechanical repair, when fine dust material flushed out of the door and entered boot, causing a burn to the left foot/ankle.

The employee was working on the bucket elevator. While lifting bucket elevator with chain fall the employee allegedly felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder.

The employee was changing the hammer vavle on the south line. The valve spun and the employee reached out to grab it - it came to a stop against the pipe wedging the employees finger, causing a laceration to left index finger.

The employee was breaking open a cement bag, when his arm hit a sharp edge on the saddle that the bags sit in when loading - causing a laceration to his lower right arm.

The employee was cutting tubing for air conditioner at the quarry crusher, when a foreign object went into employee's right eye.

EE was opening railcar covers for loading. As EE traveled length of the RR car, lanyard began to extend downward. Lanyard got stuck at attachment point of cable. Lanyard began to deploy. Once fully deployed, lanyard became taut, suddenly stopping EE as he traveled from one RR car to the next, causing EE to lose balance and fall (fell to pavement next to railcars).

The employee was removing a clogged 6" line from the Fast Vac (vacuum truck). While lifting on the line, the employee felt a sudden pain in the lower right side of his abdomen that traveled down to the groin area. Note: Injury became a lost time 6/1/05 due to hernia surgery on 6/1/05.

The employee was cleaning up dust in the elevator pit. While cleaning, some of the dust got into his boot (the employee was wearing half socks), causing a burn to the inside of the right ankle.

The employee was helping to remove the 1935 drag chain. Not realizing the chain was caught on a piece of angle iron, the employee looked into the opening on the west end of the Polycom to see what the chain was catching on. As the employee did this he leaned his hand on the chain and it came loose, striking his right thumb.

The employee was working with an air operated heavy impact wrench to tighten a nut. The tool came off while rotating and struck employee's right hand. Injury is now resulting in Lost Time effective 5/9/2005 due to surgery on that date.

The employee was walking down the stairwell in the Polycom Building. The employee slipped on clinker nodules and twisted his left ankle.

The employee was walking towards the east exit door of the yard break room area when he tripped on a pump sitting on the floor and twisted his right knee. Per call to company on 1-6-04, he fell against the pump, he did not fall to the floor. coder 12 This has become a reportable incident as of the doctor visit of 12/7/2004 at which time fluid was drained from employee's knee.

This employee is not on the payroll of Glens Falls Lehigh Cement. He is employed through Keena Temp Agency. The employee was shoveling material into a 5 gallon bucket, when he felt a sharp pain in his left leg/groin area.

Note: This employee is not on the payroll of Glens Falls Lehigh Cement. He is employed and paid through a Temp Agency. The employee was cleaning up at Off-spec 2 area when he slipped on clinker and fell backwards against the guard rail, fracturing ribs on left side.

The employee was working to empty material from off-spec 2 silo, and was securing a small door on the NE side of the bin, when hot material flushed out the door onto the employee.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ONTO A LOCOMOTIVE TO BRING IT BACK DOWN TO THE PLANT. THE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING DUE TO LOOSE STONE; GRABBED THE LOCOMOTIVE RAIL AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

This is not an Injury Report. The employee has a 10 db shift in his hearing in comparison with last year's testing. This loss is not related to any specific injury date or current job exposure.

The employee felt a sharp pain in his right groin area while lifting an Oxygen bottle to put it into the bottle rack on the truck.

GROSS ELECTRIC WAS PULLING OUT A DAMAGED ELECTRICAL CABLE FOR THE 904 CONVEYOR BELT. DURING THE PULL, THE DAMAGED CABLE BROKE & SNAPPED BACK OUT OF THE CONDUIT AT THE TAIL END OF THE 904 BELT, HITTING GROSS ELECTRIC EE THAT WAS MONITORING THE CABLE PULL.

The employee was climbing into the Bobcat and slipped due to muddy conditions, which resulted in a Left Knee strain.

Employee was inspecting the Packhouse Incline Belt. Somehow the employee's glove got caught causing his hand to be caught between two rollers. The employee recieved an abraision to the top of his left hand.

EE was checking the 903 belt as it was off track & having problems with the north tail pulley bearing. When he put his hand to the bottom of the guard to feel for heat, the next thing he knew something grabbed his finger. The EE thinks the zero speed paddle caught his fingerr & pinched it against the guard, causing a laceration to the middle finger of his right hand.

The employee was walking to his car at the end of his shift. The employee slipped on ice that was under water, fell and twisted his right knee.

Employee's left knee allegedly locked up and twisted when walking on finish mill floor, carrying tools to truck. This report is just being filed as no lost time occured until surgery date of 7/16/04.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS JACKHAMMERING IN THE COOLER, WHEN DUST GOT INTO BOTH EYES.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON 953 BELT. AS HE PULLED ON THE BELT HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

THE EE WAS WALKING THRU THE PARKING LOT DOWN A SMALL SLOPING SIDEWALK INTO THE PALNT. THE EE ALLEGEDLY SLIPPED ON SNOW FALLING ON HIS BACK, NECK AND BACK OF HEAD.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP THE LADDER ON THE LOADER WHEN HE ALLEGEDLY FELT PAIN IN HIS RIGHT ARM.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF WALKING UP THE STAIRS TO THE PACKHOUSE, CARRYING HIS TOOLBOX. THE EMPLOYEE RAISED HIS LEFT LEG TO STEP UP AND HIT HIS TOE ON THE STEP FACE, CAUSING EXTREME P RESSURE ON HIS LEFT KNEE.

The employee was using the Fast Vac to clean up piles of coal on the 2nd floor of the Coal Mill. The employee allegedly received a static shock; dropped the hose and went to backup. When the employee backed up he allegedly tripped on the Fast Vac hose and fell. He allegedly twisted his right leg and felt pain in his right knee.

THE EE WAS REMOVING CHECK VALVE FROM SILO 51 PURGE AIR LINE, WHEN CEMENT DUST CAME BACK INTO HIS FACE, UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES.

THE EE WAS ON TOP OF THE #1 MILL PULLING THE DOOR OUT WITH STRAPS ATTACHED. AS THE DOOR WAS BEING LIFTED BY THE CRANE, A BOLT ON THE DOOR CAUGHTON THE MILL. THE CRANE CONTINUED LIFTING, THE ST RAP STETCHED AND SNAPPED, AND CLEVIS RELEASED UNDER PRESSURE, STRIKING THE EE'S LEFT HAND.

WHILE BLOWING OUT THE SEPARATOR, THE EMPLOYEE GOT DUST/ FOREIGN BODY IN RIGHT EYE. NOTE: 8/21/03 WAS THE FIRST TIME THIS OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED OF INJURY.

THE EE BENT DOWN TO UNLOCK SWITCH GEAR: LIFTED UP ON SWITCH TO RELEASE LOCK, AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN MIDDLE LOWER BACK.

THE EE WAS LIFTING BROKEN CEMENT BAGS OUT OF THE HOPPER THAT IS USED FOR WASTE CEMENT, AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN LEFT SIDE OF NECK.

THE EE IS NOT SURE WHEN THE INJURY OCCURRED. THE EE ALLEGEDLY NOTICED SPOTS ON HIS CHEST AFTER THE JULY 4TH HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE EE NOTIFIED US ON MONDAY, 7/7/03. PRIOR TO NOTICING THESE SPOTS , THE EE HAD BEEN WORKING IN DUSTY, HOT WEATHER CONDITIONS.

THE EE STATES THAT HE HAD COME IN FOR AN EXTRA DAY OF WORK, AND WAS CLEANING UP ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE CONVEYER BELT. THEY WERE USING THE FAST TRAC TRUCK AND A CHIPPING BAR TO PRY UP ON MATER IAL. THE EE ALLEGEDLY STOOD UP AND STRUCK HIS HEAD AGAINST A METAL CROSS BEAM, JAMMING HIS HEAD DOWN INTO HIS NECK.

THIS EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE A 1/4" STEELCOVER FROM THE PALLETIZER. THE COVER SLIPPED OFF THE LEDGE AND PINCHED THE EE'S RIGHT MIDDLE ANDINDEX FINGER AGAINST THE RAILING, CAUSING A CUT TO THE MIDDLE FINGER AND A SCRAPE TO THE INDEX FINGER.

THE EE WAS SWEEPING THE BURNER FLOOR. THE EE ALLEGEDLY TURNED TO THE RIGHT WHILE SWEEPING & ALLEGEDLY FELT SOMETHING PULL ON HIS RIGHT SIDE. NOTE: THIS EE HAS A PRE-EXISTING HERNIA ON HIS RIGHT SIDE, WHICH IS NOT WORK RELATED.

THE EE WAS USING A CHAIN WRENCH TO HOLD THE #3 FAN FROM ROTATING, WHILE A SHEAVE ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED AND HEAT SLINGER INSTALLED. WHILE REMOVING THE WRENCH THE BACK FLOW PRESSURE FROM THE C OOLER CAUSED THE FAN TO ROTATE AND THE WRENCH PINCHED THE EE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH HANDLE AND FAN BASE.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS ALLEGEDLY SHOVELING MATERIAL UP IN THE FINISH MILL. THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGEDLY PICKED UP A SCOOP OF MATERIAL, TURNED AROUND TO PUT IT IN THE BOBCAT AND ALLEGEDLY FELT A PULL IN HI S LOWER LEFT BACK AND LEG. *NOTE: THE EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION ON HIS OWN WITHOUT EMPLOYER'S KNOWLEDGE. 4/3/03 WAS THE FIRST TIME EMPLOYER WAS INFORMED OF MEDICAL ATTENTION AND THAT

THE EE WAS CLOSING THE QUARRY GATE UPON LEAVING FOR THE DAY. WHEN CLOSING THE GATE, THE TOP HINGE CAME APART ALLOWING THE GATE TO FALL. THE GATE STRUCK THE EE'S LEFT HAND, AND BARB WIRE ON THE GATE CUT HIS LEFT FINGER. THE GATE ALSO STRUCK THE EE'S LEFT ARM AND LEFT SIDE OF BACK, CAUSING SOME SCRAPES.

THE EE WAS HELPING TWO OTHER EE WHO WERE COME A LONGING A LOADING SCOOP INTO A LOADER BUCKET. THE EE SAID THE SCOPE GOT CAUGHT ON THE BUCKET LIP. HE TRIED TO FREE THE SCOPE. WHEN HE DID, THE S COPE, WHICH STILL HAD TENSION ON IT, POPPED LOOSE AND CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND POINTER FINGER BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND SCOPE.

THE EE WAS USING A 35 LB JACKHAMMER IN THE COOLER. THE JACKHAMMER WAS STUCK IN MATERIAL. AND THE EE WAS SWAYING THE JACKHAMMER BACK AND FORTH TO GET IT LOOSE. WHILE SWAYING IT BACK AND FORTH, HE JAMMED HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER BETWEEN THE JACKHAMMER AND THE WALL.

THE EE SLIPPED ON ICE UNDER DUST, FELL BACKWARDS AND USED LEFT ARM TO BREAK FALL.

THE EE WAS REBUILDING RETURN ROLLS. THE EE'S LEFT PANT LEG CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO CLOSE CONTACT WITH A GAS HEATER NEARBY, CAUSIN A 2ND DEGREE BURN TO LEFT LEG BEHIND KNEE.

EE WAS CLEANING BLOCKS OUT OF THE CRUSHER. A BLOCK FELL ON HIS FINGER, CAUSING A LACERATION & FRACTURE TO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER

THE EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE BEARING HOUSING FROM THE FINISH MILL 2 FK PUMP WITH HYD. PULLER. THE PULLER WAS SUSPENDED WITH A NYLON SLING FROM THE FORKLIFT. FORCE WAS APPLIED TO THE PULLER VIA ELECTRIC PUMP. THE HOUSING FRACTURED & THE PULLER BROKE LOOSE UNDER TENSION. THE RELEASE OF PRESSURE CAUSED THE PULLER TO FLY IN AN ARCH, STRIKING THE EE IN THE RIGHT SHIN (TIBIA).

THE EE ALLEGES CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN THE RIGHT WRIST, ALLEGEDLY DUE TO DRIVING A LOADER FOR 10-15 YEARS IN HIS EE. SURGERY ON 3-20-02 PUT EE OUT OF WORK FOR INCIDENT DATE OF 10-31-02.