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EE was pushing a welder into the elevator when EE strained EE's neck and shoulder.
EE was welding hopper chute standing on belt rollers when EE lost EE's footing and twisted EE's left knee.
Employee alleges EE stepped off a step and jarred EE's back. No unique conditions associated.
Fracture of thumb with stitches
EE was operating loader when the left front tire slipped off a slab approx. 8-12" and jolted operator in their seat causing a back strain.
Miner was conducting a mill return to service checklist, when EE stepped on a piece of clinker and felt pain in EE's right foot. Miner was prescribed a walking orthopedic device and restricted duty.
EE found that the doors for the clinker elevator would not open at top landing. EE used the descending device on the elevator to bring themselves down to ground level.
Miner was attempting to clear an airside that was plugged, when material blew back into their face causing an abrasion to the cornea. No foreign body in eye.
Miner was completing work on a table in the lab, when EE dropped an item on the floor. As EE bent over to retrieve the item, EE struck the right side of EE's forehead on a corner of the work table.
The Supervisor had placed their left hand in the line of fire for the 590 gate pneumatic cylinder. When the cylinder change positions their left hand was pinned while hold a flashlight.
Employee had finger impacted in a pinch point of a dump hoper.
Employee grabbed a master link that was set on flange above EE's head and pulled cement dust into EE's left eye causing a chemical burn to the cornea.
Miner was working inside the Raw Mill on the seal air vertical pipe #3 roller. Employee was disconnecting the pipe and rolled the pipe around out of the way of the work. When they rolled the pipe, the pipe swung around so quickly that it pinned their left index finger between pipe and yoke of the #3 roller. The pipe mashed it at the nail and busted the end of the index finger.
Team member was replacing a 480V breaker inside switchgear with proper lockout. During this process, their screwdriver contacted a grounded surface causing an arc flash causing burns to face, arms, eyes and lungs.
Employee was restacking bags of cement onto a pallet when they felt a pop in their lower back.
Employee had right thumb caught between a handrail and the handle of a manual pallet jack.
Employee was washing the calciner area with a straight tip lance in the upward position. A piece of build up dislodged and hit the lance, jarring it and pushing it backwards into EE's left shoulder area. Causing a contusion.
EE was using grinder with a grinding disc. The grinder kicked back cutting EE's knuckle on EE's right hand.
Employee removed side port hole to remove rocks and cement rushed out of port hole and got into EE's right eye.
Employees was adjusting blades on sepol fan in Finish Mill 1. The team was using an impact wrench to loosen set bolts causing dust to fall from above where the team was working. Dust fell between the employees face and safety glasses.
Employee was using a plasma cutter on a fab table. The sparks ignited a spray paint can which shot flames causing a minor burn to their right arm.
Employee was picking up a sheet of plywood when EE felt a pop in EE's right elbow. Initial diagnosis is a rupture of the right distal bicep tendon.
Team member was closing a door on the finish mill and caught fingertip between a wire sling causing a laceration.
Maintenance Tech was relocating empty compressed gas cylinders when the Tech hit self in face with cap of bottle. Tech was pulling bottle to the edge of secure rack to roll cylinder, when pulled on cap to move, the cap came loose and hit left portion of safety glasses causing laceration to eyebrow
Employee was in the process of training the belt conveyor, using a pry bar for cleaning around bearing bolts, pry bar slipped between the belt and the tail pulley "belt was running" this caused the pry bar to push the employee's hand against the conveyor frame resulting in a cut to the right pinky finger, requiring 2 stitches.
EE was traveling on the railcar as the spotter. They decided to stay on the railcar as it traveled through the crusher building. The railcar they were pulling through was too tall for the crusher building, causing the steel beam at the entrance to scrap the metal walkway and rails off of the top of the railcar. Several pieces struck the EE in their shoulder and hand.
While using a jackhammer to clear material from a chute the bit became stuck. The employee pulled a muscle/tendon while trying to dislodge the jackhammer bit.
While performing the workplace inspection, a coworker walking overhead knocked clinker dust down onto employee.
A group of 4 maintenance technicians were doing a team lift to get a wheelbarrow welder up onto the bed of a truck. One of the technicians felt a very sharp pain in their right forearm.
Employee slipped and fell on ice on steps at raw mill ID fan.
While electrician was traveling to shipping, gusty wind conditions caused a dust particle to get into eye. Flushed but did not relieve irritation so went to emergency care and prescribed a prescription ointment.
On 01/09/2024 EE was cleaning under belt and walked into a power box. On 01/24/2024 EE had discomfort in EE's neck went to Dr. on 01/26/2024 Dr. released EE to full duty and recommended PT, this made it a medical
Maintenance mechanic was observing an incline pan conveyor for broken wheel attachments and inadvertently put and on rail. Wheel on pan conveyor ran over middle and pinky finger on left hand.
Employee was cutting in the raw mill when a piece of slag came off and burnt through their pants falling into their boot and burning their heel.
Failure to maintain 3 points of contact while exiting the truck.
Maintenance was working on the bypass fan to remove the cap on the bearing. A maintenance technician began to hit the top of the cap with a hammer to loosen it up. The cap popped off the bearing and flew up hitting another maintenance technician in the left wrist as EE used EE's left arm to block EE's face.
Employee's hand was holding a liner clear of the bolt, the bolt caused the liner to jump causing employee's hand to move towards the spinning bolt which cut through EE's leather glove and into the base of EE's left palm.
Employee was traveling through the walkway by the bypass waste fan when EE stepped off the clear sidewalk and reinjured left ankle. This was EE's first day back after injuring the same ankle on 7/30/23.
Employee was working on repairing the cutting edge of the dozer. EE struck the sledgehammer on the cutting edge and a piece of metal broke off and went through EE's glove into EE's finger.
Strained elbow working on kiln baghouse dust collector
At 3:30 am Shipping Attendant was monitoring the bagging operation when the employee heard an air leak. EE found a broken hose inside the applicator control cabinet. After isolating the source of air and attempting to repair ruptured hose, the knife EE was using slipped and cut EE's left ring finger causing a laceration. Stitches were required for medical treatment.
Employee was getting ready to replace belt on reclaimer when the employee injured left ankle when employee lifted left leg to step over a 24"+ high concrete wall. Employee was unable to support own weight and had to be assisted with walking.
Employee was stuck in man lift on silo 18. Rescue retrieved miner without injury
Process Attendant was checking the rejects magnet, the PA observed a piece of metal stuck to the magnet. When the PA had the piece of steel outside the plane of the door, PA attempted to remove the steel from the doorway when a rock came in contact with the piece of steel debris and PA's right thumb.
Employee was helping another employee replace the cutting edge on a loader bucket. They were both lifting one end of the cutting edge to get it into place to attach it to the bucket. When they were lifting the cutting edge, it raised up until it hit the bucket then it stopped abruptly. The employee felt pain in EE's back at that moment.
The worker was struck in the shoulder with a 150-200lb bearing that was suspended from a nylon strap that was holding the load. The strap broke and the load fell & bounced approx. 18-20 ft and traveled approx. 11-15 ft before striking worker. The work above was being conducted by another contractor PAR
An electrician was working up in a manlift basket that would not return to the ground. The Field PCS and the electrician on the ground attempted to bring the lift down on battery power it would not work. After verifying it is safe to jump the lift battery, the electrician was safely brought to the ground under the lifts power. It took about one hour.
EE described what EE thought was a strain slight shoulder pain after cleaning a clogged chute with air lance, after prolonged pain went to doctor.
While assembling a mobile crane, employee stumbled and fell forward catching full body weight with left arm causing shoulder injury.
At 6:05am on 3/22/23, a call reporting the elevator was not working was made to the control room. Elevator company was called immediately. At 6:16am it was realized that there were 3 people stuck inside. They were released at 07:15am.