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The bulk loader proceeded to clear the air slide and opened the clay belly to address a clog using an air hose. Upon opening the air valve, cement was expelled in the opposite direction, resulting in cement entering THEIR left eye. Eye wash station used, but followed up with eye doctor.
Employee was installing a flange, when chip plate fell, causing the flange to fall, striking EE's left thumb.
Employee was fueling front end loader and walked away from the equipment and when EE heard the fuel overflowing ran to stop it, stepped on a rock and employee sprained the ankle.
Mechanic was climbing out of bucket elevator and felt a pop in the right knee. Employee was still able to perform task and did not miss work until surgery date of 12/4/2025.
While making wooden storage boxes EE attempted to drive a 4 inch screw through a 2x4 using an unstable support, the screw pierced through the wood, EE's shoe, and into EE's right foot at the base of the middle toe.
While exiting a man lift the employee stepped on a impact and twisted right ankle.
A 45 ton haul truck pulled away from the dump area with the bed still partially raised, it then snagged a powerline, pulling it down. Personnel were evacuated to a safe distance, power was disconnected and the equipment removed
Employee was using a 4" Dewalt Grinder to clean up a weld. The grinding disk broke apart and a piece of the the disk lacerated the back of left hand behind the middle finger. Employee was transported via company vehcile to an urgent care facility and received sutures
Employee was in the process of putting a bolt in a steel beam. With EE's left hand holding the bolt in the top bolt hole. As the left structure piece was closing the gap between the end plate and the main beam the tip of EE's left thumb was briefly caught in the gap.
Right thumb tip was pinched between pallet jack and dunnage.
Employee was welding on the ground level, suddenly EE turned to the opposite side of work area and tripped over a piece of wood lying on the ground. EE fell placing hand on the edge of a structural component H-Bar 3" flange x 4" x 6" base, the sharp edge of the material caused a deep cut in EE's right hand. EE was wearing all the PPE and proper gloves.
EE was replacing a wheel on the pan conveyor and wheel needed to be realigned to remove. EE hit the wheel with a hammer and a metal piece fractured off the hammer and hit the EE in the chest. EE was taken to urgent care where they were able to remove the metal piece and stitch up the puncture.
The Employee was blow drying the ceiling in the air compressor, cleaning the debris
Crusher Operator was moving a wheelbarrow full of material and as it was tipping over they tried to catch it and strained a shoulder and bicep. The EE is still able to perform normal task and has not missed work. MRI results came back in November showing torn rotator cuff and EE will need surgery.
Grinding on duct, raised face shield, debris got in right eye
Employee was holding a piece of rebar vertically with left hand to drive into ground. Employee was holding a sledgehammer with their right hand, chocked up to the head. As they were hitting the rebar, they missed and smashed the right index finger between the handle and the top of the rebar.
Worker lacerated skin on four fingers using a saw cutting wooden wedges
Miner was lifting 75lb vibrators to install into vibrator brackets on side of outlet hopper on a railcar. EE placed 3 into their resected brackets but when went to lift the 4th vibrator was struck with sharp lower back pain. Railcar is 37" height and 32" from ground to bracket, and 16" deep. Area was free of debris and without any trip hazards.
Employee was working on preheater tower, completed the job and went down elevator. Elevator stopped working while miner was inside at 1805. Doors would not open and elevator would not move. An electrician was able to get the elevator to move to the second floor where they opened the elevator doors and miner was able to safely get out at 1930.
Were removing interference fitted sprocket while installing bucket elevator sprocket under pressure with porta power ram, the bolt to the puller broke while employee was in front and struck employee left outer bicep.
Was breaking up hardened material with jackhammer, jackhammer broke causing loose material to fall and EE slipped on loose material. EMTs were called and EE was released from ER that night and followed up with DR who put them on restrictions:NO heavy lifting, pushing, pulling, climbing, overhead reaching, only sedentary work. Will be reevaluated 3/17/21.
When attempting to open difficult railcar out gate, employee applying pressure to bar lost EE's balance when the gate came loose. EE fell to the side, same level, rolling EE's right ankle.
Audiologist evaluation of annual audiogram shows that a reportable hearing loss has occurred.
EE lost footing while they bent over to pick up an extension cord in front of the main office building. The EE caught balance by placing their right hand on the rim of a metal drain cover. EE sustained a laceration to the web of the thumb requiring 6 stitches. EE was released with no restrictions.
An EE was closing a silo gate, in a vertical motion, and got left pinky finger caught in between the gate and the metal frame as it closed. The EE sustained a small fracture to the small bone in the pinky finger tip.
Contractor was repair a coupling when the machine turned back on and caught EE's hand.
Electrical contractor fell thought ceiling tile while running electrical wiring for new motor control panels. Miner did not use the fall protection harness and misjudged the stability of the ceiling tile to hold ee's weight. Miner was trained on fall protection use. Miner sustained fractures to head and left wrist from the fall.
Employee was helping to load I-beams on a dolly. EE lifted the end about a foot and a half and set on dolly. EE felt shooting pain during lift and EE's hip to ankles felt bad. EE continued to work until end of shift at 7:00 pm. Management was made aware of the incident on December 23rd.