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Employee was using ball puller to remove balls from division screen at the #2 Finish Mill. He got his left thumb caught under the weight and smashed his left thumb. He went to the doctor and was diagnosed with a smashed and fractured thumb. He returned to work on light duty.

EE WAS HELPING PLANT OPERATOR REMOVE BELT GUARD ON SECONDARY SHAKER. WHILE LIFTING GUARD OUT OF PLACE, EE'S FOOT SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE CAUSING HIS ANKLE TO ROLL, SPRAINING HIS ANKLE.

EE STRAIGHTENING YIELD SIGN, HAD BOTH ARMS AROUND SIGN WHILE APPLYING PRESSURE. AS EE WAS APPLYING PRESSURE, SHOULDER POPPED. RELEASED PRESSURE FROM AROUND SIGN AND MOVED ARM AROUND TO SEE IF IT WAS HURT OR A "NORMAL POP", WAS JUST A LITTLE SORE. COMPLETED TASK & TOOK SOME IBUPROPHEN. REPORTED INCIDENT NEXT MORNING

EE was in the process of replacing a heat shield #4 Kiln, #3 Pier South East trunnion. While in the process of this, the kiln caught the heat shield and trapped his foot crushing it as the kiln came around.

EE was using a jack hammer trying to dislodge a chunk from #8 clinker feeder when another EE shut the gate and struck the jack hammer causing it to strike the EE on the right side of the face and neck causing pain and swelling. EE was transported to the emergency room for treatment. EE was diagnosed with a facial contusion returned to work on light duty.

Employee lifted then tossed a piece of scrap metal that weighed approximately 50 pounds, on to a trash pile. This act resulted in the employee straining his left buttock muscle.

Employee was working in the cooler lifting buckets out during clean up duty. When he lifted a bucket he felt a pain in the abdomen. He was diagnosed by comapany doctor as having strained his abdominal muscle. He was released to return to work on light duty for 2 weeks.

Employee was working with the cooler drag chain. While moving a duct it fell over and hit him in the face cutting his bottom lip and the bottom gum inside his mouth. He received 20 stitches and returned to work.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANDLING A PIECE OF METAL WHEN IT SLIPPED & CUT HIS FINGER. THE CUT REQUIRED 6 STITCHES IN HIS RT. PINKY FINGER.

Weld on corner post of hand rail around dredge broke and cable pulled and threw employee back down.

EE was on top of kiln removing shims from under pads on #3 tire. After old shims were removed, compressed air was used to clean rust, scale, slag, etc. from under pads before installing new shim. Wind was blowing and something got in EE eye. Minor irritation persisted until medical treatment was sought.

Employee was in the process of repairing an electrical switch in 703 tunnel. He slipped on loose material at the stairs towards the bottom of the tunnel. There were some clinker balls around the stair area as well as dust. He cut his right elbow and received stitches.

Employee was driving the loader back from fuel island and hit a large hole. This jammed the seat into his lower back.

The employee was entering truck on driver's side. The weld broke loose on the bottom step. Employee swung down and caught himself with his left knee on the top step. All his weight slammed down on his knee.

While walking between two screens employee stepped wrong and twisted his left ankle.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ALONE IN THE QUARRY PICKING UP WATER LINES, HE SAID HIS LEFT CALF MUSCLE STARTED HURTING BUT HE DID NOT NOTIFY ANYONE ON IT THAT EVENING. THE NEXT MORNING, HE COULD HARDLY WALK SO HE WAS SENT TO COMPANY DOCTOR.

EE was removing bearing housing from screen and shaft. Housing was hanging from a come-along, secured to skirt board. EE was pulling and balancing housing. The housing shifted and EE tried to clear his hands, but was caught by the end of his little finger.

Excess bending and the lifting of heavy weight manually resulted in a strained lower back.

He was cleaning in 700 tunnel when he went to bend down and squat his knee bent to the side causing him pain in his right knee.

EE was retrieving 1x1 screens in shaker box that had fallen during the night shift. While in box, EE slipped and fell with left elbow absorbing the blow. Slopes of the box and dampness were causes of fall.

While changing out rollers Employee was climbing back on to a cat-walk and sliped hiting his right knee on a hand rail.

Employee was driving through the plant in the plant pickup. A sharp pain hit him in the back between the shoulders. Employee reported the incident to the supervisor. Employee was then taken to the Dr. for examination. The Dr. stated that Employee had a muscle spasm and placed him on light duty and physical therapy.

EE was working on a feeder when he felt something get in his right eye. He washed it X4 with no help. He went to the Dr and the Dr removed foreign body from his right eye. EE had on all his PPE at the time. Conditions that contributed to this was the wind.

Employee was looking at the damaged trunnion sockets while standing on the discharge pipe on the dredge. To get a better view, he stepped onto a 3/8" safety cable. The cable broke and he lost his balance. He grabbed a hydraulic hose to stop himself from falling but fell into waist to chest deep water between the pontoons. His shoulder started hurting him several hours later.

Contributing conditions: Employee was using his personal pocket knife rather than prescribed tool. Damage: Employee received a small cut on his middle finger which required 3 stitches to close the wound.

Employee was helping another change a flat tire on the maintainer. While rotating tire to get the valve stem in correct position, employee's fore finger on his right hand was smashed between the rim and a wheel stud.

He was walking down stairs at #2 FM. He stepped in a hole in the metal crate and lost his balance and twisted his right ankle. He has a right ankle sprain and did return to work on light duty.

Employee was removing and sorting screen cloths on a secondary tower structure for the purpose of housekeeping when he lost control of a screen and smashed the tip of his middle finger on his right hand between the screen and top rail of a nearby hand rail.

EE WAS CHANGING IDLERS ON A CONVEYOR AND WAS TRYING TO REPOSITION HANDS TO HOLD THE IDLER, WHEN IT SLIPPED CAUSING FINGER TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN THE CAMS ON THE IDLER.

Employee cut his finger on right hand while helping move clean up screw behind #2 RM.

Employee received second degree burns on 4 small places on his right shoulder after he leaned against a hot piece of metal.

Ee was wrapping up & putting away his tools & equipment. He stated that he was extremely sweaty to the point it was running into his eyes causing burning & poor visibility. He lifted his safety glasses & wiped his eyes with his shirt sleeve & got something in his eye. He didn't realize it till next morning.

Employee slipped and fell on slippery step. He fell approximately 4 feet to the next level landing on his feet but struck his right elbow on the hand rail. His elbow was bruised and began to swell some.

The employee was climbing down off of FM#1 trunion. He stepped on the trunion pusher block and twisted his right ankle. He was diagnosed with a sprained ankle and is wearing an air cast and receiving physical therapy. Employee is currently on light duty.

He was closeing a Valve on a slurry line and tore his bicep in his right arm

Employee was moving an acetylene bottle and lost his grip letting it slip catching his right third digit between the bottle and a trailer.

Another employee was using a 4 lb. hammer to drive rivets through the conveyor belt. Injured tried to move the frame holding the rivets before the other employee was finished hammering. The hammer hit his right hand servering the index finger at the first joint.

Employee was working in the clinker barn. He suffered heat exhaustion. He was transported to hospital by ambulance after first aid was administered. He was treated at hospital and released. He returned to work on light duty.

EE WAS CLEANING BUILDUP INSIDE OF C-40 CHUTE WITH THE ENTRANCE DOOR RAISED UP INTO A VERTICAL POSITION. EE WAS GRIPPING A PRY BAR, APPROX. 4 FT. LONG WITH BOTH HANDS ON THE PRY BAR. THE SOUTH WIND BLEW THE DOOR SHUT FALLING AGAINST HIS LEFT HAND, MIDDLE FINGER. EE REPORTED THE ACCIDENT ON 9/13/04, BUT SAID HE WAS FINE. MONDAY, 10/11/04, EE REQUESTED MEDICAL EVAL.

After eating dinner under a shade tree, ee's were headed back to washing plant to work. EE's gave the truck a lot of gas and injured slid out the back of the truck landing on his head.

EE was looking at a coupling using the boat. He went under the pipeline and while going underneath the pipeline, his left leg became wedged in between the boat and pipeline causing swelling around the knee.

While cleaning shop floor with steam cleaner, stepped back onto a jack lying on the floor. While trying to regain balance steam cleaner shot hot water onto right foot penetrating the boot with the hot water. The result was 2nd degree burn to the right foot.

Ee was removing a choker from the back of a loader that look to not have any pressure and it sprang out and hit him just above the right eye causing a small lac. to the forhead that took 11 stiches not he had on his safety glasses and hardhat at the time.

Employee was descending the 500 Loader at the pugmill area of our finished end of the Plant & placing both hands on the ladder to descend the loader. When stepping on 2nd rung of the ladder, which had mud on it, lost his footage, slipping & fell to the ground, approximately 6 feet. Landing in an awkward postion, falling on his right ankle and knee.

Injured was eating lunch with remainder of crew in shade of railcar, when locomotive hooked to cars & started moving. Injured was knocked down and in falling his hand was run over by wheel of railcar.

WE WERE INSTALLING A SUCTION SIDE LINER ON THE GRAVEL PUMP. WE UNBOLTED THE LINER FROM THE DOOR, LIFTED ON THE DOOR W/THE CRANE & THE LINER WAS STUCK. WE PRYED ON THE LINER & THE RUBBER GASKET CAME LOOSE. WHEN I REACHED UP TO GRAB IT, THE LINER FELL FROM A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 3' ON MY FOOT.

Ee was replacing return roller on gravel stacker. He was lying on the channel iron underneath the belting trying to loosen the bracket bolts with wrench. He gave it a sudden jolt to break loose the bolts and felt a pain in his upper right arm.

WHILE GUNITING, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ON ANCHORS AND PUNCTURED HIS BUTTOCKS.

Employee was roading a Boom lift to another location when he hit a 5" rock in the road. This caused the machine to jump. He was using his left leg to power the machine and when it jumped it caused a hyperextension of his left knee.

THE MINER WAS WORKING FROM A PADDLE BOAT INSTALLING A 8"JET SLEEVE ONTO AN 8"PIPE. HIS FOOTING WAS UNSTABLE & WHEN HE LIFTED ON THE RUBBER SLEEVE HE RELEASED A BIND THAT IT WAS IN & THE SLEEVE JERKED AWAY FROM HIM. HE SAID HE HEARD A LOUD POP IN HIS RT. ARM & NOTICED A BULGE ON THE LOWER END OF HIS BICEP.