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employee was unplugging a product line with a vacuum truck when the product freed up and pushed the hose out of their hand causing product to hit them in their face
Employee was moving too fast for the conditions. Slipped with EE's left foot and fell to left buttock. Caused swelling and the employee was taken to the ER. Was admitted over night for observation and prescribed time off work until 10-1-2025
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SPUD WRENCH TO BREAK A BUTTERFLY VALVE LOOSE WHEN IT MOVED UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO CATCH A FINGER BETWEEN THE SPUD WRENCH AND THE HOUSING OF THE RSV. THIS SPLIT THE FINGER OPEN AND IT REQUIRED STITCHES
Employee was reaching over a table to install bolts into a probe flange while standing in mud. right foot slipped and EE felt a pop in EE's knee
employee was removing a guard with another employee when the second employee lost their grip and let go causing the weight to transfer to the injured employee causing a strain to the left bicep
Employee stepped in a pothole, twisted right ankle and fell. This caused a sprain to the right ankle. Employee released to full duty. The sprain had not been getting better so was referred to an ortho, transferred care to a specialist. Employee started Physical Therapy on 2-17-25 released to full duty.
Employee was climbing up a ladder out of a pit and when employee was looking up dust landed in employee's left eye. The employee was prescribed a preventative antibiotic eye drop by urgent care.
Employee got left foot caught by conveyor. Employee was taken to medical. Resulted in broken ankle and contusions.
Employee was pulling on a pipe when unexpected movement happened it caught the employees right thumb between a flange and hanger bracket.
While lighting the small torch in preparation to light main flame residual natural gas in the location caused a flash. Employee experienced 2nd degree burns to locations to the left side of face, neck and hand
On 6/17/2023 at approximately 10:45 am an employee reported feeling discomfort in the right arm. The employee was climbing a scaffolding ladder at the time the discomfort was noticed. On 6/20/2023, the employee was evaluated by a doctor and prescribed medication for treatment.
Employee was being trained in a new task, changing out separator fan blades, when their right foot slipped and caught a fan blade resulting in a strain/sprain.
Employee fell off of the ladder while climbing down from a wheel loader, missed/slipped a handhold, landed on EE's left leg and broke the ankle and leg.
The employee was taking a wagon full of parts and tools down a ramp when employee slipped and fell onto right side.
EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN USING A JACK HAMMER AND A SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOSEN A BOLT FOR A LINER IN THE MILL. WHEN EE FINISHED EE NOTICED THAT EE'S ELBOW WAS RED, SLIGHTLY PAINFUL AND SWELLING
While cleaning on the ground level under the #2 & 3 finish mills, the employee got dust in right eye.
Employee was swinging an 8lb hammer backhand to fit a piece of flat bar to a pipe. Did not position self properly for the task at hand.
Was clearing chunks off of the top of the hopper with a shovel when product sloughed off and dust blew back into the employee's face and under safety glasses.
Mechanic was repairing primary feeder, guiding a bar with EE's left hand on top of the bar and running a hoist with EE's right hand. The bar moved unexpectedly and caught the mechanics left hand/fingers between the bar and the wall of the bin.
The employee received burns on their wrists and back of neck when they came in contact with cement dust off of dust collector bags during disposal.
Vacuum hose plugged while cleaning spillage. Employee was attempting to clear the line by lifting it over head. Once the line was lifted over head ee felt a pop in the lower left side of back.
Electrician positioned self in a manner that allowed a 10 lb inspection door to indirectly fall on left hand causing a laceration to index finger and a bruise to thumb. Laceration required stitches.
EE was replacing a return roller and had to tap on it causing foreign material to drop from somewhere and landed in eyes.
Employee climbed onto the passenger side of the OTR truck while the engine was running, to wash the windshield when the right hand slopped into the air-conditioning belt/pulley. This resulted in a partial amputation of the tip of the index finger and lacerations to the other three fingers.
Employee was pushing down on pry bar with a closed grip. The pry bar slipped causing the load to fall on top of the pry bar. Due to the closed grip the employee's finger was pinched between the concrete and the pry bar. The pressure caused the tip of the finger to split. Leather gloves were worn.
Employee was bent over and stood up stepped over a pipe and walked into a valve handle hitting employee in the face between eye brows required 10 stitches
Employee picked up a 35# piece of steel with the left hand it hit a beam above and dropped on to the 2nd finger of the right hand. Splinted.
EE was lifting hydraulic Ram and slipped. EE re-grabbed it and felt a pop in left hand. The employee reported the swelling of left hand on 1/8/17 and decided EE did not need medical attention that day. On 1/12/17 wanted an X-ray and showed no broken bones and the doctor modified use of the left hand and had EE wear a splint.
Employee was unloading coal in high wind conditions when EE received coal dust in left eye.
During #1 Kiln outage employee was installing brick in the Kiln, the air flow through the Kiln blew brick dust around and the employee got some in right eye.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO THE WAREHOUSE AND SLIPPED AND FELL ON SNOW COVERED ICE
Employee was scooping up a bucket of clinker with a 966 loader and felt a pain in his back that also affected his sciatic nerve.
Maintenance Mechanic was hooking up a trailer welder to a fork lift, the wheel of the trailer was against a rock when he pulled it to hook up felt a pain in his groin. After seeing the Doctor it was determined he has a hernia on the right side
EE was lifting a box off of the desk to move it to another area of her desk and felt a pull in her shoulder. She was taken to Concentra medical and returned to work the same day. Nature of injury was a thoracic strain. On 5/1/2015 she had a MRI done on that shoulder hence the reason for reporting
Employee was standing & looking up at the feed end of #2 Finish Mill he collapsed for no reason hitting the back of his head. Did not loose consciousness and was transported to Renown Medical center for observation. Released on the next day. Doctors do not know the reason for the collapse
Employee slipped on an uneven surface while shoveling debris into a wheel barrel. The employee struck his middle finger on the edge of the wheel barrel as he caught himself. The impact resulted in a fractured middle finger.
On 11/27/13, employee was carrying a bucket of parts and felt a sharp pain in the back of his right knee. Employee did not wish to seek medical attention at that time. On 2/24/14, employee was placed on restricted duty.
Employee bent down to open apron door on crusher when he felt pain in his left shoulder. On 11/14/2013 the employee was diagnosed with a shoulder sprain and was placed on restricted duty and prescribed physical therapy.
Employee twisted his upper body while holding a grate and felt pain and stiffness in his right knee. Employee was diagnosed with a knee strain.
EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER OF A RAIL CAR AND MISSED A RUNG WITH HIS RIGHT FOOT. THE LEFT FOOT BECAME DISLODGED FROM THE SUDDEN DROP. THE EMPLOYEE HELD ON WITH HIS HANDS AND DID NOT FALL. EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK FROM THE SUDDEN DROP.
Mechanic was operating a 4 1/2" hand held grinder with a cutting wheel cutting a metal window frame. The cutting wheel stuck and kicked back coming into contact with the mechanics right hand/wrist resulting in a laceration.
Miner was conducting repairs on a screw conveyor. Miner failed to lock out tag out the screw conveyor. The miner indicated that the screw conveyor inadvertently started. Miner received severe injuries to his right hand.
Miner was using a bar to dislodge build up on the feed shelf of #2 kiln. The miner was attempting to push the built up material off the shelf with the bar and smashed his RH middle finger between the bar and the metal door opening frame.
Miner was climbing up stairs and injured his right foot. Miner indicated that he had overstepped one of the stair platforms as he was stepping up the stairs. As the miner continued to climb the stair, the right foot became wedged in-between two sections of the stairs which caused (2) metatarsal bones to break in his right foot.
Employee was hitting the side of a hopper discharge chute with a bar. The employee lost balance and inadvertently smashed his right hand ring finger in-between the bar and chute. Employee received finger contusion/lacerations. Employee received stitches due to the injury.
Laborer was unloading a coal rail car. He indicated that he had stepped down off a concrete platform onto the coal grizzly platform and sprained his left knee. The coal grizzly platform is approx. 4" to 6" lower than the concrete platform. The laborer indicated that he may have stepped onto built up rock or coal material that had not passed through the coal grizzly.
A miner was operating a trackmobile that was struck by a rolling empty rail car that was found to have a faulty hand brake. After complaining of back soreness the next day the miner was taken to a medical facility and found to have likely strained his middle back area and was then placed on restrictive duty on 10/21/2011. The miner was given 3 prescriptions.
Loading drill pipe into Atlas Copco L8 30 drill carousal with winch installed on drill mast. Sliding hook weight got caught on part of the mast about half way up. Man standing below at controls was struck in the hard hat by weight after it came loose and side down the cable. Hard hat webbing cut the mans scalp. 10 staples needed. No lost time.
While jackhammering #2 kiln, equipment kept braking and having to jump in and out of bobcat put stress on my right knee. Long periods of running bobcat stressed right knee, at which point I was unable to put any weight back on my right knee.
Employee was sitting @ the lunch table and a 2nd employee came up behind the 1st employee and slightly hit him open handed to the side of his head. Employee indicated that he has a headache and neck hurts.