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Was Changing support rollers on 57101 Clinker Pan conveyor. Was using standard steel 3lb sledgehammer to drive the rollers into the bracket on the pan. The hammer glanced off the end of the roller and struck the heat-treated flange of the roller causing a shard of steel to break off and lodge in leg. The employee was taken to clinic and released back to work with no restrictions.

The employee was lifting a wheelbarrow to dump contents into the hopper. The ring on EE's left ring finger got snagged and popped the finger, causing pain and swelling.

Miner was cleaning the tower using a bar and a sledgehammer. Miner hit the bar with a hammer; a piece of metal broke off and flew into the miner's eye.

Miner was shoveling rock into buckets at the tail end of the limestone tunnel and hauling the buckets outside the tunnel to dump. Miner hurt their lower back in the process.

Employee was pushing forks together on a telehandler when EE felt a pain in EE's left bicep.

Employee was torqueing studs at Finish Mill. Employee dropped nut on foot.

Mill Manlift gearbox broke. Miner was entrapped in manlift for 38 minutes. Miner egressed out emergency exit of manlift roof.

Employee was climbing ladder in the reclaimer when they felt a pinch in lower left back.

Employee was at TT1 Transfer belt when EE's head came into contact with a cross member beam. The employee tripped and fell to the ground where EE suffered an injury to their ankle.

A Contract Truck Driver arrived on the Pueblo Plant South Truck Bay Shipping Loadout. Two GCC employees noticed this driver was laying on the platform with their head and neck area on the midrail of the gangway. After assisting the drive to their feet, driver was able to climb up the stairs under their own power.

Miner was using pneumatic jackhammer (rivet buster) on a sidewall performing refractory demolition when the bit broke, causing the tool to slip and impact EE's left hand against the wall. Miner has laceration and fracture on left index finger.

Miner was an employee of a sub-contractor under direction of Lonestar Sierra. Miner was walking to contractor parking lot after shift ended. Plant EE was driving on plant road when EE struck miner while miner was crossing the road. Miner was transported to a nearby er for evaluation. Initial reports indicated no broken bones or serious injuries. Miner advised miner was sore.

Employee was operating a Brokk machine in the kiln when a capped brick came loose from overhead and struck EE in the right shoulder. Employee had a right shoulder strain from the impact.

Combination wrench fell from upper level striking employee in right shoulder

Miner cut their hand and required stiches.

Foreign object went in right eye while driving mobile equipment. Eye became infected and required anti-biotics prescription.

Miner mis-stepped on uneven working surface and inquired their left ankle.

EE was trying to clear out a port on the tower with a bar. EE hit the material twice and on the third time the material fell from the wall of the riser, the momentum of them pushing caused their finger to get pinched between the tab on the bar and the port on the riser.

Miner pivoted on right leg to turn towards workbench. Their knee made a "pop" sound and immediately they felt pain and informed their supervisor.

Electrician using a ladder 15 feet in the air asked spotter who was holding ladder to retrieve a different tool. When spotter let go of the ladder it slipped out from underneath EE. Electrician was using fall protection, the force of EE stopping caused strains in EE's back and hip.

Miner was using a bar to clean buildup inside of preheat tower. A large chunk of material broke free hitting the edge of the bar causing the end that the miner was holding to lurch up pinching EE's index finger against the metal frame of the tower.

Miner strained right knee while stepping down from a ladder.

Miner making rounds collecting samples for the lab. Strained right shoulder lifting elevator doors.

Worker was sliding scraper liners on a pallet and felt a strain on left side of stomach.

Built up shredded wood chips and tire chips that were left from previous work on rotary feeder (floor 5) caught fire. Damage consisted of electrical conduit and air regulators for the air line.

Employee was unfamiliar with this type of Freight Elevator and while closing the elevator door, smashed EE's ungloved hand between the doors.

While walking from B Belt up C Belt, slipped with coal on floor and twisted knee.

Employee was throwing a bag of trash into the dumpster.

Climbing extension ladder to get platform on front of crusher to check main belt take-up adjustment. Slipped and/or lost footing and fell about 8' on back.

Disposing excess raw material in appropriate pile. Tripped over unseen rock and fell on left side, elbow, arm and shoulder.

Swinging sledge hammer to open slide gate.

Employee did the line change on the 6" line to set up in cement Silo, then came down from Silo to inspect Kiln grease system and proceeded to clean additive system shoveling material and pain got worse. EE attempted to sit in the 320 loader, but the pain intensified. EE immediately reported it to the control room to report it to the supervisor.

Currently under investigation with MSHA

Over the course of over three to four months and with increasing frequent use of grinding bowls and auto-sampler buckets, tendinitis set in to left thumb and right forearm.

Cleaning off a table in the raw mill, employee stepped over wheel, leg got stuck and twisted ankle.

Stepped over a snow pile and slipped on ice.

Slipped on ice and pulled something in groin area.

Walking from parking lot to building, stepped on ice, slipped and twisted both knees.

Raw FK line that transports material was plugged with rock and wet material. Employee went to check line on top of electrical room. Employee then removed cap while line was pressurized. Left ear, Face and upper body impairment.

Employee was measuring coal piles in the long shed and lost footing due to loose material. Employee split legs and felt pain in pelvic area upon recovery of fall.

RRT Fire. The slide gate on the TDF system was closed (Showing open in control room). This caused material to back up. Maintenance cleared the plug and opened the gate. The leftover RRT was left on the rotary feeder level. The material ignited from the heat and caused electrical damage.

The driller was tramming the drill off of the lowboy trailer, the driller had the door of the drill locked open in order to see the edge of the trailer. When the driller reached the point where it tipped forward onto the ramp, the driller reached out and grabbed the door frame, the jolt released the door lock lever, slamming the door onto the driller's hand.

Team was attempting to seat the elevator take up sprockets back into the chain. The take up was stuck and the employee attempted to free it by striking it with a sledgehammer which accidently struck the hardened tooth and a piece broke free penetrating their left thigh. Employee was taken to Concentra and redirected to Urgent Care.

Was walking up the stairs and stepped off of and rolled their ankle.

Right hand pointer finger smashed

Pulled plate from hopper to dump, slipped from hand and fell on foot.

Troubleshooting multi-voltage drive, trying to diagnose 480volt side. I personally locked out 4160 volt several times. A co-worker with a 600 volt meter attempted to check continuity on 4160 and the meter blew up.

Contractor was rolling a conveyor chute out of the way and hand was pinched between the chute and the wall cutting EE's left pinky finger.

Climbing across railcar ladder, foot slipped or missed step and employee fell approximately 5ft. Trying to catch self, injuring right wrist.