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While scaling in 33 West, a rock fell from the back and struck the scaler boom jolting the cab causing the operator to hit the windshield with EE's forehead and right shoulder. The operator was wearing a seat belt. EE as a mild concussion and a strained A/C shoulder joint. Scaler equipped with a lap belt style seat belt.

EE was cleaning on top of the kiln silos. As they went to straighten up to lift the wheelbarrow they heard and felt a pop in their back and was in a lot of pain. Dr. released them with no restrictions, went to Ortho on 4/13/26 due to continued pain. Dr. gave restriction and EE is now off work.

Employee was following wires in the engine compartment for a light that was not working on a piece of equipment when their fingers contacted the fan blade of the engine cutting 2 fingers. They received 7 stiches in one finger and was put on restricted duty for 10 days.

Employee was installing the toggle seat in the jaw crusher when one of the come-a-longs hooks came out of the eyelet when EE was prying the opposite side into place. The loose end of the toggle seat swung down and over crushing the maintenance employees' arm against the side of crusher. No fractures, but there was damage to soft tissue, ligaments, & tendons in EE's arm.

Employee was straightening a piece of pipe by hand. The pipe kicked back striking right thumb. Went to Dr. 6/12 and was released to full duty. Went back to Dr. on 6/20 and was released to work with restrictions and a brace with possible torn ligament in right thumb.

Caught between block and fork of telehandler

Putting a track back on an excavator when the come-a-long broke causing the chain to whip back hitting EE's left hand. EE has a hairline fracture of the left thumb. EE's left hand was splinted and returned to work.

Employee was sweeping the floor of the kiln firing floor when they felt something pop in lower back. Dr. reported they had a lumbar strain and placed them on restricted duty.

Employee was welding inside screen, when the wind blew something into left eye. Doctor removed a small sliver of metal from the eye and prescribed antibiotic drops. No time missed or work restrictions.

EE stepped on a slick spot resulting in a jerking motion in EE's back. At the time of reporting the incident, the discomfort was not bad, but increased over the next few days. When EE came into work on 9/7/21, EE requested to see a doctor that the pain had gotten worse and wanted checked out. EE was seen at the doctor on 9/8/21 and placed on restricted duty.

Prying a sleeve from a shaft of a rotary air lock at the hydrate plant when the bar slipped and EE's weight shifted back causing EE to roll ankle, resulting in a fracture to the right ankle.

Miner was filling face drill with water. When they turned the ball valve it broke in half causing the valve to come loose and striking them in the left knee. The high pressure water knocked them back against the rib and floor of the mine causing bruising to side, back and shoulder.

Employee was climbing down a ladder from the head box of a conveyor, when EE stepped off the ladder EE twisted EE's knee. EE did not seek medical attention until EE reported to work on 11/19/20. EE was taken to a doctor and was wrote out of work with a brace on EE's knee and no walking or climbing until follow-up on 11/24/20

Employee was moving a pump hose when employee felt something pop in shoulder. Employee was seen by a doctor and returned to work and was able to perform normal duties. Employee worked normal job until 11/2/2020, when employee was scheduled for surgery on 11/3/2020 causing employee to miss work.

EE sustained laceration to left thumb while using a razor knife stripping fiber optic cable.

Employee mashed finger when lowering a bearing assembly to the press table. A block slipped from under the assembly mashing EE's finger between the assembly and the stand. Diagnosis was a fractured distal phalange (fingertip) no restrictions or treatment. EE was wearing leather work gloves at the time of the injury.

Employee was holding a small hydraulic pump (approx. 2 lbs) with arm extended for an extended time. EE complained of shoulder pain, went to doctor returned to work full duty. Worked until 2/7/19 when EE went to doctor. EE was placed out of work and referred for rotator cuff surgery from a strain.

Employee stated ee may have hurt shoulder pulling on a basket the shift before off days. The basket weighs approx. 23 pounds and is placed in the top of a tanker truck to catch oversized material. Employee was off 7 days for scheduled time off and did not report the incident until the day ee was scheduled to return.

Individual was hand scaling the roof from a man lift. While prying on a rock that was hung on a roof bolt the scale bar slipped and the force from pulling the bar and their weight caused them to roll their ankle causing a fracture to the right distal fibula.

Opening a metal can of welding rods. Cut hand on lid.

Employee strained right shoulder while using a 3 foot pipe wrench to remove a 4 inch ball valve in the road rock tunnel.

Employe got lime dust in left eye while measuring Kiln silos lowered tape measure into measuring port causing dust to blow up in face and under glasses.

Employee strained right elbow while installing water pump. Employee was pushing/pulling during installation.

Employee suffered a strain to shoulder while pulling a rubber hose water line.

Employee bent over to pick up a sample screen in the lab and felt a burning sensation in lower back.

Employee was shoveling lime on the kiln firing floor and suffered a dislocated elbow from awkward movement.

Employee felt he had been exposed to muriatic acid fumes while cleaning lime from a radiator. He was nauseous and was throwing up. He was outside in good ventilation.

Employee was attempting to unload a chute from a screen and lime fell onto his safety glasses. As he removed his safety glasses, lime got into his eye.

Employee was helping co worker remove screw flights from a screw trough in the sizing system weighing approximately 150 lbs. He felt a pain in his right lower back and hip.

Operator was walking through the bottom floor of the product silos to adjust feeder controls and dry lime got into his left boot due to holes from wear. Socks were wet due to walking in water earlier in the day. Employee did have a new pair of boots at home, but didn't wear them. Did not become reportable until 4/20/15

Employee was sizing a metal patch for a fan housing. His finger got sucked into the hole and cut the tip of his left, middle finger at the joint.

Employee was leaning forward to pass under a screw conveyor and felt a strain in his lower back. Conveyor is approximately 5 feet off the floor.

Employee was tightening a rail car puller cable clevis attachment under a loading point. Lime dust from the conveyor above fell and got into employees eye. He was wearing RX safety glasses with side shields. The dust was embedded and he received a prescription.

EE was Walking under the kiln bag house on his way to stone tunnel. His hard hat had fallen off and as he stood up while under the steps hit the top of his head on a sharp metal end of angle that's supports the steps. EE received two staples at the ER.

Employee was climbing up a permanent ladder in the conveyor area the employees shoulder began to hurt. Employee went to the doctor on 8/13/13.

Employee clocked and drove to kiln employee parking area and the proceeded to walk to the Kiln control room. As he stepped onto the first catwalk located under the Unit train conveyor # 2 just outside Unit train stone tunnel his right foot landed wrong on the walkway turning his right ankle.

EE was making repairs to the bend pulley. After unlocking the belt, and then verifying that the belt conveyor was running correctly, he gave instruction for to turn the belt off so he could put the guard back on. EE was picking up a hammer, which got caught by the belt and EE's right arm was caught between the shaft of the bend pulley and the conveyor truss.

On 7/24/2012 at about 11:45 pm an employee and injured employee were replacing idlers in the 5A belt. IE was pulling on the old idler to free it when it came loose all at once and fell and hit IE on his right foot.

Working on bucket elevator putting chain together pulled on tensioner and pulled muscle.

He was shoveling lime off plate, the wind blew lime dust in his eyes.

Employee was unplugging the kiln cooler discharge. The feeder would plug and he would take the cap off the side of the cooler and poke the material with a metal bar to get it flowing again. Hot dust was blowing out the openings while he was attempting to unplug it. He suffered lime burns to his wrist, which became infected and reportable on 10/22/11

EE pulled his truck to the side of the rib so the driller could walk backwards. As he stepped out of the truck his left foot landed on a small rock and the rock rolled from under his foot into a hole where a rock had been pulled out by the track hoe when it was scaled.

Injury was greasing bottom damper on west side of kiln with a manual grease gun. The grease fitting didn't allow grease to flow, He pushed harder, resulting in Tony straining his left shoulder.

Employee was closing the steel double doors from inside the building located on the bottom floor of the hydrate building, when his right thumb became pinched between the two doors.

Employee was rewiring a water pump on a floating pontoon. When we tried to "whip" the slack out of the cable (large diameter), he felt a pull in his left elbow. Employee was referred to an orthopedic and discovered a tendon tear at the bicep. Surgery is being schedule and will cause lost time.

Employee was rodding out the O2 analyzer port at the kiln discharge. The port must be opened and the opening cleaned of any debris. Injured was working from the ladder and was removing the cap that covers the port. Hot material blew hot material out onto the left side of his face. Material went under his safety glasses and got in both eyes.

Employee was loading roof bolts into the carousel of the roof bolter. The carousel became hard to move, he jerked on it to make it move and felt a pain in his lower back.

EE was trying to unplug a hose. While doing this, he got lime in his eye.

Injury was arriving for a visit at the mine. He approached the office and was bitten by a dog that was at the mine.

Employee was coming down off the 334 coal belt. When he stepped off the pad onto the ground he stepped on ice and fell causing him to suffer a broken leg.