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originally Diagnosed with a non reportable strain to EE's left knee, sustained while connecting a hose to a tanker truck. On follow up with Orthopedic Dr. 02/12/26 EE was scheduled for MRI and PT. Case elevated when EE started medical treatment (physical therapy) 03/09/2026.

Employee was walking the plant all day collecting vibration data with a iPad and collapsed unexpectedly. 1st responders performed CPR, used an AED, & EE was transported to hospital. As of 9/30, remains in the hospital with double pneumonia, diabetes, & 3 blocked arteries to requires surgery. MSHA investigate the same day. No environmental or work related cause was found.

Worker was placing bag on fill spout and put their finger under the bag clamp. The clamp crushed the tip of their right ring finger causing an open fracture of the tuft of distal phalanx of the finger.

employee was going checking air hoses on a truck. when EE went to step up onto the platform, the step broke and the employee fell into the trailer injuring EE's right arm.

EE was going up to the top of the upper shelf lime silo to unclog and get it to flow when EE opened the smaller round door to probe the lime or rodding if you will, it broke loose and came out of there like water getting all over EE and into EE's right eye.

EE was straightening out the hose on the grease gun to the drum. When EE was walking toward the steel portable silo legs, EE tripped over the steel legs on the ground and hurt left hip. The employee fell to the ground and said that EE couldn't get up and we called for an ambulance to assist.

Heat Exhaustion, while stacking sand bags

Employee was removing a broken pallet from the turntable on our production line. The employee slipped on the rollers on the turntable, and strained lower back.

Poor engineering. Employee's finger was smashed by swinging door.

first aid incident occurred on 10/30/23. No medical treatment prescribed. After months of continued pain, employee asked to be seen by doctor again. Doctor prescribed medical treatment (physical therapy,) elevating the first aid case to a reportable accident.

Employee was cleaning up cement that was on the floor under the cement line palletizer and was bent over using a come along to pull out the cement that was under the cement line palletizer when EE stood and turned and fell and twisted EE's knee on EE's left leg.

Employee reported to work with pain in shoulder, elbow and wrist

Employee was stacking bags of Portland cement and suffered chemical burns on fingertips

Employee was palletizing cement when a bag busted and some cement got into the employees eye

I received a phone call at 8:04 of emergency at Sand line. I arrived at 8:06 found an EE holding the head of IE to keep IE's airway open. EE said IE had a fast hard pulse. IE Was laying in the chain belt beside the packer chair. Three paramedics tended to IE at 8:09 and transported to ambulance by 8:12. Narcan was administered. No equipment malfuncions found.

EE tended to pallet while it was being motorized out of palletizer, finger got pinched between pallet and roller, tissue amputation on right hand ring finger

Operator was running the related line, running the packer chair. The other operator who was there running the the machine said that EE stood up. Then EE fell, like EE passed out. EE was unconscious, had a pulse and was breathing. We had 911 called. CPR & AED was used. EMT worked on EE. EE left in ambulance with a pulse to hospital.

Maintenance employee was walking into the maintenance parts shop room when something got into EE's left eye. Eye wash would not remove it. Had to seek outside medical to get it out. Return to work full duty same day as injury.

Operator slipped going up steps and hit left shin on the second step. Then said while they got up they hit their back on the railing and bruised their back. This was not reported until 2/18/21

Employee reported pain in mid back after stacking bags of sand, and requested the EE be seen by doctor.

Employee reported pain in shoulder after stacking bags of sand, and requested that they be seen by doctor

EE was helping change motor on sand line palletizer. The crew went to tighten the motor but had an alignment issues with the motor. When they tried to adjust the motor it started to fall to the ground. EE took the motor slowly to the ground and in the process bruised left forearm.

Operator was hand adding concentrate for the batching operation when air from fan blew some dust or dirt in left eye causing irritation.

EE was assisting forklift operator moving trash. EE squatted to ground level where to straighten the trash on the forks so the trash could be raised up. As EE squatted, EE felt a sharp pain in the lower middle back.

Operator had just adjusted packer. Needed to adjust again, instead of turning off machine and completing the adjustment, operator tried to adjust machine with machine still on. Operator should have followed procedure. When adjusting machine from front side, operator's head hit switch that made cylinder move and caught operator's arm. Only bruise. X-Rays negative.

Operator was running palletizer for the bagging operation. Bag started to fall from the feed conveyor and operator reached to catch bag. In the process the operator cut right elbow.

The employee used a piece of scrap floor grating in an attempt to dislodge material blocking the discharge chute of the dryer bag house. The metal twisted in the employee's hand, causing a laceration of the right index finger.

Employee said they were coming down stairs and turned on platform twisting left knee.

Employee was unloading bags from the reject shoot (roller bed that sends bag down to table, for removal by hand.) The employee lifted a bag, then turned to put bag on a pallet. When EE turned, EE struck EE's knee on the leg of the table. Dislocation of right knee cap.

Employee was assisting in the installation of a drive unit on a mixing screw. The unit was under tension, being pulled into alignment. Employee was using fingertip to check alignment of bolt holes. The unit unexpectedly and suddenly moved, causing the amputation of left pinky fingertip including the fingernail.

Employee was walking to maintenance shop to get a forklift for the start of the shift. There are two steps that EE must go up to get to the maintenance shop. EE missed or caught the top step causing EE to fall to knees. Bruised left knee. Was not reported until 2/19/19.

Conveyor belt stopped on sand line. Operator reached past guard to pull belt trying to free operation. Operator did not follow lockout/tagout procedure. Operator got right hand caught between conveyor belt and head pulley. Right pinky received 8 stitches and ring finger has fracture on bone at tip of finger.

Operator said they got right shoulder strain from performing hand add for the batch operation. Operator did not report the condition until 3-19-19 and said it occurred back in October 2018.

Operator was complaining of rash on back, cause could be from lime in contact with skin causing the issue.

EE said EE strained left shoulder on Friday while operating the main line palletizer. EE did not know what time it occurred. EE did not report the injury until Monday 6-18-18

Operator was pulling bag off the conveyor belt. When operator started to step down from the step at the side of the conveyor operator missed/slide at step falling about 16 inches. Operator twisted or sprained left knee.

Employee reported that the employee pulled a muscle in employee's back while moving a 50# bag of material

Large grains of sand fell into left ear. Miner was unable to remove sand, and was sent to clinic to have ear irrigated. Two large grains of sand were removed, and antibiotic drops were prescribed to prevent infection.

The minor had an undisclosed, preexisting medical condition. EE went into a seizure while at work. When ee seized, ee fell and struck head on the floor, resulting in a minor laceration to scalp. No equipment or machinery was involved

Operator was hand stacking tube sand bags and said ee pulled a muscle in right shoulder.

Operator was driving forklift and felt ill. Operator got off forklift and went down to ground and puked. Was not sure if due to something eaten or something else. Operator had been drinking fluids. Operator got a cut above left eye brow while on the ground puking.

Operator was cleaning material from floor from broken bags. Operator got cement/lime powder on leg and the hot weather caused sweat to move lime/cement down into boot. One leg had on short socks and did not stop sweat. Operator experienced a lime burn and needed treatment. Burn was not reported until 7-21-17 and then medical treatment followed.

Operator was handing bulk bags, when removing bags from hooks EE got hand caught between strap and bag. Was not following proper communication with forklift driver and other operator.

Operator was hand stacking tube sand and said EE hurt back/bulging disc while performing the job.

Employee ran into pot hole while driving forklift, resulting in cervical strain. Employee returned to full duty for full shift on the following day.

Operator was operating moffett forklift when they extended the forks to pickup a load. Employee then proceed to back up with the load on the extended forks off the trailer, the weight caused the forklift to tip forward due to the extended forks. Operator hit head and neck when machine tipped forward.

Miner was running the main line palletizer and felt a pain in EE's left shoulder. The miner could not reach above EE's head without feeling pain in shoulder.

Operator was in mixing room adding hand adds to batch system and then noticed swelling a couple days later at home. Accident was then not reported to plant until 2-13-17. Operator says suffered a hernia on right side.

EE was working on the main line packer and cleaned the feed spout that caused ee to cut hand. There is a cut on left thumb and looks like it needs stitches.

Sharp edge of banding on bundle of burlap bags cut employee's hand, while employee was moving the bundle. Laceration to left palm required 5 stitches. Employee was returned to work with limited use of hand for 10 days. Follow up to be done by attending clinic, in 10 days.