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While cleaning material out from under Conveyor S4 employee pinched the tip of right pinky finger between the handle of the shovel & the leg of the conveyor causing a small cut that required glue to close.
An employee was troubleshooting a flow issue on a volumetric feeder. During the course of troubleshooting, an access hatch was opened and the feeder was jogged. At some point, the employee's hand entered a pinch point (rotary veins) before the feeder had come to a stop. The employee sustained partial amputation injury to 3 fingers.
While changing a bit on the DTH drill a supplier was unscrewing the chuck and bit from the bottom of the hammer, the bit slipped and while trying to stabilize it the supplier's small finger moved in between the chuck and the top shoulder of the bit. The chuck came down on the smallest finger of the left hand causing a laceration under the glove.
Employee was shoveling on top of the load bins, when wrist started hurting. Employee changed how employee was shoveling in a different way.
Employee was attempting to pull a section of belt back together with a chain puller for a splice. Because the belt was under tension the handle pulled hard, due to slack in the belt it very quickly went much easier causing the handle to loosen, when that happened it slammed down and pinched right thumb between the handle and the chain. This broke the nail and cut the thumb.
The employee was blowing the chutes on the first floor screens. As employee was doing this task EE had piece a dirt get in EE's eye. EE was wearing all PPE including safety glasses.
Loader operator was closing the door of the cab after entering the machine and closed EE's thumb in the door.
Brick rig shifted in kiln while rolling it to new position. Kiln stopped, rig was leveled and wheels chocked. Crew climbed up to adjust shifted pieces. While on rig, it rolled up kiln to the right (facing upkiln) and overturned. Employee's leg got caught and was injured, later found to be broken. Other 3 employees on the rig at the time of the incident were uninjured.
Employee was shoveling near the tail section of D7A conveyor, the shovel made contact with a steel shim under the structural channel of the conveyor, the sudden/abrupt stop caused the shovel to twist to the left. This twisting motion combined with the force applied caused the employees knee to "give out" or buckle in a sideways motion.
Employee was attempting to remove snow and ice from between the wheels of a radial stacker. The employee was working from an elevated position due to built up material (snow/ice/sand mix), this awkward position likely caused an overexertion and led to the employee's back "locking up."
Employee was jackhammering debris when the chisel point dropped through the grate and caused the jackhammer to jerk back.
Employee was sanding the walkway due to slippery conditions on the walkway. EE was using a bucket and slowly dumping the sand in front of them when their feet slipped and they went down onto their elbow. Diagnosis for shoulder injury confirmed on July 26th.
Employee was operating a haul truck in adverse weather conditions (extreme freeze/thaw) that caused the haul roads to become rougher than normal. The employee experienced lower back pain.
The employee was using a poking bar to poke the frozen chunks down in the feeder, on a forward stroke the employee caught the ring finger on left hand on the middle bar of the hand rail pinching finger between the poking bar and the handrail. Employee received two stitches.
Multiple (3) tractor trailers on fire with tires in the trailers. Suspected vandalism.
Cleaning lumps from the B11 trap before the blending pod. Wrench slipped and EE felt a sudden jar forward. Initially the operator reported only some slight stiffness. Following day EE was performing housekeeping and reported pain and stiffness.
Miners were working to clear the jammed primary gyratory crusher. 2 miners were working to remove stone from the bowl, one miner was working farther down in the bowl using an air hammer to break up a large rock when suddenly another rock became dislodged and pinned the miner's feet down, several rocks and finer material slid down as well entrapping the employee below the knees.
Miner was carrying a piece of debris when ee tripped over an outstretched hose and dropped down to one knee.
A yellow jacket nest on the new side, employee got bit, employee was ran up to Urgent Care in West Seattle, they did not treat employee. Employee returned to work and was okay the remainder of the shift.
Employee sustained a hernia as a result of lifting a machine component weighing 100 lbs.
Employee was completing an S.O.P. cleaning out the #1 kiln D.A.A. conveying system. Employee had to position self on the floor to gain access to the south & east side bolts that attach the hopper onto the bottom of the rotary valve. It is while EE was removing the hopper that EE believes EE came in contact with the hydrated lime product causing a skin burn on EE's pants line.
A millwright was working outside of the maintenance shop on a hopper that the millwright was building for the CKD briquetter. While drilling a pilot hole for a liner, a 1/8" drill bit broke. Once the 1/8" drill bit broke, it pierced the leather gloves at the seam. The seam was between the thumb & index finger. The drill bit went into millwright's flesh about 1/4" deep.
Dozer operator was ripping on the quarry floor with a CAT D-10 when they hit a large rock, due to the nature of the ripped material the dozer was on uneven ground and the employee jarred their neck and mid back due to the side to side motion. The employee was diagnosed with a neck strain and thoracic back pain, they were prescribed medication and given modified work duty.
A millwright was working on a pinion bearing replacement job on our raw mill and felt a pain in knee. EE does not know what caused the issue. This incident was initially reported as a first aid and later became a medical.
Employee was walking past the tail end of 13 belt when ee saw the sample port door was open. EE stepped up on the platform to close the door. After the door was closed ee stepped off the platform and rolled left ankle on a large piece of clinker. Ankle had a large amount of swelling. On 5/31, EE went to doctor who ordered ee out of work in order to allow healing.
Employee was in the process of removing bridge from crusher throat. A rock shifted and temporarily pinched EE's left foot. EE was able to kick off the rock and remove self from the area. EE's foot was bruised.
Transporter was in the process of loading CKD into trailer pup tanker using a manually operated valve when an unexpected surge of material forced the valve open causing hand to impact an adjacent valve. The driver removed glove and noticed significant swelling on the back of the left hand. Mine not privileged to all personal info. 1st day of LTI starts on 1/31
Clearing debris from conveyor belt. A chunk fell off and pushed employee's knee into a guardrail. Bruised the knee
Two employees were a team lifting a window air conditioner up from the floor to place it on a stack of pallets. During the lifting process EE felt a strain in the groin area.
EE had a recordable hearing shift during our annual on site mobile hearing test held on Nov 1st and Nov 2nd 2016. Employee was notified and required to go into the hearing facility to retest with in 30 days. The employee failed to follow up after several email and verbal reminders to schedule the off site hearing test and did not notify the appropriate person.
EE WAS TRIMMING A PIECE OF SHEET STEEL SO IT WAS EASIER TO HANDLE. THIS PIECE WAS 1/4"X 2'X 4' EE WAS HANDLING THE STEEL WHEN IT SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AND LANDED ON LEFT FOOT RIGHT BEHIND STEEL TOE. Originally this was a 1st aid however due to the swelling not going down ee was checked out an via an x-ray 10/17/16 it was determined ee fractured second metatarsal.
Employee was inspecting the tower power shot port for a stage choke and build up. EE was wearing all required PPE. There was a brief period when the system went positive & EE breathed in some hot gasses causing EE to have some shortness of breath.
Employee was using a 10# sledge hammer to force a slide gate into position at the west clinker silo elevator. The elevation of the slide gate required the employee to swing the sledge hammer overhead to strike the desired position. It was from this movement that the employee felt a strain in back
PA was positioning the portable kiln shell cooling fan. The PA grabbed the tongue of the trailer & began to spin the fan on the wheeled jack stand. The jack locking pin came out & the jack folded towards the front of the tongue causing the tongue to drop to the ground and swinging the jack hitting the PA's hand. The employee was taken to the ER where EE received stitches.
Employee was sweeping the floor for approx 45 minutes then began shoveling a pile of cement dust in the finish mill area. EE felt a pain in EE's back, attempted to switch sides and body position but pain continued.
Employee was working on tire dock loading tires from the trailers to the feed system. Reports that as ee was walking into the trailer that ee had half of left foot on the trailer and the other on the air dock. As ee moved forward, foot slipped off the dock into the trailer causing all of weight to go onto the back of left heel rolling left ankle.
Tire dock employee got EE's right hand caught in the hook used to break down truck tires while moving them out of the trailer. EE was using the proper tool and wearing gloves but the tires in the back shifted forward unexpectedly causing EE's right hand to get stuck in the handle of the tool
Operator was loading a production haul truck with a large wheel loader. As EE backed away from the truck (bucket still in the air), EE drove over a basketball size rock that had unknowingly rolled behind loader. Right after EE drove over the rock, the employee experienced pain in back.
Electrician walking between the back wall of the raw grind & a collector. In EE's path was a manhole covered with a circular cover constructed from expanded metal grating. When EE stepped on the cover, it tipped, causing EE to stumble. As EE stumbled, right forearm contacted the edge of the cover resulting in a puncture wound. EE's wound required two stitches to close.
While installing a cheek plate on CR4 employee stepped into an opening on the platform which material is washed into. Employee reported lower back pain.
LEFT SHOULDER INJURED WHILE PULLING TIRES DOWN FROM A STACK.
Employee got cement dust in left eye which became irritated.
There were 2 crews of 2 welding the ring on the shell at the same time. The affected EE was wearing a welding PAPR while EE was welding, but had the shield up while EE did the fitting work. As EE fitted the iron, the other crew continued to weld about 6 feet to the left. On June 10th EE woke up with eye irritation. EE sought medical attention and was suffering from welding flash.
While cleaning at #2 belt tail, employee was using yellow hose to vacuum up water, mud, and rock. The yellow hose was stuck, so employee used a utility knife to cut the hose loose. During the cutting process the knife slipped off the hose and stabbed EE's left leg in the shin.
While chipping material build in chute, a portion of the material fell in front of the employee, causing them fall backward and striking head/helmet agianst the opposite wall. Employee lost conscious for a minute. EE's work partner helped EE exited the chute under their own power. EE and partner reported immediately to their supervisor and first aid was provided
Assisting in driving shims: hand & hammer slipped off shim - collar on shim driver hit finger & drove it into shim.
Employee slipped on the ice and noticed soreness in shoulder and was instructed to administer self-care. Employee was placed on restricted duty after MRI on 2/23/16. During the week of February 22nd all hourly employees were laid off, this information was received 2/26/16 and employee returned to work on 2/29/16 on restricted duty.
Employees were removing a coupling from a reducer shaft. As the coupling was being heated with a gas torch, a puller was being used to apply hydraulic pressure to the coupling. A piece of the coupling broke off and struck the employee that was holding the torch.
As employee was using a high pressure fire hose to clean under the main rock conveyor, he started to stand up. As he was starting to stand up, the water pressure increased causing him to lose his balance. He caught himself from falling backwards by extending his right arm behind him. When he did this, he heard a popping noise that sounded like knuckles cracking.
Employee lifted box from desk top moved to short file cabinet surface of the same level, twisting in the process. Pulled muscle in back, limited lifting for 5 days then released to regular work.