Giant Cement Company Metal/Non-Metal

The employee was installing blades on a shredder in the resource recovery area. They slid a blade onto the shaft and pinched their finger between the blade and the spacer.

The employee was descending a stairway at the fly ash stamler. EE missed the last step and landed awkwardly. The next day the employee requested a medical evaluation which identified a lumbar (back) strain.

A member of the office cleaning company was cleaning a restroom in the administration building. EE mixed two chemicals in the restroom which caused EE to inhale fumes. The vendor employee was taken to the emergency room and released later that day.

The employee was lowering a coil of hose from on top of a silo to the ground using rope. the weight of the hose caused the employee to lose grip on the rope momentarily. When the employee regained grip on the rope, they hit their right thumb on a guardrail causing the injury.

The employee was laying on grating reaching to install a bolt on the bearing housing, while a Johnson bar was leaning on a nearby handrail. Another employee leaned against the handrail which caused the Johnson bar to tip over and strike the employee on the head.

While stepping onto a parking pad outside of the electrical shop building, the employee slipped and fell to the ground. Employee landed on torso.

The CLG truck driver was attempting to dump a bulk load of ash at Giant Cement. The unit turned over while at the 3rd stage level. The driver was evaluated and issued prescription medication.

At the completion of a job on the Bypass Dust Collector the Production Coordinator was ensuring all valves for the system were secure. As they walked to the discharge valve on the bypass compartment (which was closed) a blast of dust came out from the Benetech inspection door. The material hit the employee in the face and head causing an injury to the left eye.

While walking up the stairs to the 3rd bank silo loadout. The employee was carrying two plastic bags in left hand and had backpack over right shoulder while on the way to the control room to start shift. The employee tripped on a stair tread and reached right arm out to brace the fall.

While tightening a tubing fitting for a pressure transmitter on the preheater tower, an air cannon in the area where the employee was working activated. This caused hot gas/air to exit through a small leak in a cardox port causing injury to the employees face.

The employee was dismounting a railcar and felt a pop in their left leg. EE continued walking along the railroad tracks and discomfort increased. On 07/23/2024 the employee was issued a work restriction and physical therapy.

Employee got a cut on EE's forearm from a razor blade attached to tubing being used to cut full filter bags for removal and changeout, resulting in 6 stitches

While opening the quarry gate by pulling the gate open and walking along side of the gate; a rock became lodged under the gate causing a sudden stop of the gate's motion. The employee's arm/shoulder was pulled back suddenly causing a pain in the shoulder.

While walking from the parking lot to the building to begin working, the employee tripped over an uneven seam in the concrete parking lot. This caused EE to lose balance and fall to the ground landing on their hands and knees.

At approximately 4:oopm the employee was installing guards on the 471-DB-04 pan conveyor. While carrying a section of guard to the tail end for installation, the employee slipped on mud and fell to the ground with the guard section landing on EE's leg and back. The employee was issued a work restriction and prescription medication.

A fire was observed in the coal mill. It is likely that the slinger arms broke off in the coal mill equipment causing sparks and increased friction resulting in coal being heated and starting to combust.

While walking through the kiln/cooler area on 10/09/2023, the employee slipped on dust that had settled in the roadway causing EE's elbow to hit the pavement. On 10/10/2023 the employee requested a medical evaluation. On 10/24/2023 the employee had a MRI to evaluate the injury and that MRI revealed a fracture of bone and partial tear of tendon.

The employee was working on a kiln hydraulic pumps repair, and when EE was complete EE stood up and began to leave the area. When EE began walking, EE's boot caught on a hose that is attached to the equipment causing EE's to trip and hit EE's knee on the ground.

The employee was manually stacking 75LBS cement bags. After doing so, the employee recognized pain in lower back and leg. On May 15,2023 the employee completed the accident notification to the company. After a medical evaluation, the employee was returned to work with a restriction and having been prescribed medication.

The employee was raising a face shield which was attached to EE's hard hat. Dust had settled on the brim of the hard hat. When the employee raised the face shield, dust fell between the hard hat and the face shield landing behind EE's safety glasses into left eye. All dust was flushed out, the employee was issued prescription medication for inflammation.

The employee was loading blades onto a forklift. Once on the tine, the blade shifted forward smashing the employee's finger between that blade and a blade that had been previously loaded onto the forklift tine. On 11/22/22 the employee sought medical care and was diagnosed with a nondisplaced fracture of the left little finger

During the course of restarting finish mill 2 the employee was checking air slides for blockages. The employee opened an inspection door of an air slide and a blockage from upstream became dislodged. Dust from the dislodgement entered the employee's eyes although employee was wearing safety glasses.

The employee was using a cutting torch to remove corroded bolts from the synthetic gypsum system. After cutting 3 bolts the employee reoriented self to cut the 4th. This changed the direction that fumes would exhaust from the cutting. The employee felt dizzy and short of breath from the exposure and was issued prescription medication and restricted duty.

The employee was retrieving water from the warehouse to take to the pack house. While using a pocket knife to open the wrapping around the water bottles, the employee lacerated left index finger requiring the use of stitches.

Flames were observed after a dust spill from the coal mill. All employees and contractors were immediately removed from the working area. No injuries occurred as a result of this event.

While going up the stairs on the second level of finish mill 2 to clear an airslide; the employee missed a step and tripped causing employee to land improperly on the next step.

On 04/07/22 the employee was closing a rail car door. On 04/18/22 the employee was evaluated by a occupational clinic and issued prescription medication. While doing so, a gear in the door slipped or the employee lost EE's grip of the metal bar EE was using as a tool to close the door with and EE's right knee struck the ground causing a contusion.

The employee was assigned to remove lids on a dust collector in finish mill 3. After removing the bolts that secure the lid in place the employee (along with a second employee) began to lift the lid. While lifting the lid, it became stuck in place. The employee attempted to quickly pull the lid out of the stuck position and strained a muscle in their chest.

While performing the task of removing aeration grates from the cooler floor they said they lifted a grate out of place and as they stood back up felt a pope in their lower back.

The employee was working on a blower on the preheater tower which was locked out prior to working on the equipment. The employee was using an air lance to dislodge a stuck blower. Employee attempted to push the blades with hand in order to loosen them. The blades began moving unexpectedly and at a high rate of speed pinching three fingers between the blades and the housing.

The employee was working at the coal mill to change the position of a cam roller; when EE stopped to take a break, EE stepped onto a 17-ton shackle. When EE stepped on the shackle EE rolled left ankle, causing a sprain.

A fire was observed on the wood flooring on scaffolding at the cyclone level of the clinker cooler. The fire was extinguished with the removal of material from the area, fire extinguishers and water.

The employee had hand pinched between a hydraulic cylinder and a base plate at the #4 roller in the raw mill. The employee was holding the cylinder (approximately 50 LBS) in place with one hand and cleaning the lower threaded section with other hand. The cylinder slipped and struck the employee in the hand that was cleaning the threaded section causing the laceration.

An employee was on knees reaching into a box attached to the FK pump at finish mill 2 to remove a flapper arm. When employee lifted the flapper arm employee felt a sudden pain in lower back. The employee was issued a work restriction and prescription medication.

The employee was entering the raw mill to supervise preventative maintenance. As EE opened the door, EE moved EE's hand from the handle and placed it on a bracket, which created a pinch point. EE's fingers were caught in the pinch point causing a laceration, contusion, and fracture of EE's fingers.

The employee was driving a utility cart back to the third bank silos. Visibilty was reduced due to weather conditions. The employee hit the vertical stand of a truck wash. The employee was injured due to the impact.

On 08/20/21 the employee working on grating knelt to perform assigned task. When repositioning body they twisted their knee in the grating rather than standing, turning and then kneeling a second time. On 08/23/21 the employee requested medical evaluation and was issued a work restriction.

The employee did not maintain control of a utility cart; causing the cart to hit a barricade and tip over. The employee was injured as a result of the impact.

All American Silo employees were walking pass feeder equipment when door on feeder was blown off. Employee took the blunt hit and others received little to no dust. Employee was taken to hospital for flushing of eyes after flushing them on site.

On 04/09/21 the employee was working changing bags in the bypass dust collector. On 04/12/21 they informed a supervisor that lower back felt strained. On 04/13/21 they informed the safety manager that they wanted a medical evaluation. The employee was issued a work restriction and prescription medication.

The employee was in the quarry electrical room (ER-16) to de-energize and lockout a piece of equipment. While walking to the cart to leave the quarry, the employee tripped on a rock and twisted ankle.

On 01/28/21 the employee was working to free a stuck cyclone in the vertical raw mill by using a shoulder to push against the equipment. In doing so the employee strained neck and shoulder and was issued a work restriction.

The conveyor, 471-DB-01, had been sprayed with used oil on 08/07/2020. On 08/08/2020 the kiln/cooler system became upset and caused unusually hot material to reach the conveyor. Once the hot material reached the conveyor, the oil that had been sprayed on the conveyor ignited. The fire was extinguished in approximately 35 minutes. There were no injuries associated with this event.

When the employee lifted a 4" hose EE felt an immediate pain in the low back. The employee was evaluated and found to have a low back muscle strain and hernia.

The employee was removing a door on the BE-23 bucket elevator (head end); when employee felt a pain in lower back. The employee did not want a medical evaluation at the time of the injury. On 05/04/2020 the employee did not work scheduled shift due to back pain, and was evaluated by the occupational medicine clinic resulting in a restriction of duty.

The employee was cleaning the electric shop (putting a ladder into its storage location); when they lost grip on the ladder. As the ladder fell it pulled their arm with it causing a shoulder injury.

The employee was picking up a 94 lbs bag of cement and felt pain in their knee (which was previously injured). On 07/09/2020 the employee was issued a work restriction.

The employee was grinding the finish mill # 2 clutch while the clutch was being supported by one forklift tine, a steel component weighing approximately 60lbs was resting on the other forklift tine. When the employee finished grinding the exposed lip, the employee attempted to rotate the clutch and knocked the steel component off of the tine causing it to fall onto foot.

On November 29, 2019 the employee was kneeling to replace a seal on the 732PP01 pump on the solvent pad. When the employee stood up, EE felt EE's knee give out. On December 3, 2019 EE reported that the injury had gotten worse. EE was placed on restricted duty on December 4, 2019.

The employee was on top of the 3rd bank silos and felt something in eye. EE rubbed eye in an attempt to dislodge what was in the eye. In doing so EE caused a corneal abrasion.

The employee was standing on a step attached to the tractor tote to check the level of material. The step broke from under the employee causing employee to hit their back on an adjacent containment wall. Employee was under the care of their dr. for an unrelated issue at the time. On Jan. 23, 2020 the company was notified that the injury was not caused by the unrelated issue.

The employee was on the third floor of the preheater tower checking an access door to the orifice. A production crew was preparing to shoot cardox onto the preheater tower and were unaware that the employee was checking an access door to the orifice. When the production crew detonated the cardox, hot air burned the employee.

On 04/28/19 the employee twisted EE's right foot while walking into the bypass dust collector compressor room. The employee initially refused medical treatment. On 05/10/19 the employee was referred to an orthopedist after an x-ray showed a fracture in one of the bones in the foot.

The employee was using a hammer and punch to modify the mounting plate for an actuator at the electrical shop. As employee tapped the roll pin in place a piece of metal chipped off of the pin and became lodged in left fifth finger.

During jackhammer operations using pneumatic pressure, a threaded nipple separated from the threaded end of a Chicago fitting allowing the hose to escape the whip check and strike an employee in the forehead above the right eyebrow causing a laceration that required 6 stitches.

An employee was walking along the rail tracks where repairs were being made on an earlier shift, they tripped and hit a knee on railroad track that was set aside to replace existing track. The injury was reported on 12/21/18, the employee refused medical treatment at the time. on 12/26/18 the employee requested medical treatment and was issued a light duty designation.

While replacing a thermocouple on the preheater tower, a nearby air blaster activated causing the employee to be hit in the face with hot air.

On 11/14/18 while exiting the dozer the employee stepped on a lump of marl and twisted an ankle. On 02/25/2020 the employee had surgery on the ankle from injury that occurred on 11/14/18.

A customer truck (over-the-road truck driver) was finished getting tractor trailer loaded, customer walked up to the hatch closing station and closed the hatch. Customer then walked down the stairs from the hatch closing station and to the cab of the truck. As customer walked to the cab of the truck; customer stepped in a hole and injured back.

Metal burr came off of a sledge hammer striking the employee in the leg causing a half inch laceration.

While installing an electric motor on equipment I.D. 351-BE-10, the employee was standing on the outer casing of the bucket elevator to set the motor in place. The employees were using a metal beam to hoist the motor in place. The beam slipped and dislodged from its resting location and onto the floor decking. When the beam fell, it struck the employee in the upper torso.

While installing an electric motor on equipment I.D. 351-BE-10, the employee was standing on the outer casing of the bucket elevator to set the motor in place. The employees were using a metal beam to hoist the motor in place. The beam slipped and dislodged from its resting location and onto the floor decking. The beam struck the employees lower leg area causing the injury.

While installing an electric motor on equipment I.D. 351-BE-10, the employee was standing on the outer casing of the bucket elevator to set the motor in place. The employees were using a metal beam to hoist the motor in place. The beam slipped and dislodged from its resting location and onto the floor decking. The employee fell onto the beam an injured chest.

The employee was walking into the electric shop and tripped on the step. Employee reached out to catch themselves and cut a hand on an adjacent sink.

An inspection door to the Fly Ash silo chute was opened for inspection. When the inspection door was opened; material began to rush out of previously empty chute dispersing material causing limited visibility and respiratory distress.

While closing the access door to the raw mill reject chute, the employee was hit in the left small finger requiring three stitches.

As the employee was riding on a rail car, EE observed a forward car to begin derailing. Upon seeing the forward car derail; the employee jumped off of the car EE was riding. EE injured knee upon landing causing a work restriction.

Went to cross over a discharge pipe (PVC) and did not realize that a patch of ice had formed on top of the pipe. Placed foot onto the pipe to step over it and slipped. The employee injured their wrist when they braced themselves upon landing.

Material on a pallet that the employee was walking on slid off of the pallet. This caused the employee to fall causing a contusion on a finger and a sprain in back.

While the employee was repositioning a 94 pound bag of cement strained a muscle in abdomen

The employee was using an air lance while on a scissor lift. The scissor lift tipped over while the employee was in the basket. The impact caused the employee to suffer from broken bones in arm and pelvis.

While walking from 471-DB-04 to the electrical room; the employee tripped and injured ankle.

The employee was going to the pumps in the quarry to check their status. EE stepped over a pipe and observed a snake in the shadow of the pipe. As EE turned to get away from the snake, EE caught boot on the pipe and hit knee and hand on the ground.

The employee was walking to a loader to begin operation. The ground was still wet from rain where the loader was parked. As the employee approached the loader (approximately 3' from the loader) EE slipped. EE was diagnosed with a contusion and an abrasion on EE's right arm.

The two employees were making adjustments to the nuts at the top of the separator. They were using a chain-fall to keep tension on the separator. A link in the chain-fall broke hitting the two employees.

The two employees were making adjustments to the nuts at the top of the separator. They were using a chain-fall to keep tension on the separator. A link in the chain-fall broke hitting two employees.

Observed the employee inspecting the skid steer. After a moment, EE could not speak properly or use their left side effectively. EMS was called immediately. EE was taken by ambulance to emergency services. This was reported immediately to MSHA (1-800-746-1553) at 3:50pm May 31, 2016.

While closing the hand brake on a railcar, the employee pulled a muscle in employee's shoulder.

The employee was attempting to dislodge material from the cooler; wearing an aluminized suit in addition to standard personal protective equipment. Heat from the cooler caused a burn on EE's arm.

The Dorchester Fire Department was alerted at 2:59pm of a fire in the Giant Resource and Recovery Solids building. The fire was reported out at approximately 3:15pm while a call to MSHA was being made (reference number 1-125522420)

While unloading a sheet of plywood from a stack of plywood the employee lost control of the plywood and dropped it on EE's foot from waist height. The employee was wearing steel-toe boots at the time and suffered a contusion on the left foot resulting in restricted duty.

The employee was working in a secondary containment for grinding aid; behind 2nd Bank Silos. The employee slid awkwardly while standing in the dry containment area and injuring EE's left foot/ankle.

The employee was riding in the personnel elevator attached to the 3rd bank silo. The employee complained of lower back pain from the elevator coming to an abrupt stop. The employee did not seek medical attention until 12/14/2015; when he was issued a work restriction (light duty work only).

The employee was using a torch to cut a bolt. When the bolt was cut it fell into the employee's glove causing burns to his hand.

While walking along the cooler area of the plant, the employee sprained his right knee. This resulted in the employee being placed on restricted duty.

While walking through the cab of the locomotive on October 30, 2015, the employee bumped his left knee against part of the cab. This resulted in a contusion on the knee and the employee having restricted duty work. The employee reported the injury on November 3, 2015.

Elevated temperatures were discovered in a rotary feeder in the coal system. The fire supression system activated; and all material was pushed out of the rotary feeder. No flame or smoke was identified. One of five vents in the South dust collector ruptured when the door to the dust collector was opened. This event is in connection with citation number 8900222.

While the employee was shoveling material into a wheel barrow he felt a pain in his front left rib cage. It was determined to be a strain causing the employee to work at a restricted capacity.

While exiting a Caterpillar 980M front loader the employee slipped while exiting and bumped his left elbow on the loader causing a laceration that required sutures.

The employee slipped and sprained his left knee while working on the BC-05 conveyor from the associated catwalk.

Material in a shredder ignited. the conveyor (BC-10) system was stopped and the fire suppression system for the area was activated it malfunctioned. The fire traveled along the conveyor (BC-10). The local fire department was notified and arrived on site. MSHA was notified on 04/14/2015 at 6:21am via the hotline of the fire.

The employee stepped off of a platform for the north roller at the vertical raw mill and twisted (sprained) knee.

The employee was in the process of changing a tire. He picked the replacement tire up and felt a burning sensation in his arm. He set the tire down and when he looked at his arm there was a knot in the bicep area. He has been referred for further evaluation.

While walking out of the administration building; descending the north stairs the employee felt a sudden sharp pain in his right knee. He did not know the cause of the pain; there was no loss of balance or impact. The employee is on light duty as a result of the injury.

The employee was moving a box from a shelf to the floor and felt a pain in his arm. The injury has been identified as a partial tear of the left bicep.

The employee was driving a utility vehicle through the facility. The utility vehicle impacted a large rock at the corner of an intersection and tipped over causing injury to the employee's middle finger (left hand), ring finger (left hand), and left hip.

The third finger on the left hand of the employee was pinched between material being moved and a hand rail causing a contusion. On 11/16/2014 the employee returned to the Occupational Medicine Clinic due to swelling and discomfort. The finger had become infected and the employee has been referred to a specialist. The employee has not missed days or been transferred.

While working on a brake harness, the employee's hand was pinched between two parts of the harness causing a laceration.

The employee was operating a forklift. He drove over a crack in the floor and had sufficient pain to stop and call for assistance.

On 05/14/2014 the ee bumped his knee and refused medical treatment. On 05/15/2014 it was determined to have a contusion. On 05/23/2014 the ee was evaluated and instructed to have an MRI. On 06/20/2014 the employee was evaluated. Only 07/03/2014 the employee was evaluated. On 08/11/2014 the employee brought documentation that he was to only work in a seated position

High Coal mill inlet temperatures caused and explosion and fire in the coal mill cyclone and dust collector compartments. No personnel were injured and the coal mill' s fire suppression and explosion containment systems functioned properly minimizing property damage.

Employee was walking up stairs at break time and back muscles cramped up. Employee stated that he felt a muscle pull in his back two days earlier while operating a rivet buster during his shift. Employee requested to be taken to hospital.

Employee was bent over a screw conveyor replacing the hanger bearing when he felt something pop in his back. This injury was not identified as a reportable until 06/11/2013 because of a pervious condition the employee had a year ago that was not work related.

The employee was cleaning a Cardox port on the kiln, when the kiln went positive and hot dust hit the employee in the face. The employee sustained burns to the left side of his face and left ear.

The employee was taking a cardox tube from another employee when he bumped his hand on the scissor lift frame. His left hand was struck by the cardox tube causing a laceration between his index and middle fingers. He did receive 2 stitches as a result of the accident.

The employee was cleaning out an airslide when the cement free flowed out and the employee tried to climb down a ladder. Due to the free flowing cement there was no visibility. The employee fell off the ladder approximately 7-8 feet up to a catwalk below. The employee sustained an abrasion to the right bicep.

The employee walked under a beam and he bumped his head, jamming his neck. At the time of the incident the employee did not complain about pain. On September 14, 2012 he complained that his neck was hurting, the Company instructed him that he needed to get it checked out. It as later determined he sustained a muscle strain in his neck and was prescribed medication for the pain.

Employee slipped and fell onto a slab of concrete. The employee landed on his right side fracturing two ribs.

EE was working on a electric window motor for a pickup truck. The motor slipped in the employees hand and the employee received a laceration to his left thumb.

Employee was cleaning the feed end of two finish mill using a shovel and a wheel barrow. The employee entered the east door pushing the empty wheel barrow and set it down. The employee began walking on the clear walkway to retrieve a shovel when his left foot got caught on the grating causing him to trip. The employee sustained a sprain and minor contusion to the left knee.

Small fire ignited inside inerted shredder system. Damage limited to conveyor belts, skirting, electrical

EE was walking through the plant and tripped on some rocks and fell. When the employee fell, he struck his head on the ground causing a laceration to the left side of his head.

EE was walking near building and stepped into a puddle of water and slipped and fell. This cause a sprain to his right ankle.

Employee was climbing out of a truck and stepped on a large rock which caused him to sprain his foot/toes.

Employee was washing a payloader with a water hose. The employee felt a "pop" in his right arm bicep and was diagnosed with a ruptured tendon.

EE was working on and elevated platform removing duct work. When the duct work was removed, a small hole approximately 2'X 2' remained. The employee stepped into the hole, causing him to fall against the adjacent hand rail. The accident resulted in two fractured ribs.

Employees were pulling bags off cages in a baghouse with hooks when one employee's hook slipped and hit the other employee in the elbow. The Supervisor treated it with basic first aid. Several days later, the employee experienced swelling in his arm. We sent the employee to a doctor who prescriped anti-inflammatory drugs.

EE was opening the rear gate of a roll off box on a delivery truck. The employee slipped and fell backwards onto his left wrist, causing a fracture.

EE was working on repairing a safety sign when he lost his footing and twisted (sprained) his left ankle

EE was working on a rotarty diverter when he hit his left thumb with a hammer, smashing his finger

EE was working on PreHeater Tower, when dust came through a gap between the brim of his hard hat and his face shield and entered his right eye.

Driver was delivering sand to Giant Cement Company. Driver was dumping his end dump at the sand pile when he heard a pop and the raised bed started to tilt towards the drivers' side. Equipment ended up overturning on drivers' side. Ground conditions at site were hard and level. Appears Hyd Cyl. pin backed out of connection.

Pulverized coal at the coal mill self ignited, causing a fire at the mill. The coal mill electrical system has been severely damaged. Also, some of the mechanical components of the mill have been damaged (mill motors, conveying screws, expansion joints, air heater, etc.)

Employee was removing steel with a cutting torch. When relocating, he lowered his torch. Once he did this, the flame from the torch touched a paint can that was under dust and rubble and the can ignited. Flames came at employee and he jumped off platform (approx 4 ft) to the main floor and twisted his ankle and received first degree burns (partial neck and chin).

EE was using a pry bar to move a switch gear. When applying force, ee pulled a muscle in his back

Solid fuel ignited at the solid fuel facility. Fire was extinguished within 30 minutes.

Employee was refueling a D65 Komatsu Loader when he slipped off of the tracks and landed on the ground. Employee had no broken bones, but complains of complete body soreness.

Employee was attempting to locate a plug on the preheater tower when hot dust flushed from the system causing a dust cloud in the surrounding area. Employee was wearing safety glasses, but removed them to see better in the dusty environment allowing dust to enter his eyes.

Employee was cleaning payloader windows with "The Works" chemical. The wind blew some of the chemical into his right eye.

Employee was attempting to unplug a chute going to a bucket elevator with a piece of flatbar. The flatbar contacted a moving elevator bucket, causing the piece of flatbar to jar, causing a laceration to his rt. hand.

Employee was unplugging meal pipe, when hot meal extruded into the employees work gloves, causing burns to the left forearm and wrist.

As EE was loading cutter blades, he received a laceration to Right index finger.

The EE was observing a plazma cutting operation, when the cutter slipped, contacting the EE in the groin area. This caused a burn, requiring medical treatment.

EE was trying to clear a plugged chute below the 1st stage cyclone when hot dust flowed out of the porthole. EE received 1st and second degree burns to both hands, wrists, and the back of his neck.

A jackhammer fell striking the EE on top of the left foot above his steel toe boot.

EE was dismounting a Cat 773 haul truck when his right hand slipped off the handrail. EE swung backwards and jumped to the ground, spraining his right ankle.

Plant Maintenance Mechanic was inspecting conveyor belt. Apparently while inspecting the belt, his glove on his right hand was pulled into the pinch point between one of the troughing idlers and the belt. He suffered a laceration on the right index finger, which require sutures to close the wound.

A Plant electrician locked up the brakes on a Kawasaki 4 wheel motor cycle while turning a corner. The employee lost control of the vehicle and suffered contusions to his right knee and head. Further medical evaluation on 5/28/08 indicated that the employee suffered a possible torn minisus in his RT knee. He has been placed on modified duty effective 5/28/08.

Mobile equipment mechanic was inserting a radiator hose on a CAT D-11 dozer through the bottom of the radiator mounting frame. While pushing the hose through the opening, his hand slipped and he lacerated the top of his right ring finger.

Employee was removing damaged idlers from conveyor line. While placing one of them in a basket of a man lift, his right ring finger became caught between the idler frame and roller. He suffered a crushing injury to the upper half inch of his finger. Diagnosis was a broken finger.

While moving pieces of debris, a piece slipped in the employee's hands, and while adjusting to secure the piece, pinched his right ring finger on a scaffold pipe. The pinch cut the employees finger at the bottom knuckle. The employee was taken to the hospital where he received 6 stitches and was released back to work. The employee was wearing leather gloves at the time.

Miner was clean-up in the pre-heater tower. He was wearing a face shield which had accumlated some dust on the lip of the shield. When he lifted his face shield up, some dust dropped in his eyes. He suffered a corneal abrasion of his left eye.

Employee was uncoupling rail cars at the packhouse. While uncouping a rail car, the handle was stuck and when he pulled up on the handle, he felt some pain in his left bicep. The original diagnosis on the evening of the 22nd was a strained bicep. A Subsequent diagnosis has determined that he has a deteched tendon in his bicep and will require surgury.

Equipment operator stated that he slipped while getting into the cab of the D-11 Dozer. Upon slipping, he grabbed the ladder and twisted his left wrist. Diagnosis is a sprained wrist.

A plant mechanic suffered a broken RT index finger while removing a belt scraper from its holding braket. Employee was pulling scraper out of braket, when he lost his grip, causing the scraper to move in an upward direction. His finger was caught between the end of the scraper and conveyor frame.

While climbing into cab of dozer, employee slipped and grabbed ladder spraining his wrist. Subsequent evaluation 12/6/07 indicated that employee had sustained a torn ligament in his left wrist. Was on lite duty from this time. Surgury was on 1/7/08 at which point this becomes a lost time.

Employee was operating man lift from bucket. Boom was in the travel position. When employee crossed rail tracks, he apparently was bounced upward while still tied to the bucket anchor point. He fell back down striking his forehead on the control panel. He suffered a gash on his forehead which required some stiches.

Employee was using a pry bar to free up a stuck diverter gate. The ram to the gate had been disconnected. Apparently, the gate became free and slammed against the pry bar pulling his forearm into the opening and crushed his forarm between the edge of the bin and gate. He suffered a broken radius bone above his RT wrist.

EE was securing a rail car with a wheel lock type pry bar. While positioning the pry bar, the rail car rolled slightly causing the pry bar to unexpectedly move in an upward direction, striking the EE under the right mandible, causing a laceration. EE recieved stiches at the local ER and returned to work.

EE was re-stacking bags of cement. Turning while lifting, his right foot slipped and he felt pain in his lower right leg.

Employee was restacking cement from a broken pallet and felt a pain in his wrist.

An unplanned ignition occurred in the East coal mill dust collector. The automatic Co2 system discharged and fire was extingushed in less than 30 minutes. MSHA was notified timely and later conducted a comprehensive investigation of the event. We are still waiting on the results of that investigation.

Employee was riding passenger in a vehicle and as the vehicle went through a mud hole the employee hit his head on the ceiling and hurt his back.

Employee was walking between two rows of bricks and tripped on a metal band that was sticking out from under a pallet. The employee caught himself on his hands as he fell thus injuring his wrist.

EE was walking down a flight of stairs and slipped on the last step and fell.

While unloading vacuum hose from a flat bed truck, employee placed a piece of hose on the ground. When he began to remove another piece of hose from the truck the employee fell over the piece that was on the ground.

Employee was stepping off of a ladder on a front end loader and stepped on a rock and fell twisting his ankle.

Employee was cleaning around a pan conveyor, when he went to exit the area he struck his head against a cross beam.

Employee was climbing a ladder and lost footing, left hand went between the guard and a cover on a machine. Employee's hand came in contact with a slow moving conveyor thus lacerating three fingers on the hand.

Employee was riding a passenger elevator when the elevator stopped moving between levels. The employee climbed out of the top of the elevator to get to the stairs inside the elevator shaft. The elevator started moving upwards and pushed the employee between the stair well and the elevator.

Employee was was walking to the crane and slipped and fell catching himself on his right hand.

Employee was attempting to unplug a rotary feeder with a 48" pipe wrench. The employee did not feel any discomfort at work but later started to feel pain in his neck/shoulder area.

Injured employee was walking on a catwalk and slipped and fell injuring his right forearm

Employee was observing/instructing maintenance on removing a thermal couple and and an air blaster that goes to the thermal couple went off. When this happened the employee got some cement dust in his eyes

Employee was working to dislodge some material from a hammermill and looped a cable around a boulder of marl. The cable caught in the hammermill and pulled through the employee's hand. Resulting in the employee received a fracture of the metacarpal bone

Employee was shutting the door on the Raw Mill and accidently caught his finger between the door and the machine housing

Employee stated that he was attempting to move a ladder. When he did, the ladder caught him off balance. He attempted to catch the ladder but it pulled a muscle in his left shoulder.

Attempting to extinguish a fire the employee entered into hot meal dust and burned his lower legs and feet.

EMPLOYEE WAS STRIPPING CABLE WITH POCKET KNIFE. HE WAS PULLING KNIFE TOWARDS HIMSELF. THE KNIFE CAUGHT ON CABLE AND WHEN HE PULLED HARDER IT FREED THE KNIFE AND CUT HIS HAND.

The employee walked into a pipe about six (6) feet high while doing lubrication rounds. The employee lost no time and was able to perform his regular job function.

Employee opened an door on an elevator and a build-up of material forced the door back on the employees leg

A head pulley was plugged with material and an employee was getting ready to clean the material out. The affected employee reached in from the opposite side to test the hardness of the material when the other employee rammed a bar into the material stricking the affected employee's finger.

A kiln dust seal was leaking dust near the location the employee was working. The kiln dust got in his eyes and the employee apparently rubbed the dust in his eyes.

Employee was going around a piece of machinery and struck his head on a cross section of angle iron

Employee was moving a heavy shaft . It shifted & cut his right index finger.

Employee has shown a reportable standard threshhold shift . He has been sent to audiologist for exam . A medical determination as to whether this shift is work related has not been made but is being investigated .

OVERHEAD BUCKET OF CRANE HIT THE HOPPER EE WAS WELDING IN. A PIECE OF MARL FELL OFF OF THE TOP OF THE HOPPER AND INTO THE HOPPER, HITTING EE IN HIS RIBS (LEFT SIDE).

Muscle strain in neck while operating a bobcat.

Employee was walking between the trench and fly ash silo to plumb a line for boards. Employee's right foot slipped as weight was being put on the left leg, causing him to fall on his right side. Employee hit his right elbow against the fly ash silo foundation or footer.

Bed of Dust Haul truck hit conveyor belt and turned haul truck on it's side.

HAUL UNIT PASSING ANOTHER, OPERATOR LOST CONTROL AND ROLLED OVER. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE WAS OPERATOR ERROR. SPEED, OVER STEERING AND THE BOWEL IN THE HIGH POSITION WERE THE CAUSE.

Employee reached into his tool bucket and cut his middle finger on his right hand . He had left his knife open in the tool bucket .

Employee slipped on clinkers & twisted his right knee

Employee was tightening bolts with a socket wrench. The wrench slipped off of the bolt and struck the employee in the mouth.

EE TWISTED RIGHT KNEE WHILE WORKING ON UNEVEN GROUND. THIS WAS NO REPORTED WITHIN 10 DAYS AS EE DID NOT THINK HE WOULD BE GOING TO THE DR. KNEE STARTED BOTHERING HIM;EE WENT TO DR 8/30/04. EE DID NOT MISS ANY WORK & CAN PERFORM ESSESENTIALLY ALLHIS DUTIES & WORKING AT REGULAR JOB. 11/12/04 EE HAD ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY OF FOR 34 DAYS.

Kiln was slowed down and the bullgear lubricant overheated probably due to the change in heat profile which can occur when kiln is slowed. Fire was inside of the bullgear guard and took around two hours to extinguish. Damage is the loss of some lubricant and loss of production.

Employee stepped off of frame of belt and turned ankle

EE WAS CARRYING A CONVEYOR COVER WHEN HE DROPPED IT ACROSS HIS FOOT, CAUSING LACERATION.

Employee bumped elbow stacking bags. He did not go to a doctor as he thought the soreness would go away. He went to the doctor to be checked on 11/23/04. We were not certain that that the elbow problem was due to what had happened in July, however we have no substantiation otherwise. Therefore we are treating it as a workman's comp. case.

Employ was climbing down a ladder & cut his right thumb .

Employee opened air slide cover and hot cement spilled out onto employee

employee aligning hitch for motor grader. This accident was reported at this time because employee decided to seek medical attention.

Removing wheel from marl crane shaft, wheel fell over and pinched employees left hand fracturing two fingers.