MONTANA CITY PLANT safety activity

Employees were removing jacks from under #2 kiln tire (jacks free of any weight). Employee was guiding jack off the base; it came off awkwardly and pushed EE off balance. EE placed EE's right arm out to catch myself and felt a pop in EE's shoulder.

Employee was installing a door at the backend of the kiln. They knelt down to retrieve a tool from a coworker and rolled their right ankle. Resulting in an ankle sprain.

Employee states EE was welding on 3/27/2026 when a spark went under and in welding jacket. Employee states EE brushed it off and went about EE's normal day. EE reported that EE's injury may be infected on 3/30/2026 and was taken to a clinic for evaluation and prescribed antibiotic cream. No work restrictions were given to employee.

Employee slipped and fell on a patch of ice exiting a doorway on the silo tops near belt conveyor 12. Employee reported incident 1/5/26, sought medical 1/28/26 and was placed on restrictions on the follow up appointment on 2/3/26.

Employee was opening the manual slide gate on the clinker silo with a ratcheting wrench. They applied pressure to the wrench and the ratcheting mechanism wasn't fully engaged, allowing the wrench to slip and smash the employees ring finger between the wrench and the feeder structure. Employee was wearing leather gloves- 4 sutures in fingertip

Employee was retrieving garbage bags from a dumpster that had mistakenly been thrown in the wrong roll off. EE was using a grabber tool to retrieve the bags, as EE was pulling a bag towards the front of the dumpster, EE felt a pop and discomfort in EE's neck. Taken to the clinic on 7/7/25 and diagnosed with a strained muscle in EE's neck and placed on light duty.

While swinging a sledgehammer to remove the roll pins on the blow bars of the secondary crusher the employee felt a sharp pain in the lower right back. Was seen by the doctor on 2/26/25 and placed on restrictions for a muscle strain in the lower back.