Thiele Kaolin Company safety activity

The employee was going down stairs to collect a sample and stepped wrong and twisted EE's right ankle.

Employee reported on 10/4/26 that their neck was hurting from something they did at work on 10/3 but could not identify what they did to cause the injury. They said it was hurting before they left work. We question the validity of this injury and whether it happened at work. EE was taken to the doctor and diagnosed with neck muscle spasm and returned on light duty restrictions.

Employee was dumping bags in the hopper. When finished, EE stepped off the forklift onto the floor where wet clay spilled existed. EE slipped and injured/turned EE's left ankle. EE was transported to the local ER for medical evaluation.

The employee was performing normal job duties at the S Tank-manifold when they was bitten/stung by an unknown insect. Employee went to ER and was perscribed Benadryl and Prednisone.

Employee was using a punch and hammer to removed baffle bolts from the number 5 blunger and hit their left middle finger with the hammer causing a laceration.

Employee said they were walking to catch a sample from the ozone tower water tank and noticed the smell of ozone gas. They immediately left the area and contacted maintenance. The next day employee said their throat was hurting and wanted to seek medical attention. They were treated and prescribed prednisone.

An employee was loading a metric ton bag onto a container trailer and their foot was caught between the forklift and the container wall as they were sitting the bag down in the container. The employee did not have their foot completely inside of the forklift cab.

Two employees were operating a drill rig and breaking it down to move to another location. The banjo box was being lifted from the ground into a vertical position for transport when the cable broke and the banjo box fell, striking the employee injuring EE's right leg, nose and face.