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November 6, 2024 CT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Haynes Materials Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Subcontractor employee was administering maintenance, took a break, went to employee's pickup truck. Was found in the vehicle unresponsive. Cardiac arrest. Employees notified 911 and administered CPR until paramedics arrived. Employee was then transported to local hospital, where employee was pronounced deceased.

May 22, 2024 CT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Haynes Materials Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While working, miner's left hand got wedged between two pieces of metal causing a fracture to the middle and ring fingers of the left hand.

November 8, 2021 CT · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Haynes Materials Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a hose to clean under a plant. EE squatted down with the hose and felt a pain in EE's back.

July 15, 2021 CT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Haynes Materials Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner was shoveling material off of a belt and felt pain in EE's back.

May 27, 2020 CT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Haynes Materials Company · Fall from machine

Mechanic slipped off the damp track of an excavator. EE fell and hit EE's head.

October 3, 2019 CT · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Haynes Materials Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was cleaning the chute on the wash plant, trying to remove the angle iron on the bottom of the chute. As employee drove a steel pry bar in between the angle iron and the chute, the bar pinched employee's left middle finger against the chute.

August 27, 2019 CT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Haynes Materials Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was changing the screen out on a screener deck, which was locked out. The adjacent conveyor was still running, however. As the employee lifted the screen, the screen was pulled into the running conveyor, pinching left index and middle fingers against the running conveyor belt. Employee suffered a laceration and tendon damage to left middle finger.

August 11, 2015 CT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Haynes Materials Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee received a contusion to left knee after being struck by fly rock during a blasting incident on 08/11/15. While moving behind high blocks during the blast the employee strained his lower back.

July 6, 2011 CT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Haynes Materials Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee reported pain and swelling right foot and ankle from repetitious throttle motion in dozer. History of gout and tendonitis. Employee operated dozer for 1 day.

October 22, 2009 CT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Haynes Materials Company · Fall from machine

Mechanic was connecting a conveyor to a screener. He was on the conveyor when it started up and he fell off.

February 20, 2007 CT · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman OTHER
Haynes Materials Company · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Standing in yard, called mechanic stating he thought he was having a heart attack. EMS summined, stopped breathing, revived in ambulance. Stopped again enroute to hospitl. Hospital attempts to revive unsuccessful. Pronounced dead of cardiac arrest. Submitted - Pending MSHA chargability determination.

January 6, 2006 CT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Haynes Materials Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Turned to pull heavy hose, felt pain in lower back

January 4, 2006 CT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Haynes Materials Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Reported right shoulder, arm and elbow hurt too much to work. Hurt previously, he continued to work; not disabling. On vacation difficult to move. Off from work, will receive therapy. Recalled 12/2/2005 at 07:00, frosty morning, climbing a fixed ladder at cone, slipped, grabbing on and held with his arms. He pulled himself up and he continued to work.

September 6, 2005 CT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Haynes Materials Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Steep incline down to quarry bench; loose material and broken rock on surface of incline (ramp). Employee slipped and fell while carrying packaged explosives to work area.

April 6, 2005 CT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Haynes Materials Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Groundsman was bending and picking up a metal safety guard to place on scale belt conveyor, states strain hurt back.

March 11, 2005 CT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Haynes Materials Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Climbed out of chute and jumped down about three feet and slipped on frozen ground, twisting his left ankle.

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