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December 10, 2024 NM · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was sitting in the maintenance shop and unknown debris entered the employee's eye.

June 24, 2023 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was wearing sunglasses instead of safety glasses or goggles while bagging fine ore. Debris entered employee's right eye.

March 23, 2023 NM · Metal/Non-Metal silo operator, bin puller, truck loader HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee went to remove strap caught on pallet. While moving they accidentally got a splinter stuck under their right thumb nail.

February 13, 2023 SC · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Specialty Vermiculite LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was changing a gearmotor for the mill trommel. The gearmotor was located on the floor. The employee, along with one other employee, lifted the gearmotor from its mount and moved it out of the way to make room for the new gearmotor to be installed. The next morning, the employee reported lower back pain and was refered to seek medical care.

July 15, 2022 NM · Metal/Non-Metal silo operator, bin puller, truck loader HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While an employee was assisting carrying an injured contractor to an ambulance, the employee injured their shoulder.

December 19, 2021 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner attempted to lift piping. Miner advised "Pulled something in Miner's back".

July 7, 2021 SC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Specialty Vermiculite LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

The worker was unspooling the cable and walking it back toward the load-out area to connect to a railcar. EE felt a pain in EE's lower back.

June 15, 2021 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Struck against stationary object

EE was assigned to replace guards on a roller mill. EE was adjusting the guard for placement, and a burr on the guard snagged EE's arm and cut through the skin.

July 28, 2020 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Specialty Vermiculite LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was lifting fork of extended reach lift to adjust width of forks. EE dropped fork into place. EE's hand position allowed the tip of pinky finger of EE's right hand to be crushed between back of fork and support cross member of backstop.

October 23, 2019 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Dicaperl Minerals LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was opening the bottom door of a train car when steel bar slipped out of the hole and crushed the tip of the left hand ring finger against the rail.

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