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July 7, 2008 OK · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a screen at the tipple and strained his right shoulder. This did not become reportable until 7/16/08 as the company did not know until then that there was an injury. He did not report the injury until 7/16/08. (Misc Mail 5/8/09 #2-had surgery on 1/5/09. He return to work on 4/27/09 with no restriction total misssing 111 days)

November 13, 2007 MO · Metal/Non-Metal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

This accident was not reportable until now. Employee strained his shoulder in November and he continued on regular duty as his shoulder got better. File was closed without medical, however, now he is complaining of it hurting again and they suspect nerve impingement. An MRI is scheduled and therapy. This is now a reportable accident.

June 8, 2007 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

Employee was climbing stairs on his front-end loader. There was a bolt under the handrail, he caught his right thumb on the bolt which resulted in a laceration that required four stitches.

December 28, 2006 OK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was trying to move an anchor and strained his left shoulder. The anchor was in the way of the dredge.

October 23, 2006 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was carrying a spool of cable up a catwalk. He felt pain in his left side. He has not yet been diagnosed but could have a hernia. Employee is going to the doctor on 10/26/06.

October 18, 2006 MO · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a headwire off the barge and strained his lower back.

August 2, 2006 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

This is not an employee. He is a customer, He was dusting his tailgate off because it was loaded with sand. His tailgate shut on his right ring finger.

May 18, 2006 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling on a cable. He was in a bent-over position and strained his lower left back. Employee is on modified duty for a short time.

March 13, 2006 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was taking blower off of air compressor when piece fell on his thumb. This caused a cut that required stitches in his left thumb.

February 23, 2006 KS · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel · Struck against stationary object

Employee was beating frozen sand off of equipment his hand slipped, and his right index finger hit the gate which cut his finger. He required stitches in his finger. This has not affected his job but the doctor said to keep it dry.

January 3, 2006 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Was on the dredge puting pump together and was rolling the face plate on the deck. It weighed 200 hundred pounds and he strained his lower back.

December 20, 2005 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employees were moving a cutting edge from the bucket of a front end loader. The corner piece ws being placed and the employee's left index finger was in the way and was mashed. This required 7 stitches.

October 1, 2005 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee claims that running a loader has resulted in a rotator cuff tear. This would be repetitive motion injury.

June 11, 2005 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was jumbing down from a barge and hit foot on a timberhead. He was wearing his steel toed shoes. He has a slight fracture of the small toe on the left foot.

May 10, 2005 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was helping truck driver get sand off of his tailgate. The truck driver closed tailgate on employee's left hand. Employee had to have stitches in his left hand.

April 16, 2005 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on our dry dock. He was pushing on a lever and it flew back and struck him in the palm of his left hand. This injury required 19 stitches. This is not a lost time accident.

February 19, 2005 MO · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was pulling wires across the deck of the tow boat. A wire was kinked and while trying to get the kink out employee twisted and back popped. EE has a low back strain with spasms.

December 1, 2004 KS · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was walking across the shop area. He was wearing his safety glasses, however, they started to fall off and he reached up to push them back on (he had his welding gloves on and shavings fell from the gloves onto his eyelashes. Metal shavings got in his left eye.

April 21, 2004 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was fusing plastic pipe. He got his hand caught between the pipe and mashed his hand. There are no broken bones, however, employee's hand was extremely sore.

April 16, 2004 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was changing an oil filter on a highloader. He reached and tried to lift the filter straining his back.

March 8, 2004 MO · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOVING BARRELS AND SEVERAL DAYS LATER HIS RIGHT ELBOW STARTED BOTHERING HIM. CLINIC ADVISED THAT HE HAS A STRAIN.

December 11, 2003 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS TRYING TO LIFT ONE END OF A 10 INCH PIPE.THE PIPE WAS FROZEN TO THE GROUND AND WHEN HE TRIED TO LIFT HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.

November 24, 2003 MO · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

EE HAD HIS HANDS FULL AND TRIED TO OPEN TOOL BOX LID. THE LID FELL AND SMASHED HIS RIGHT HAND.

September 23, 2003 MO · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS PERFORMING REGULAR DUTIES HE CUT HIS RINGFINGER (LEFT HAND) ON THE CAT WALK REQUIRED TWO STITCHES HIS OCCURRED AT THE SLURRY.

June 17, 2003 MO · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A BARGE. THE ROPE TIGHTENED AND THE GAVEL BROKE. IT HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE SHIN OF HIS LEFT LEG CAUSING A LACERATION THAT REQUIRED 7 STITCHES.

June 17, 2003 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING MOTOR ON A SHELF. IT STARTED TO FALL. HIT EMPLOYEE'S MIDDLE FINGER & CUT IT.

May 5, 2003 KS · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE CAUGHT FOOT & ANKLE BETWEEN CABLE & SIDE OF BOAT. CONTUSION OF RIGHT FOOT.

March 15, 2003 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING A MOTOR WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR AND MOTOR. EE DID NOT GO TO CLINIC UNTIL 3-28-03

December 29, 2002 MO · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE REACHED UNDER A PIECE OF FOIL ON A PLATE AND PICKED UP WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS FOOD AND IT WAS A ROCK. HE BIT DOWN AND BROKE HIS DENTURE A TOOTH OUT OF HIS DENTURE AND DAMAGED TWO LOWER TEETH. APPARENTLY SOME OF THE MEN TOOK HIM A PLATE OF ROCKS AS A JOKE FOR HIS CHRISTMAS DINNER.

October 21, 2002 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING CABLES AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

April 29, 2002 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS PULLING SIDING OFF BUILDING AND A PIECE FELL AND HIT HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER.

February 7, 2002 KS · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS MOVING ANGLE IRON FROM A ROCK HE FELT SOMETHING PULL HOWEVER, HE THOUGHT IT WAS A PULLED MUSCLE. HE NOTIFIED US ON 2/21/02. HE HAS A HERNIA

January 28, 2002 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SHOVELING THE TUNNEL. HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

January 18, 2002 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING AND LIFTING STEEL & STRAINED HIS BACK.

August 30, 2001 MO · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING & LOADING A DIGGER CHAIN. HE OVER EXTENDED HIS ARM & WAS TRYING TO LIFT PART OF THE CHAIN. HE HAS SINCE HAD PAIN INHIS ELBOW & IT HAS NOT GONE AWAY, THEREFORE, HE DECIDED TO FILE A CLAIM.

July 12, 2001 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CLIMBING UP TO GET IN TO LOADER, HE HIT HIS HEAD & IT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.

June 18, 2001 KS · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CAUGHT LEG BETWEEN TWO TIMERS. THEY WERE MOVING TIMBERS. THIS CAUSED A CONTUSION OF THE RIGHT LEG AND FOOT.

May 29, 2001 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS CLEAING UP SCRAP IRON AROUND MINE. HE SMASHED HIS FINGER(RING FINGER) ON HIS LEFT HAND. TEN STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

April 27, 2001 MO · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A RETURN ROLLER. HE WAS STRETCHING AND LEANING AGAINST A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON. HE FELT A PINCH. THIS RESULTED IN A CONTUSION OF THE VEIN.

January 8, 2001 MO · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SUBCONTRACTOR HIRED TO HOIST(PICK) EQUIPMENT. WHILE REELING CABLE THE OILER SLIPPED AND HIS HANDWAS PULLED INTO THE SIDE OF THE DRUM.

October 25, 2000 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING ARCTURN ROLLER. HE WAS HOLDING THE ROLLER UP WITH HIS RIGHT SHOULDER & APPARENTLY STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK. DID NOT HAVE TROUBLE UNTIL 11-17 & WENT TO THE CLINIC. WE THOUGHT ONE TIME VISIT. ON THE 254TH, DR. PUT HIM IN PHYSICAL THERAPY.

September 21, 2000 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS WASHING AREA AND HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A RETURN ROLLER BRACKET. HE CLAIMS HE PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.

August 28, 2000 KS · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING CABLE ON THE RIVER. HE INJURED HIS LEFT LOWER BACK. BACK STRAIN.

August 2, 2000 KS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Holliday Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING A PONTOON. THE BRACKET HOLDING THE PONTOON BROKE & CAUSED THE PONTOON TO ROLL TO PORT SIDE & PINNED EE BETWEEN HANDRAIL.

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