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October 24, 2013 MS · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee states he was pulling on a suction hose of a water pump that was stuck in the mud and injured his lower back.

June 25, 2013 MS · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee states he was installing flashing on a conveyor belt to prevent spillage. As he was pulling on the flashing to properly place it his right hand went across a piece of jagged metal resulting in a laceration to his index finger on his right hand.

December 17, 2012 MS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was helping to push a 6 inch pipe on to the bed of a truck when he slipped resulting in his hand being smashed between the bed and the pipe.

June 2, 2012 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee states he was shoveling and felt pain in his shoulder.

June 17, 2011 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel · Struck against stationary object

Employee states he was removing a turbo from a Caterpillar generator. He states he had a wrench in his left hand and reached around the exhaust with his right hand. He was trying to put the wrench in his right hand and as he was doing this a metal gasket that joins the exhaust to manifold cut his right forearm.

September 7, 2010 MS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Employee states he was securing crane to lowboy trailer. As he was throwing chain through the hook of the crane to secure felt a pain in his right shoulder.

September 10, 2009 MS · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

Employee states he had positioned a 6X10 sheet of metal in a vertical position in a hopper to weld. He had placed (3) 2x2's in a horizontal position with one end against the sheet of metal and the other against the wall. As he was climbing out of the hopper on a ladder sheet of metal came unsecured and pinned him against the ladder.

September 16, 2008 MS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee states he was climbing down the steps of the trackhoe and felt his left shoulder pop.

June 11, 2008 MS · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee states he was setting up 100ft piggy back conveyor in pit. He was lifting cross ties and pulling SO cable.

March 27, 2008 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee states he was removing hydraulic pump and it slipped and caught his finger between metal lines and cut left middle finger.

October 24, 2007 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Co. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee states he was taking compressor off of engine , had it unbolted, reached for a hammer, when the compressor fell off of mounting studs. He grabbed the compressor to keep it from falling.

October 9, 2006 TN · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee states that he had a back injury on October 9, 2006 while moving crossties at a conveyor belt. He did not report this when it happened. It was reported to us after the first of the year.

September 11, 2006 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

Employee was opening a fuel fill cap on storage tank on truck, spring loaded lock on cap hit him in the face.

August 18, 2005 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

While changing air filter, serviceman cut right thumb on sharp metal barb.

August 6, 2005 MS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Water pump rolled over right thumb.

April 5, 2005 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING FROM UNDER THE CONVEYOR AND STRAINED HIS BACK

February 17, 2005 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was putting an oxygen bottle on the service truck and dropped the bottle on his right foot.The employee received a contusion to his right foot.

May 21, 2003 MS · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EE WAS TURNING PULLEY ON SAND PUMP TO START INPELLER ONTO THE PUMP AND CAUGHT HIS FINGERS OF THE RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND BELTS.

November 11, 2002 MS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DIGGING OUT TRACKS ON DOZER HE FELT BURNING SENSATION IN GROIN AREA.

April 16, 2001 MS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS ENDING SHIFT AND GETTING DOWN OFF SCRAPER. STRAINED HIS BACK AS HE WAS GETTING OFF MACHINE.

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