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February 12, 2025 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting steel plates in to chutes for welding repair.

October 29, 2024 MI · Metal/Non-Metal plumber, pipefitter, millwright HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was lifting screen bearing; the bearing slipped and caught EE's hand between the bearing and the guard. The guard caused a cut on the palm of EE's hand requiring 5 stitches.

May 14, 2024 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a steel plate into place for welding. EE strained EE's Left Shoulder.

September 7, 2013 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Inlet pipe to slurry pump slid while miner moving 4foot section of 12" polyethylene pipe, pipe pinched his hand between an electric motor and the pipe.

July 24, 2012 MI · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Struck by falling object

Reaming out 1" holes with a die grinder to 1 1/16". Metal face shield rim collected burrs and spilled out when lifted. Foreign object in left eye.

October 27, 2011 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sora Limestone, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was tying off a reeving sheave & swivel when another one fell on him from above, while still being attached to the reeving cable.

October 27, 2011 MI · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sora Limestone, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was tying off a reeving sheave & swivel when another one fell on him from above, while still being attached to the reeving cable.

November 1, 2010 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rockwood Quarry LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting steel c-channel plate, strained muscle in left upper arm.

September 18, 2009 MI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Loading scrap iron in container, two pieces struck together and a small chip of iron hit his chin.

May 29, 2007 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Doing maintenance in chute on the bypass gate, weld broke struck right eye lid and cut it.

March 3, 2007 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sora Limestone, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Moving steel plate, caught finger between plate and angle.

January 16, 2007 MI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Unloading new trough rollers from the manlift basket, right thumb got caught between handrail & trough roller.

December 20, 2004 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sibley Limestone LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

pulling idler, idler let go fell on left shoulder on unlevel ground

October 17, 2004 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sylvania Minerals LLC · Struck by flying object

Hitting a return roller, metal or dust flew in right eye.

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