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November 27, 2017 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & J Gravel Products Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE picked up a piece of scrap metal and threw it into the scrap metal bin and it cut EE's hand.

September 25, 2017 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & J Gravel Products Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Moving an air compressor and the air compressor was dropped in the process.

November 28, 2012 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & J Gravel Products Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

He was picking up a metal plate that had came loose off of the jaw crusher, while picking up the plate he pulled some muscles in his back. He thought as time went by the muscles would get better but they just got worse.

February 22, 2012 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & J Gravel Products Inc · Struck against stationary object

While he was cleaning out material buildup on a chute, which is suspended by chains and one of the chains broke causing him to fall against the conveyor railing frame and he bruised his left knee.

July 30, 2009 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C & J Gravel Products Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Carried a heavy roll of vapor barrier from pickup to office, was squatting to set roll down on the floor and dropped roll on floor. Next day was experiencing some pain in groin area. Two days later was not able to walk very easily.

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