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August 27, 2025 FL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arcosa Aggregates Gulf Coast, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was struck in the left leg by a screen that was dropped from an elevation. The screen contacted the handrail of the stairway, slid down the handrail, and struck the employee in the left leg as they were attempting to access the stairway. This resulted in an avulsion fracture to their left fibular head.

February 4, 2021 LA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arcosa Aggregates Gulf Coast, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

A SLC truck came onto the scales overweight so driver proceeded to dump off at the dump off area. Customer returned to the scales underweight and the driver said to the scale clerk to print the ticket. Driver exited the truck to retrieve the ticket and told the clerk had just cut thumb off. I've reached out to SLC for more information or details on this accident without success.

March 20, 2015 LA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southern Aggregates of Delaware, LLC · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE AND CO WORKER WERE MOVING FLAT PLATES OFF A TRAILER. EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING THE PLATE WALKING BACKWARDS WHEN HE PULLED THE PLATE AND IT DROPPED ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. EMPLOYEE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A CONTUSION

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