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Years on record
2000–2026
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January 28, 2026 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gibralter Rock Inc. T-A Gibraltar Rock, Belle Mead · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on the screws in the lower plant. When they finished their task, they began to experience pain in their left lower back.

March 2, 2021 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gibralter Rock Inc. T-A Gibraltar Rock, Belle Mead · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting a 1'x 1' steel plate which weighs about 50 lbs and felt a pull/strain in the right shoulder. Was able to work, on modified duty.

June 1, 2020 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gibralter Rock Inc. T-A Gibraltar Rock, Belle Mead · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Putting metal bars into chute to prevent rocks falling down onto the conveyor. One bar shifted and pinched finger between bar and chute. Torched metal bar to get finger out. 4 stitches needed. Returned to work same day.

November 18, 2009 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gibralter Rock Inc. T-A Gibraltar Rock, Belle Mead · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While removing metal from the magnet on conveyor, metal was too heavy to hold. Trapped middle and index finger between the metal and the conveyor frame. Laceration on one finger, chipped bone on the other.

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