Injured miner (IM) was transferring a plow assembly to a work table from an elevated forklift pallet to flip it off the pallet onto the table. The IM had left hand in the line of fire and the plow assembly landed on IM's hand causing an injury to the IM's left ring finger tip. Minor cut to the tip of the finger, and x-rays showed fracture that Doctor stated was old injury.
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September 11, 2024
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Superior Weighting Products, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
January 7, 2020
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Superior Weighting Products LLC · Struck by falling object
While replacing the skirting on the bottom of the crude feed south blending hopper a rock fell from the grating above approx 11 feet and struck the employee on the head.
Superior Weighting Products LLC · Struck by rolling or sliding object
Employee was lowering a metal plate to install at the mill floor that weighed 85lbs. The plate slid, cut and fractured employee's finger at the tip.
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