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March 28, 2023 IA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L R Falk Construction Company · Struck by falling object

Miner was installing water pipe and had the 8 inch plastic pipe on the skid loader forks when the pipe fell off the forks and struck the miner in the right knee causing some swelling and soreness.

September 15, 2022 IA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L R Falk Construction Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Knee locked up while working on a conveyor belt. Foot caught belt or roller and bent leg and knee locked up.

July 22, 2022 IA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L R Falk Construction Co. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Pinched left hand index finger requiring stitches. Quarry worker was removing a pin from a hydraulic cylinder when the cylinder moved and pinched the finger between the pin and the sleeve on the cylinder.

June 19, 2015 IA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L R Falk Construction Company · Struck by falling object

During the reassembling of a portion of a discharge conveyor a support bolt in a pivot hinge broke allowing the conveyor to fall and injuring 2 miners.

June 19, 2015 IA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L R Falk Construction Company · Struck by falling object

During the reassembling of a portion of a discharge conveyor a support bolt in a pivot hinge broke allowing the conveyor to fall and injuring 2 miners.

February 17, 2015 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L R Falk Construction Company · Struck by falling object

Shop Mechanic was working on Mine equipment and during an installation of a wedged plate it slipped into place and came down on his right thumb.

June 21, 2005 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L R Falk Construction Co. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Installing a discharge hose on a water pump.

June 11, 2002 IA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L R Falk Construction Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

TRYING TO FLIP 50' OF 4" WATER DISCHARGE HOSE. DAMAGED ROTATOR CUFF IN LEFT SHOULDER. SURGER WAS DONE 7-3-02.

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