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March 31, 2026 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was working under machine while servicing a loader CO UNIT# L-27 when dust fell into their right eye. Employee went to urgent care after flushing eye and still feeling like something was in it, employee was told nothing is in there and there were some scratches. Employee returned to work next day.

October 7, 2025 MA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was lifting scale parts off a pallet when EE's left thumb got stuck between two parts. EE went to the ER and hand specialist. EE has a break in EE's thumb.

March 24, 2025 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was changing a screen panel on the #2 screen, while picking up the screen panel, EE was cut by a sharp piece of metal on EE's right hand middle finger.

January 15, 2025 MA · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was trying to turn a butterfly valve when they lost footing and fell. They felt pain in their upper back.

May 22, 2024 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was using water wash hose to clean under crusher when the water sprayed back at the employee, causing something to go into right eye. Employee was wearing safety glasses.

March 11, 2024 MA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S.M. Lorusso & Sons · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was looking at an air chuck quick connect that had broken, when EE felt something possibly dirt in the right eye. Brought to urgent care after trying to flush eye on site. Doctor didn't find anything, but prescribed eye drops due to possible scratch in eye since employee still felt irritation in eye.

January 17, 2024 MA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking with a shovel to clear snow from a storm and slipped on ice. EE hit their head on the ground when they fell.

January 4, 2024 MA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee notified yard foreman on 01/12/2024, that on 01/04/2024, EE was digging a rock out of a cone crusher, when EE hurt EE's hip or back. EE made an appointment with a doctor for 01/17/2024. The doctor prescribed EE medication, and gave EE a note on 01/18/2024 that EE was able to return to work regular duty.

October 24, 2022 MA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was exiting Hyundai HX300 Company #E-8 excavator. When EE went to come down off the track, EE felt the ball of EE's left foot become sore. EE went to the emergency room to get checked, and they said EE has a possible fracture and needs to see an orthopedic doctor.

January 5, 2022 MA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Struck by falling object

The employee was moving/relocating a portable LT130 Metso jaw crusher. The employee was wearing a hard hat. A rock fell off of the top of the machine around the feeder area, which they saw the shadow of and looked up and the rock struck them in the head under hard hat.

August 17, 2020 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

While shoveling felt a pop in right shoulder.

April 3, 2019 MA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S.M. Lorusso & Sons · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I was walking through some brush to take a water sample and a branch/plant brushed my eye.

November 10, 2017 MA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was attempting to connect a 3" hose with a cam lock fitting to a pipe. EE jammed hand against the screen while pulling on the hose and broke finger.

September 19, 2017 MA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employees were cutting a bolt out of a screen. EE was attempting to knock the bolt out and a piece of hot slag landed on EE's face near eye. When EE tried to brush it off, brushed it into eye. EE was wearing safety glasses at the time of the injury.

June 13, 2017 MA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was assisting cleaning out a jammed chute when they cut their wrist on a sharp rock. Cut was bleeding so employee was transported by company to the local emergency room where they received (2) stitches to close cut.

December 6, 2016 MA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working reinstalling a repaired feeder. EE jammed EE's hard hat against the feeder, which caused the hard hat suspension to knock a stud that holds EE's hearing aid into EE's ear out. The employee is scheduled for surgery in January to repair this problem and will require a two week recovery period out of work.

February 25, 2016 MA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee felt a pull in back while working on replacing a conveyor belt. EE was working overhead putting the belt on. EE notified supervisor at the end of the day but did not think it was a big problem. EE worked regular shifts until Friday, March 4th, when EE called in and said they needed to have it checked, that it wasn't getting better.

September 28, 2015 MA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

We were in the process of pulling the moveable die from the C125 crusher when the die moved forward and pinched employee's foot between both jaw dies.

September 4, 2015 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While working with another employee to install a return roller, the roller slipped out of ee hands and hit him in the nose.

July 9, 2015 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee noticed eye irritation but thought it was an eyelash in eye. Never reported this to anyone at the time. Called supervisor at home at 7:00 pm to tell him he thought he had metal in eye and was going to the emergency room.

June 23, 2015 MA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was standing on a catwalk lifting a screen panel to hand up to another employee when he felt his left elbow "pop."

January 7, 2015 MA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Rubbed or abraded

Employee wiped his eye while wearing cotton, string knit gloves and got something in his eye. He thinks whatever it was must have been on the glove.

September 20, 2014 MA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A tool was tossed to employee who was working on a screen. He caught the tool, but the electrical cord whipped around and knocked off his safety glasses and cut him above his left eye.

May 24, 2013 MA · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S.M. Lorusso & Sons · Struck against stationary object

Cut finger while installing inner air filter on Liebherr 586 loader.

October 9, 2012 MA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Bent over to pick up buckets, felt a pop in back.

April 30, 2012 MA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S.M. Lorusso & Sons · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was putting a piece of pipe on a chain binder and the pipe slipped and hit him in the head.

April 20, 2012 MA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Strained back while shoveling.

September 28, 2011 MA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was shoveling under the crusher when "he felt something give" in his shoulder.

August 23, 2011 MA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S.M. Lorusso & Sons · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working shoveling material out of in-ground truck scale. He was climbing ladder out of scale and twisted knee.

June 9, 2011 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was servicing a piece of heavy equipment when a foreign object flew into his eye. He has an eye abrasion with swelling.

April 23, 2011 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on a conveyor when the skirt board slipped down and he caught it with his arms. He suffered a torn bicep muscle on his right arm.

April 5, 2011 MA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was banging out screens and he got dust in his eye. He was wearing safety goggles, but somehow some dust got through.

August 3, 2010 MA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While maintaining the 5 1/2 crusher employee's hand got caught between the pully and the belts. He suffered a dislocated thumb and cut finger and fracture of the finger.

June 12, 2003 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LIFTING WOODEN BLOCKS, SMASHED HAND WITH SECOND BLOCK.

August 13, 2002 MA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S M Lorusso & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON #4 SECREEN TUBE COVERS WHEN A C CLAMP FELL AND STRUCK EE ON THE HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION.

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