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June 14, 2019 MS · Metal/Non-Metal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was putting on a hopper belt. The picking up and twisting for the period of time strained EE's back muscles. Pain went down the right leg.

October 3, 2018 MS · Metal/Non-Metal painter HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was cleaning material from under the hopper with a shovel. EE scooped up some material and turned to toss the material off the shovel and felt a pull in EE's back.

May 31, 2018 MS · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was moving culvert pipe on a trailer. They were going to unload the pipe but they were wedged together. Employee picked one end of the middle pipe up and pulled their back.

September 16, 2016 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was helping to change the tail pulley can on hopper. EE pulled real hard on the can and it slipped and caught finger between the pulley and the metal beam.

June 29, 2015 MS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Fall down stairs

EE said he had fallen at home over the weekend and had hurt his right knee. He was going up some steps to help work on a screen and fell hitting his left knee.

August 19, 2014 MS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Had picked up an oxygen bottle that was in the back of a truck to untangle the hoses and pulled a muscle in his back.

November 4, 2011 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Was working on pump on dredge went to put front face plate on. Where it slides to connect got hand caught between the plate and face plate.

April 13, 2009 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

They were putting a face plate on a pump. He had his hand on the pump and did not realize it. When they lowered the part, it mashed his left hand and cut it. Had to have stitches.

April 10, 2008 MS · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

They were unloading pipe off a trailor with a end loader and he did not turn the pipe loose and it swing back and caught his had between pipe and trailor.

May 11, 2007 MS · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck by flying object

We are putting up a sand plant, they were taking the speed reducer off. EE had walked around the end of the plant at the same time they took the pins out. The speed reducer flipped off and hit him in the head knocking him to the ground and landed on his legs.

April 8, 2004 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was standing by the belt. a loader was pulling the belt. the chain broke and the chian hit him on. the hand breaking the index finger on his left hand. they were putting in a new belt line.

July 14, 2000 MS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS CHECKING EVERYTHING ON THE MACHINE. HAS REACHED UP TO OPEN THE WINDOW WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK. WENT TO CHECK OIL AND PAIN GOT WORSE.

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