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September 1, 2004 WY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Star Aggregates Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was unloading metal screens from supplier's truck. He had his fingers through the openings in the screen when the supplier's employee let go of the screens. The screens slid down the truck pinching his finger and bending it sideways.

January 15, 2002 WY · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Star Aggregates Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING GEAR BOX ON 10' TRANSFER BELT, THE GEAR BOX SMASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER. HE PULLED BACK AND HIT HIS ELBOW ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON. AT THE TIME HE THOUGHT IT WAS NOT INJURED BAD ENOUGH TO REPORT AS WORK RELATED INNJUGY. HIS ELBOW CONTINUED TO HURT, HE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION IN APRIL. REPORTED TO EE AS A WORK RELATED INJURY 5-2-02. COMPLETED CO INJURY REPORT BUT DOES NOT WA

November 15, 2000 WY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Star Aggregates Inc · Struck by falling object

A FROZEN CHUNK OF GRAVEL FELL FROM TOP OF TRAP THE FROZEN CHUNK HIT EE IN BACK OF HEAD, KNOCKING HIM UNCONSCIOUS. THE FROZEN CHUNK FELL APPROX15 FT EE RECOVERED CONSCIOUNESS QUICLY REFUSED IMMEDIATE MED ATTENTION BUT DID GO HOM WHERE HE LATER DECIDED TO SEEK MED ATTENTION SLIGHT CONCUSSION

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