Another contract hauler didn't have his tailgate latched when he was loaded. He, along with the injured, attempted to lift it open to allow material to fall out so that the tailgate could be latched. When the material fell out they could not hold the heavy tailgate and it slammed shut with the injured's finger in the latching mechanism.
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August 6, 2010
NH · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Newport Sand & Gravel Co Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
August 5, 2006
NH · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Newport Sand & Gravel Co Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
Bending and lifting to replace chute liners at the wash plant. Back became sore later that evening at home.
August 7, 2002
NH · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Newport Sand & Gravel Co Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS BENDING OVER FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME CLEANING THE COG CRUSHER THAT HAD STALLED. LOW BACK STRAIN.
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