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December 27, 2021 MI · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nugent Sand Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Changing roller on belt when finger was pinched between roller and beam that the guard bolts to. *This injury was originally deemed as a first aid injury and not reportable but has evolved into a reportable injury with medical treatment involved.

October 12, 2013 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nugent Sand Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee shoveling under conveyor belt and strained back/leg.

August 28, 2010 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nugent Sand Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee's fingers were pinched when bearing slipped and his fingers were caught between bearing and housing.

January 29, 2009 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nugent Sand Company Inc · Struck by falling object

Changing reducer on fabco belt using skidsteer with boom attachment; reducer fell and hit employee's hand.

August 24, 2008 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nugent Sand Company Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee working on #3 elevator and wind blew something in his right eye.

December 4, 2006 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nugent Sand Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee changing shive on motor and cut fingers on shive.

December 7, 2005 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nugent Sand Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Pulling stand out from under trackmobile, strained stomach.

November 13, 2002 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nugent Sand Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING DOOR ON MAINTENANCE BUILDING.

December 19, 2001 MI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nugent Sand Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE GETTING INTO BACK OF TRUCK PICK UP AND FELT HIS KNEE POP.

May 6, 2000 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nugent Sand Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING DREDGE ROPE OUT OF MUD, ROPE SLIPPED OVER BANK AND HIT HIM IN THE LEGS.

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