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April 2, 2019 WA · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cadman (Rock) Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Electrician tried to manually manipulate a locked out electrical motor via the "V" belts and got fingers pinched in the flywheel.

March 22, 2019 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cadman (Rock) Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was hosing down the wash plant pad when EE felt a pop in shoulder.

April 23, 2018 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cadman (Rock) Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Material slough, partial engulfment, follow up appointment revealed hernia.

April 17, 2014 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cadman (Rock) Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Worker strained back while pulling a 5 gallon bucket of water up onto an elevated walkway to prime a pump on April 17. He continued to work his normal schedule until May 2nd. On May 3, he went into the doctor due to ongoing back pain and was prescribed a prescription muscle relaxer, physical therapy and released to full duty. He returned to work on his next scheduled shift.

January 17, 2013 WA · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cadman (Rock) Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working in a feeder tunnel trying to straighten a plastic tube. He didn't feel any pain initially but started to hurt a few hours later.

January 21, 2010 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cadman (Rock) Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was loading and off-loading blasting supplies (approx 50 lb bags) from storage machine to a pick up truck and from the truck to drill holes at the quarry bench. Employee could not identify a particular incident or event of injury but started to feel pain in his hip that continuously got worse during the day.

April 2, 2008 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cadman (Rock) Inc · Rubbed or abraded

Employee had sand in eye resulting in scratched cornea. Employee unsure when sand got in eye, it may have been during clean up around the wash plant or having rubbed his eye with a dirty glove.

March 31, 2005 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cadman (Rock) Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee strained tendon in his left leg as he was working on changing a conveyor belt.

February 26, 2005 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cadman (Rock) Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Worker was lifting steel door into the syntron of the pit run tunnel when he strained his back. Worker is receiving therapy and on prescription medication.

June 20, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cadman (Rock) Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS MOUNTING A TOOLBOX ONTO A SERVICE TRUCK. WHEN HE PUSHED THE TOOLBOX, THE LID CAME DOWN ONTO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER, LACERATING AND BREAKING IT.

October 22, 2002 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cadman (Rock) Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

WHILE MOVING SOME PIPE HE SMASHED HIS SMALL FINGER.

December 11, 2001 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cadman (Rock) Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE REPLACING A TROUGHING ROLLER HE STRAINED HIS BACK

July 23, 2001 WA · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cadman (Rock) Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL FROM THE GROUND TO PUT RT BACK ONTO THE DRILL HE STRAINED H LOW BACK.

July 17, 2001 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cadman (Rock) Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING OUT SCREENS EE LIFTED THE ONE END OF THE SCREEN AND THEN TURNED THE SCREEN SO HE COULD HOOK THE END OF THE SCREEN TO THE BOOM TRUCK HOOK TO RAISE IT OUT AND IN. HE TWISTED HIS R IGHT KNEE. NOTE: HE DID NOT SEE A PHYSICIAN FOR THIS UNTIL 7/26/01.

December 2, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cadman (Rock) Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND RESTING ON A SOLID PIECE OF MACHINERY WHEN THE VBELT SWING AWAY GUARD SWUNG BACK AGAINST HIS HAND

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