Miner was shoveling under a feed hopper and reported pain. Miner was told by a doctor there's a hernia and will require surgery to correct the problem. Miner will be off approximately 6 weeks.
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April 27, 2017
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
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Weber Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects
June 16, 2001
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator
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Weber Sand and Gravel, Inc · Struck by falling object
THE CONVEYER WAS BEING LIFTED WITH THE LOADER TO BE PLACED ON TO CONVEYER STANDS. THE CONVEYER STANDS WERE NOT IN THE PROPER PLACE, AS THE CONVEYER WAS LOWERED IT SHIFTED CAUSING HIS ARM TO B E PINCHED BETWEEN THE PLANT AND THE CONVEYER. HEPLACED HIS ARM ON THE CONVEYER AS IT WAS BEING LOWERED.
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