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December 30, 2025 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was moving a haul truck wheel chock and felt pain in EE's left shoulder. EE missed no days of work but has now been put on restrictions from EE's Dr. that won't allow EE to perform EE's work duties and will be off work until further notice as of 1/20/2026.

January 15, 2025 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Struck by falling object

Was working inside of crusher chute when a lodged piece of metal fell striking EE below EE's hardhat causing a cut.

May 14, 2024 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's Ready Mix Ltd · Struck by falling object

Miner stated that a piece of angle iron fell off the steel rack and smashed fingertip between the rack support.

March 22, 2024 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner was shoveling sand onto conveyor belt and felt pain in right shoulder and biceps.

September 12, 2023 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was installing V-belts on a motor pulley and EE's fingers got pinched between the sheave edge and the V-belt.

October 17, 2022 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was working on cone crusher retaining ring when EE's left ring finger got pinched between the retaining ring and the shaft.

July 21, 2021 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Cut left index finger during maintenance. Hand was placed on gravity take up guide pole, 966 loader bucket that was supporting the counter-weight bled down hydraulic pressure causing the counter-weight to lower and finger got pinched by the guide pole sleeves.

March 11, 2021 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's Ready Mix Ltd · Struck by falling object

Was working on a return-roller hanger bracket, when last bolt was removed the weight of belt caused the bracket to drop rapidly and broke EE's middle finger on right hand.

March 2, 2021 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Was replacing a return roller on a conveyor, used a wooden board for leverage to lift belt and hurt EE's shoulder. Continued working regular duty but found out EE will need surgery.

May 22, 2020 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee stated through the course of duties changing screens on a shaker deck on 5/22/2020 that employee's knee tightened up. Employee thought it would be fine, but 5-hours into the shift on 5/23/2020 employee reported the injury.

March 4, 2020 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Manual Labor, shoveling, clean up. Miner has a left inguinal hernia.

February 1, 2019 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Miner was shoveling material and strained abdomen.

November 27, 2018 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's Ready Mix Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was engaging the manually operated locking pins to secure the bucket on a skid steer. When EE initially pushed on it the handle got stuck. EE applied more pressure when it broke free the handle pinching EE's finger, fracturing it.

October 17, 2018 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's Ready Mix Ltd · Struck by flying object

Removing a gear component when a metal fragment struck miners left arm, causing a laceration and embedding in arm.

September 22, 2018 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's Ready Mix Ltd · Struck by falling object

Miner was reinstalling a troughing roller when it fell striking left hand. Fractured left middle finger, laceration left middle finger.

July 2, 2018 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Two miners were moving a bearing when one miner's fingers caught between the bearing and the stairs, causing crushing injuries to right middle and ring fingers and fracturing right middle finger.

June 11, 2018 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's Ready Mix Ltd · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While clearing jaw crusher a large rock shifted into miners leg and foot, causing contusions to leg and foot

August 23, 2017 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's Ready Mix Ltd · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was changing parts on a crusher when a part started to fall. The miner tried to hold onto the part. The miner strained left shoulder.

February 3, 2017 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was brushing sand from a broken pipe. The miner cut finger by not using SLAM or using proper PPE. Due to accumulation of companies safety points program. The miner reached 12 points in a rolling 12 months.

November 7, 2016 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was Inspecting and cleaning the train load out area. Miner had pain in left knee was hard to walk, stand, or kneel that night at home.

August 23, 2016 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner was shoveling material and aggravated mid and lower back.

December 14, 2015 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was installing a new roller finger was pinched between roller frame and conveyor frame. Miner received closed displaced fracture of left little finger.

May 29, 2015 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner was changing rollers on a conveyor and felt something in his back. The next morning he really felt it. Miner has muscle strain/spasm in his back

April 17, 2013 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The primary jaw had bridged over causing rocks to overflow the jaw. The injured miner was cleaning rocks off the deck and misjudged the distance between the rock in his hand and another rock. The result was a broken left index finger.

August 19, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Struck by falling object

Employee fabricated a lifting device out of steel to lift a sheave for a v-belt drive assembly, upon lifting the sheave one of his weld broke and the sheave dropped a couple feet hitting the ground and rolling over his right foot, thus he incurred a bruised right foot needing a few days to recover.

July 13, 2006 CA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was removing a return roller and when he rolled it out of the bracket he got his middle finger on his left hand slightly smashed between the roller and the roller bracket. We weren't even aware he went to the clinic until he turned paperwork in 3 weeks later.

June 9, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was the checking the gates on a bottom dump Haul Truck, when he instructed another employee to close the gates his thumb got caught between the cylinder and the ram.

September 6, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's Ready Mix, Ltd. · Contact with hot objects or substances

WHILE OPERATING DOZER, IT OVERHEATED. EE FOR SOME REASON DECIDED TO LOOSEN AND TAKE OFF THE RADIATOR CAP WHILE THE ENGINE WAS STILL HOT.

March 20, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EE AND ANOTHER EE WERE BUILDING A HOPPER THE 2 SIDE PANELS WERE BEING HELD BY TACK WELDS WHICH BROKE WHEN THE PANELS WERE BEING ALIGNED CAUSING ONE PANEL TO FALL ONTO EE.KICKERS WERE ALS O IN PLACE.

May 10, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Robertson's Ready Mix, Ltd. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CARRYING A BAG OF POLYMER AND SLIPPED.

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