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Years on record
2000–2026
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December 17, 2025 SC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Materials Company LLC · Fall onto or against objects

EE was climbing off the dozer and went to sit their cooler down on the track and slipped falling and hitting their head.

December 1, 2025 SC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Materials Company LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE was laying concrete and got it on their leg. EE was took to DR. and was treated.

April 12, 2018 SC · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Materials Company, LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was working on a hydraulic console on a crusher. As the crusher was shutting down the lid to the console fell as the employee was putting hand on the console. The lid hit the employee's hand which caused a laceration with 4 stitches.

October 16, 2016 SC · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Materials Company, LLC · Struck against stationary object

EE was passing air tank to other EE on dredge and 1/4 inch piece of metal lodged into EE's left pinky finger, requiring ER to remove metal and 2 stitches.

February 27, 2012 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Materials Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was using a wooden block to adjust a discharge pipe underneath a screen deck. Pipe came apart and employee's finger was wedged between the pipe and wooden block causing a laceration that required 8 stitches.

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