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October 23, 2015 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Precision Aggregates III LLC · Struck by falling object

The employee said he had a rock stuck in his tire. He said rock was size of a football. He kicked the rock, breaking it. A piece of rock fell and hit him on the foot breaking his steel toe in half. I asked to see his boots that the steel toe broke and he stated he threw them away and the trash was already picked up so he couldn't bring them in.

December 23, 2003 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Precision Aggregates III LLC · Struck against stationary object

CUT RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER, WORKING ON HEATER FAN.

March 26, 2003 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Precision Aggregates Iii Llc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MECHANIC OPENED THE HOOD TO CHECK OUT A MOTOR PROBLEM WHEN HE SHUT THE HOOD WITH ONE HAND HIS OTHER HAND WAS RESTING ON THE MOTOR WHERE IT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE HOOD AND MOTOR.

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