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July 3, 2007 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stoneco of Michigan · Struck by flying object

Employee and Co-Worker were working on a CAT 365 Excavator in preparation of moving the machine to another facility. The injured employee was struck by a ladder when the counterweight was removed. The injured employee was standing on the ground and fell when he was struck by the ladder.

August 3, 2006 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stoneco of Michigan · Struck against stationary object

Employee was performing clean-up duties with a shovel when he struck his right hand on a piece of angle. The employee suffered a laceration that required sutures to repair.

May 20, 2005 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stoneco of Michigan · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee tried to dislodge a rock stuck on the frame of the feed screen. Employee smashed right pinky finger between rock and frame work.

May 11, 2005 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stoneco of Michigan · Ingestion of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee drank windshield washer fluid while driving the water truck. Employee received medical treatment.

February 24, 2005 MI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T&M Development Co. LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Customer truck driver was in a designated tarping area working on his truck. The driver was trying to push a backing pin upward. The pin slipped, pinching his fingers between pin and frame.

October 13, 2004 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stoneco of Michigan · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was lifting a roller from the back of a pick-up truck. The roller unexpectedly turned and pinched the employee's left index finger.

August 3, 2001 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stoneco of Michigan · Struck by falling object

EE WAS LIFTING A MANTEL FOR A CONE CRUSHER INTO PLACE WHEN THE DEVICE SLIPPED, HITTING THE INSIDE OF HIS LEFT ANKLE.

May 31, 2001 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
T M Development · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOVING SCREENS ON PILE TO TRAILER WHEN THE OTHER PERSON DROPPED HIS END AND THE EE GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT AND CAUSED A LACERATION.

September 11, 2000 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stoneco of Michigan · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING THE CUTTING EDGE ON LOADER WHEN A PIECE OF SHARP METAL CAUGHT HIS 2 FINGERS ON LEFT HAND AND SLICED THEM.

May 24, 2000 MI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stoneco of Michigan · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING OUT WITH RIGHT ARM ABOUT HEAD HIGH TO PULL ON A PIECE OF METAL WAS PULLING ON OBJECT WHEN HE FELT AND HEARD A POP IN HIS SHOULDER.

March 2, 2000 MI · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stoneco of Michigan · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING INTO A TRUCK WHEN HE STEPPED UP ON BUMPER AND TWISTED HIS KNEE.

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