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September 20, 2024 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Highway Materials LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was assigned to clean the magnet off one of the belts. Employee was using the JLG manlift to complete the task. Once the magnet was cleaned off, they lowered boom to ground and exited the basket. They were carrying bucket of tramp steel as they stepped out, they twisted their left ankle. Resulting in un-displaced fracture of left leg fibula.

March 5, 2021 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
HIGHWAY MATERIALS, LLC. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STANDING ON CATWALK OF PORTABLE SCREEN FELT DISCOMFORT IN EE'S LEFT KNEE ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NO KNOWN CONTRIBUTING HAZARD. NOTE: UNABLE TO FILE 7000-1 AT TIME OF INCIDENT DUE TO UNIT BEING IN IDLE STATUS AND NEEDED DISTRICT MSHA OFFICE TO PLACE IT BACK INTO ACTIVE STATUS WHICH WAS DONE ON 03/15/2021.

December 10, 2019 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Highway Materials LLC · Struck by falling object

employee was removing the head nut from a cylinder as the nut came loose, it dropped on the workbench pinching the employees distal phalanx of the left middle finger between the bench and the head nut resulting in a minor fracture of the finger tip.

July 30, 2018 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Highway Materials LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Twisted quickly while carrying 50 lb. bagged ANFO resulting in sprained spine.

December 13, 2017 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
HIGHWAY MATERIALS, LLC. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was taking a cutting edge off a pallet, and the cutting edge slipped. The employee did not move left hand out of the way fast enough, and it was pinched between the cutting edge and the floor. The employee waited until the next day to seek treatment. It was determined that the tip of middle finger was fractured.

July 22, 2015 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Highway Materials LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was putting a cutting edge on a loader bucket. Cutting edge slipped off floor jack, and pinched employee's fingers between cutting edge and the floor. Employee has a broken middle finger on left hand.

July 7, 2015 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Highway Materials LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was washing out the tail pulley of the secondary discharge belt when a 6" rock fell off the secondary screen and hit his left thigh. Employee waited till 5 PM to tell his supervisor what had happened. Employee was sent to a medical faculty for evaluation. He was told that he had a contusion on his left thigh.

June 24, 2014 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Highway Materials LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was cleaning debris from catwalk when he felt a pop in back. Then mentioned he may have caused this injury previously on June 21st at 9:00 AM employee was moving parts and supplies into the new shop addition when he was walking backwards and tripped over a pallet, falling on his back. He did not report at the time. Employee returned to work with restrictions.

April 16, 2012 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Highway Materials LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was removing the components of a flop gate at the discharge of a secondary screen. Supporting pin moved causing the flop gate to drop 6 to 8 inches. Employee attempted to catch the piece pinching it between the gate and side of a chute.

February 25, 2012 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Highway Materials LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Miner was cleaning up a pile of build-up at a catwalk next to primary jaw crusher using a shovel. Employee felt twinge in his back that continued to worsen as shift progressed. Employee reported at next scheduled shift with severe pain. Employee suffered strained back, was given medication and therapy with lifting restrictions. Employee continued to work with restrictions.

October 4, 2010 PA · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Highway Materials LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee is a quarry QA/QC technician. Employee was shoveling and picking up buckets of stone when he began suffering chest pains. Employee thought it was heart attack and left site to report to ER. Was diagnosed instead with a strain of the intracostal muscles of the right ribs. Employee missed next scheduled shift due to injury and later placed on modified duty.

September 23, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Highway Materials Inc · Struck by flying object

EE was opening garage door first thing in the morning. When metal dust particles came off of folding ledges that area part of garage door although the particle did not go into his eye the irratation made him rub eye until it went in eye and needed to be removed.

September 12, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
HIGHWAY MATERIALS, LLC. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE had Helper Tighting the setting of the crusher. a small size stone intzaferred with the hypaolic ram used for turning the top of the crusher. He reacher through the safety cover to remove the stone between strokes. The cylomone came out while his fenders were there, crushing then between the ram and rep of top.

June 7, 2005 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Highway Materials LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While installing R.F. mounted tire on wheel, the tire rim shifted and caught employee's finger between wheel and assembled tire.

April 19, 2004 PA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Highway Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THERE WAS A WEDGED BOLT ON THE JAW CRUSHER. THE EMPLOYEE REACHED IN TO CHECK IF THE BOLT WAS BROKE AND HIS FINGER GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE BOLT AND DUST COVER.

July 24, 2003 PA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
HIGHWAY MATERIALS, LLC. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ASSISTING TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES CHANGING SCREENS. SCREEN BECAUSE OF WEIGHT MUST BE SLID IN PLACE. WHILE SLIDING SCREEN HE GOT RIGHT THUMB CAUGHT - PINCHED IN SCREEN.

June 6, 2003 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
HIGHWAY MATERIALS, LLC. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STACKING EXPANDED METAL. METAL SHIFTED CAUSING LACERATIONS TO LEFT THUMB.

April 16, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Highway Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE USING A HIGH PRESSURE WATER HOSE WATER WASSHUT OFF CAUSING FLUCTUATING PRESSURE OF WATER THRU HOSE-EE STRUCK NECK AGAINST BERM UNDER CRUSHER HORSE PLAY WAS INVOLVED IN ANOTHER EE TURNING WATER OFF & ON

January 28, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Highway Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CLAIMS THAT WHILE USING PROPANE TORCH TO THAWOUT ICE & SNOW AT CRUSHER AREA 20PD TANK THAT WAS ABOVE HIM FOR TORCH FELL APPROX 8' STRIKING HIM ON HARD HAT KNOCKING HIS HARD HAT OFF OF HIS HEAD

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