Employee was cleaning the tailgate area of his dump trailer when his second and third finger of his right hand got caught resulting in two fractured fingers.
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May 26, 2011
RI · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South County Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
November 1, 2010
RI · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South County Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
The tailgate of the truck did not latch. Driver lifted the tailgate by hand when it slipped and caught his finger. This resulted in an open fracture of the fourth finger on his left hand.
January 4, 2006
RI · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
South County Sand & Gravel · Contact with hot objects or substances
While the employee was powerwashing our front end loader, the nozzle got stuck inside his boot causing a burn to his left foot.
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