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2000–2026
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July 8, 2022 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
George Reed Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was clearing out a blockage on the fines chute underneath the jaw of the primary plant. The employee was using a metal bar to loosen the stuck material. When the last rock came free instead of falling down the chute it came out of the access hatch hitting the miner in the face and hand.

June 19, 2019 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
George Reed Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was attempting to remove a bearing on screen deck 4 of the rock plant using a Port-a-Power and H-Puller. When pressure was applied the threads were stripped and the H-Brace struck EE in EE's left side rib cage.

May 20, 2015 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
George Reed Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing pin from side plate on loader bucket. While driving the pin out with a hammer, the hammer glanced the pin and struck a hard-face dot causing the dot to fragment. A metal piece of the dot penetrated the employees leather glove and into his right thumb. Employee was sent to medical office to remove the foreign object.

April 4, 2011 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
George Reed Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a belt with a razor when the knife slipped and cut his right lower leg.

October 17, 2009 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
George Reed Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was removing a dowpin from a nut guard to the crusher, when the wrench slipped, causing the top of his right index finger to cut on the sharp edge of the nut guard

June 23, 2009 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
George Reed Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was loosening a bolt off a loader when the wrench broke, came back and hit him in the right eye.

May 15, 2009 CA · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
George Reed Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was hammering a wedge into a pin to close the door on the jaw crusher.

September 26, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
George Reed Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ANVILS FROM A CRUSHER UNIT. A PULLING TOOL COULD NOT BE FOUND, SO EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CHIPPING HAMMER TO EXTRACT THE ANVILS. THE HAMMER SLIPPED, PIERCING HIS LIP AND CHIPPING A TOOTH.

December 7, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
George Reed Inc · Struck against stationary object

WORKER WAS LOOSENING A NUT ON A CONE CRUSHER UNIT. A WRENCH WAS ATTACHED TO THE NUT, AND THE WORKER WAS HITTING THE WRENCH WITH A 4" SHAFT. WORKER MISSED HIS TARGET AND SLAMMED HIS FINGER AGAI NST THE WRENCH.

December 6, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
George Reed Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE ATTEMPTED TO CLEAR A BRIDGE OF MATERIAL IN THE PRIMARY JAW CRUSHER WHILE RUNNING WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION WITH A PRY BAR. THE BAR GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN A PIECE OF METAL & THE MOVING SIDE OF THE J AW WHICH CAUSED THE PRY BAR TO STRIKE EE

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