Employee was assisting in a welding operation applying pressure with a pry bar, when the pry bar slipped causing him to lose his balance. He in turn fell off of the "I" beam which he was standing on, falling 4' 8" to the ground, dislocating his right knee cap.
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August 21, 2009
PA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Allan Myers Materials · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)
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A tresspasser (Non-Company Employee)came on to the edge of the quarry property and committed suicide. The tresspasser was on the edge of the property adjacent to a public road (Quarry Road).
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