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Years on record
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February 20, 2025 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing snow and ice from a conveyor belt with a flat nosed shovel. While pushing the ice off the belt, the shovel caught on the belt and employee's body weight went forward. The wooden handle came back and hit employee in the mouth. This caused 2 teeth to break and had to be extracted. Antibiotic prescribed.

September 18, 2023 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

Employee was removing a side wall bucket guard on a loader. The guard was stuck. EE used a 4lb hammer to dislodge it. When EE hit it a piece of metal chipped off and went into EE's leg. Removed in ER. Returned to work, no stitches, antibiotic prescribed.

April 2, 2020 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was removing a pin on a cylinder with a sledgehammer and grizzly bolt. Employee swung and missed the bolt used to drive the cylinder out and smashed right index finger requiring stitches.

June 3, 2019 KY · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

QC Tech noticed no rock coming off the belts at the Wash Plant. Went to investigate and noticed the plant operator trying to clean a chute that had backed up. The rod the operator was using to clean the chute out came out and hit the QC Tech cutting right ear.

December 28, 2018 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Removing pin with bar, pin and or bar struck tooth, breaking it.

February 10, 2016 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a pocket knife with EE's left hand to cut a piece of plastic. The knife slipped and cut EE's right index finger.

November 13, 2013 KY · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Miner was hooking up a trailer to his pickup. Miner felt no pain in his right arm while lowering the jack. Miner returned the trailer and unhooked the trailer. Miner felt no pain while unhooking the trailer. While in office miner felt tenderness in his right arm.

June 7, 2006 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

EE was removing shroud froma bucket. Struck metal ogject with sledge hammer. Metal fragment flew off and stuck in leg.

September 30, 2003 AR · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING SIDE BOLT IN CRUSHER AT FINISHING PLANT WITH WRENCH AND SLEDGE HAMMER. THE HAMMER HANDLE HIT SOMETHING AND THREW THE HAMMER OFF BALANCE CAUSING IT TO STRIKE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

September 5, 2002 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING JAW CRUSHER WITH A BAR; IT GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROCKS AND MASHED HIS LEFT PINKIE FINGER.

July 11, 2002 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS DISLODGING A ROCK FROM CONVEYOR. ROCK FELL & STRUCK RIGHT KNEE.

January 9, 2001 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A 4X4 TO PRY IN AN UPWARD POSITION THE 4X4 BROKE CAUSING EE TO INJURE HIS BACK

March 17, 2000 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pine Bluff Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CUTTING TIP OFF OF SILICONE WITH UTILITY KNIFE, EE CUT HIMSELF IN THE CHEST.

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