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May 14, 2025 IA · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wright Materials Company · Struck by falling object

Employee was cleaning out the grizzly with a sledge hammer when they were hit on the head with a rock that knocked their hard hat off, a second rock fell hitting them in the head

October 18, 2016 IA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wright Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a rubber matt with a utility knife and knife slipped and cut the top side of EE's left arm by EE's wrist. required stitches

June 15, 2015 IA · Metal/Non-Metal washer operator, sizing operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wright Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Tightening truss cable on a conveyor with a turn buckle and the turn buckle broke and cut his hand.

December 17, 2013 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wright Materials Company · Fall from ladders

They were putting belt on conveyor. Chain came off of bar holding belt. Belt swung over and hit employee who was on a ladder and tipped him and the ladder over. Broke his left arm

October 29, 2009 IA · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wright Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cutting a conveyor belt and the utility knife slipped and went into his leg just to the side and above the knee. EE was cutting belt in the rain. EE received 2 stitches.

July 20, 2006 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Wright Materials Company · Struck by falling object

Loosened bolts to drop jack. Jack fell by itself and hit on left shoulder see attached as to why not reported til now (Went to dr 7/24/06 for x ray-negative, mri 7/31/06 with result, physical therapy because he was still having problem with his left shoulder. Therapy start 8/21/06, go back to dr 9/14/06. Accident did not report until dr ordered physical thearpy)

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