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2000–2026
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December 17, 2024 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Lane Mt. Silica Co. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee wearing a welding hood while grinding metal, received metal flakes onto eye.

August 26, 2023 WA · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator MACHINERY
Lane Mt. Silica Co. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee's ring caught by shoekicker when slowing down rotar in motion.

August 15, 2013 WA · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator MACHINERY
Lane Mt. Silica Co. · Contact with hot objects or substances

While working on a maintenance item the item fell. EE reached for the item and this is when the torch burned his left arm.

June 28, 2013 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Lane Mt. Silica Co. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The cutting edge was being removed from the loader bucket. The impact wrench twisted the bolt, which was being held by his hand. The sharp edge of the bolt cut his hand - requiring stitches and glue.

April 19, 2011 WA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Hemphill Brothers Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was wearing welding helmet. He was welding gripper to drill then metal piece hit right eye.

February 27, 2011 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Hemphill Brothers Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was barring and jack hammering frozen sand chunks. Claim original injury 2/27/11 but did not go to doctor til 4/1/11.

June 13, 2009 WA · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator MACHINERY
Hemphill Brothers Inc · Struck by flying object

Left eye injury from using grinder.

April 15, 2009 WA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Hemphill Brothers Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Lying on right side under trailer, cutting with torch overhead

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