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October 7, 2019 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Area Aggregates LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Removing sheave from ISC motor-no space to fully lay motor parallel to the ground. The motor/frame were blocked from motion but sheave was hard to remove. EE was using impact wrench on sheave when the tapered bushing let loose & the wrench, sheave & EE's left hand were pulled approx 16" downward. The wrench & sheave pinched the left pinky finger b/t the sheave & crusher structure.

May 25, 2018 OH · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman MACHINERY
Area Aggregates LLC · Struck by falling object

Employee was cleaning material from the second floor of the screen house. A metal plate approx. 6"x 6" had been pushed back and hidden on a ledge of the chute beside the employee but shifted due to the vibration of the plant. The metal plate fell off the ledge, hitting employee's left forearm and resulting in a laceration with three stitches.

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