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273,095
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2000–2026
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April 17, 2020 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Crabtree Crushing, Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was grinding. EE did not realize it was a piece of metal that went into EE's eye until the next day. EE thought it was dirt. EE was wearing safety glasses and did not think that the metal would have hit EE's eye. (Left Eye)

July 23, 2019 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Crabtree Crushing, Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Cleaning bolt with Bench Grinder. Did not set Bench Grinder to correct clearance measurement before using Bench Grinder. Right Middle finger got sucked in. Fractured tip of right middle finger

December 3, 2012 OR · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Crabtree Crushing, Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating excavator on unstable ground when the wet material gave way, causing the machine to tip over.

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