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Years on record
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September 25, 2003 IA · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey MACHINERY
Martin Marietta Aggregates Of Southern Iowa Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A NINE INCH GRINDER NEAR FACE LEVEL. HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GRIND THE SURFACE OF THE BOOM. THE GRINDER CAUGHT AND KICKED BACK STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ACROSS THE FACE & NOSE AREA. HE HAD DECIDED NOT TO USE THE REQUIRED FULL FACE SHIELD.

December 30, 2002 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Martin Marietta Aggregates Of Southern Iowa Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WERE LIFTING A BAR TO BE INSTALLED INTO THE PRIMARY CRUSHER UNDERGROUND USING A CHAIN & SCALER. THE SCALER OPERATOR WAS INSTRUCTED TO BOOM DOWN TO CREAT MORE SLACK TO ALLOW THE CHAIN TO BE TIGHTENED AROUND THE BAR. THE SCALER HAS A FLOATATION VALVE THAT RELEASED BELOW A CERTAIN ELEVATION ALLOWS THE BOOM TO GO TO THE FLOOR. WHEN THE BOOM DESCENDED IT CAUGHT THE EE'S HAND.

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