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March 21, 2008 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Tennessee Aggregate Company, LLC · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was sitting in control building at the jaw crusher. He states he turned his head to watch material coming from the feeder bin and he felt his neck "pop". The incident resulted in a neck and trapezius strain.

July 24, 2006 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Frogge & Williams Stone LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE was operating a R-50 Euclid off road dump truck when he was bitten by a spider in the upper right back. He thought he had only been stung but noticed considerable swelling and redness as time progressed. He reported the bite on 7/26/06. The physician treated the wound and returned the employee to work.

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