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May 10, 2017 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
James Hamilton Construction Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Skid load rolled pinning feet against rock pile.

May 15, 2009 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
James Hamilton Construction Co. · Struck by flying object

This is an "Alleged Injury", this report may be amended upon further investigation. EE was changing bearing on conveyor, feeder was locked out, taged out, along with conveyor. EE was crawling out of feeder, when he took off hard hat and a rock flew from secondary feeder and hit him in the head.

August 28, 2006 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
James Hamilton Construction Co. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee went under screen deck to stop a leak of conveyor belt and removed shovel by kicking it. Employee's right leg got caught up in roller.

August 9, 2005 NM · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
James Hamilton Construction Co. · Struck against a moving object

Employee started up the stockpile in a loader and stopped short of top then started forward again to dump and felt the loader begin to tilt forward and go over the edge of stockpile. When the loader stopped suddenly, the employee fell onto the windshield hitting his right shoulder.

September 15, 2003 NM · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
James Hamilton Construction Co. · Struck against a moving object

EE OPERATING A CAT LOADER PULLED UP TO THE FEEDER BIN & DUMPED. BEHIND HIM GOING TO HIS LEFT WAS A 2ND LOADER, WHICH PULLED IN TO THE BASE COURSE PILE. THE INJURED OPERATOR SAW THE OTHER LOADE R START TO BACK UP & APPLIED HIS HORN.THE OTHER LOADER STOPPED QUICKLY BUT BUMPED THE LOADER AT HIS RIGHT REAR STEPS, BENDING THE BRACKET. INITIALLY DENIED TREATMENT BUT LATER REQ. MED.9/25/0

July 7, 2000 NM · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
James Hamilton Construction Co. · Struck against a moving object

HIT AN EMBANKMENT TOO HARD WITH A LOADER, INJURING BACK.

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