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December 17, 2024 KY · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Harrod Concrete & Stone Co Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was hauling rock to the crusher under normal conditions. EE was traveling up a ramp from level two to level one and EE's truck stopped on the ramp. EE tried to back down the ramp and lost control of the vehicle resulting in the truck turning over on its side.

July 15, 2024 KY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Harrod Concrete & Stone Co Inc · Struck against a moving object

The operator was cleaning out a waste concrete pit as EE normally does and said hit a hard piece of concrete and jarred the loader and then continued to clean the pit and about 10 minutes later EE's back started hurting.

September 4, 2009 KY · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Harrod Concrete & Stone Co Inc · Struck against a moving object

An off duty EE was driving in a restricted work zone when he drove his car under a front end loader who was backing up,

January 10, 2002 KY · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
Harrod Concrete & Stone Co Inc · Fall from machine

WHILE LOADING LOWER ROW OF DRILL HOLES IN HEADERTHE SUPPORT BRACKET FOR THE POWDER TRUCK MANLIFTBROKE CAUSING THE BASKET TO TILT. EE FELL OFF BASKET AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON FLOOR. THE FALL CAUS ED A CONTUSION TO HIS HEAD REQUIRING 8 SUTURES.

August 24, 2000 KY · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Harrod Concrete & Stone Co Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING AND HAULING MATERIAL TO THE JAW CRUSHER. EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING R50 EUCLID. CLAIMS THAT THE BREAK THREW FELL AND HIT THE BACK OF HIS TRUCK ND STRAINED HIS NECK AND BACK.

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