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October 2, 2017 KY · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Hilltop Stone LLC · Struck against a moving object

operating the 914 loader doing cleanup hit rough spot jamming back

January 17, 2005 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Hilltop Stone LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

IW was stndng on the lft side of the trlr. The drvr chked the side mirror, he saw IW begin to walk away from the trlr. The drvr then noticed a pu truck approaching on the rt side. The drvr looked to see that the pu was not pulng in front of him. He then began to pull fwd. While pulng fwd he rechckd his mirrors and saw IW falling to the grnd. The drvr stopped the truck.

April 23, 2002 KY · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hilltop Stone LLC · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING STOCKPILE TRUCK AT #1 PLANT WHEN COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN. HE BELIEVES THAT MOTION/RIDE OF TRUCK CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN LOWER BACK. EE HAD SEEN A DOCTOR BUT NO CONCLUSIVE RES ULTS WERE MADE. ON 6-4-02 EE CALLED IN & SAID THAT HE WOULD NOT BE IN (BACK WAS HURTING) & GOING TO DR'S OFFICE. DR SAYS HAS ABNORMALITY CALLED SPONDYLOLYSIS. MISSED 1 DAY.

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