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March 3, 1997 IL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck by powered moving object

UNIT #805, TRIALER T- 1159. WAS DUMPING LOAD OF FA-01, TRIALER BED FAILED TO COME DOWN TO DRIVEABLE POSITION. INJURED EMPLOYEE CRAWLED UNDER UNIT #805 NOT LETTING DRIVER KNOW THAT HE WAS GOI NG UNDER UNIT. INJURED EMPLOYEE STRUCK SPOOL. VALVE ON UNITE #805'S PTO PUMP. THIS CAUSED UNTI TO MOVE FORWARD AS BED CAME DOWN ROLLING OVER LEFT LEG.

January 25, 1993 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Materials Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMPLOYE EINJURED HIS LEFT HAND AN DWRSIT WHEN IT WAS CAUGHT IN THE DRIVE SPROCKE TOF A BIN CONVEYOR. THE EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN INSTRUCTED TO NOT SERVICE THE BIN CONVEYOR JUST PRIOR TO THE INCIDE NT.

March 26, 1991 IN · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Materials Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE REPORTED THAT HE WAS STANDING ON CONVEYOR BELT CHECKING AN APPARENT LOOSE WIRE ON THE MOTOR WHEN THE CONVEYOR TURNED & PINCHED HIS LEGS BETWEEN BELT & MOTOR STAND X-RAYS TAKEN WERE NE GATIVE & HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING SUSTAINED BRUISES & SPRAINS TO BOTH ANKLES HE WAS PLACED ON A NO-WORK STATUS IN ORDER TO KEEP HIS FEET ELEVATED UNTIL THE SWELLING SUBSIDES

October 4, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Materials Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL HAD RAISED BED ON EUC. HE WAS INSTALLING PIN WHEN WHEN BED RAISED UP SOME MORE CRUSHING HAND BETWEEN BED & PIN.

June 20, 1990 AL · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE WALKING UPSTAIRS TO JAW CRUSHER CONTROL HOUSE, A ROCK FELL OFF THE #2 CONVEYOR STRIKING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT HAND AND ARM CAUSING FRACTURE TO ARM.

November 18, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FEL DIGGING MUCK NEAR THE SOUTH/WEST CORNER OF THE QUARRY WHEN SOME MATERIAL SLUFFED OFF THE FACE STRIKING THE LOADER JARRING THE OPERATOR.

November 8, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPL WAS DRIVING TRUCK TO PIT & BACK TO JAW SAID TRUCK WAS BOTTOMING OUT JARRING BACK PARKED TRUCK AT SHOP ABOUT 2:00 PM.

February 9, 1988 IL · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Materials Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EM. WAS ASSISTING IN INSTALLING APOWER CABLE ON A POLE, THE CABLE WAS BEING LIFTED BY A LOADER WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF THE BUCKET AND CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND THE CABLE. LATER REALIZED IT WAS A FRACTURE.

September 17, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS DRI5ING A WATER TRUCK WETTING PLANT ROADS ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE ROAD. HE STRUCK AN ONCOMING HAUL TRUCK IN A CURVE. THE WATER TRUCK DRIVER WAS BRUISED THE AHUL TRUCK DRIVER WAS N INJURED. 3

January 29, 1987 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Materials Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL USING CHAI3 AND FORKTRUCK TO OPEN SLIDING DOOR TO FABRICATION BLDG.FORKTRUCK BECAME STUCK AND EMPL UNHOOKED THE CHAIN WHILE FORKTRUCK STILL IN GEAR.FORKTRUCK TIRES CAUGHT HOLD WHILE EMPL HAND STILL IN 7HAIN.

June 11, 1986 FL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A LOADED HAUL UNIT WHEN THE UNIT LOST ENGINE POWER THE UNIT WENT DOWN INTO A DRAINAGE CREEK WHEN THE STEERING CONTROL WAS LOST DO TO THE ENGINE FAILURE EMPLOYEE SUFFERE D MINOR INJURIE8 AND RECEIVED STITCHES ON A LACERATION OF HIS RT HAND

September 6, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED HAD PLACED HIS LUNCH IN A DRAGLINE WHICH HE DID NOT OPERATE & WQAS UNAUTHORIZED TO BE ON A FELLOW EE PULLED ALONG SIDE THE DRAGLINEWITH A HAUL TRUCK IN ORDER TO RETREIVE HIS LUNCH WI THOUT GETTING OUT OF HIS TRUCK. THE TRUCK PULLED TOO CLOSE & T HE OUTSIDE MIRROR CAUGHT THE INJURED EES ARM.

July 3, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck by falling object

PLANT OPERATOR WAS STRUCK ON THE TOP OF HAND BY A ROCK WHICH FELL FROM A CONVEYOR HE WAS INSPECTING FOR NOISE. HIS HAND WAS RESTING ON THE CONVEYOR FRAME. THE LEFT RING FINGER METAGARPUS BONE WAS FRACTURED. INJURED DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 2 DAYS PAST AND CONTINUED SWELLING.

April 3, 1985 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Materials Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS DRIVING TRUCK STOCKING OUT FINISHED PRODUCT. HE NOTICED SORENESS OF TESTICLES AND THOUGHT IT WAS CAUSED BY USING FOOT & HAND BRAKE SIMULTANEOUSLY. HE THOUGHT CONDITION WOULD IMPORV E BUT INSTEAD SORENESS GOT WORSE AND MOVED TO RIGHT GROIN AREA. DOCTOR DIAGNOSED AS SLOW INDUSTRIAL HERNIA REPAIRING SURGERY TO CORRECT.

February 21, 1985 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck against a moving object

I NAME WAS OPERATING A LOADER IN THE QUARRY FLOOR, LOADING TRUCKS FOR PRODUCTION. QUARRY FLOOR WAS ROUGH AND COVERED WITH MATERIAL TO BE LOADED HE WAS LOADING THE BUCKET OF THE LOADER WITH MAT IALS WHEN THE TEETH ON THE BUCKET CAUGHT A TOE IN THE QUARRY FLOOR THEN RELEASED SUDDENLY. CAUSE THE LOADER TO LURCH FORWARD TO HIM THIS ACTION JERKED HIS NECK BACK AND IS THE APPARENT CAUSE

November 27, 1984 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck against a moving object

LOADER BUCKET CAUGHT TOE ROCK IN QUARRY FLOOR WHILE LOADING ROCK, STOPPING LOADER ABRUPTLY I NAME WAS THROWN INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND WINDSHIELD OF THE LOADER. THE JOLT TOOK HIM BY SUPRISE, AND HE WASN\T BRACED FOR THE ABRUPT STOP.

August 22, 1983 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Materials Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH THELOADING OF A 24"X36\ CONVEYOR FRAME ON A FLATBED TRAILER. A CAT 988-A LOADER WAS BEING USED TO MAKE THE LIFT. CONVEYOR FRAME WAS LIFTED FROM GROUND WITH 2 EACH C HAINS HOOKED TO AN EYE ON THE LOADER BUCKET. WHEN LOADER STARTED TO MOTION, LOADER JERKED CAUSING CHAIN TO SHIFT ON LOADER BUCKET AND CONVEYOR FRAME TO BECOME UNBALANCED. RESULT, CONVEYOR FRA

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