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November 15, 1995 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
New York Trap Rock Corp · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING 85 TON HAUL TRUCK TRHOUGH QUARRY AREA, TRUCK TRAVELED OVER ROUGH SURFACE. FELT PULL LOWER BACK FROM BEING JARRED IN TRUCK.

April 6, 1995 NY · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator POWERED HAULAGE
New York Trap Rock Corp · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED WHEN THE PICKUP TRUCK THEY BOTH WERE IN WENT OVER A 42' EMBANKMENT.

April 6, 1995 NY · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
New York Trap Rock Corp · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE INJURED WHEN THE PICKUP TRUCK THEY BOTH WERE IN WENT OVER A 42' EMBANKMENT.

September 7, 1993 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
New York Trap Rock Corp · Fall from machine

EE WAS SETTING PLANT ROADS. THE ROAD HAD ICE ON THEM. EE JUMPED FROM BACK OF DUJP TRUCK WHERE THE SALT WAS LOCATED HE JUMPED ABOUT 4 FT TO SNOW COVERED ROADWAY HE FELL TO KNEE AND FELT PAIN IN BACK.

April 29, 1992 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
New York Trap Rock Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE READJUSTING SCRAPER, SCRAPER HANDLE CAUGHT BELT AND DREW HANDLE FORWARD INTO MOTOR GUARD, CUAGHT FINGER BETWEEN MOTOR GUARD AND HANDLE.

September 19, 1991 NY · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator POWERED HAULAGE
New York Trap Rock Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED HAND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TRAIN CONVEYOR WHILE CONVEYOR WAS RUNNING. CONVEYOR HAS GUARD RAIL ALONG ENTIRE LENGTH AT OUTSIDE IDLER ROLLERHEIGTH.

April 22, 1991 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
New York Trap Rock Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLLYEE WAS USING FRONT ENDLOADER TO CLEAR ROAD AREA OF ROCKS WHILE PUSHING ROCKS WITH BUCKET OF LOADER THE BUCKET BECAME JAMMED ON ROADWAY & THIS CAUSED HIS RT HAND TO BE JAMMED AGAINST STEE RING WHEELS

March 30, 1991 NY · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
New York Trap Rock Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SUPERVISING WORK IN MILL. ICE AND SNOW CAUSING CONVEYOR BELT #14 TO SLIP. STOPPED IT SO THAT SOME OF THE STONE COULD BE CLEANED OFF. UPON STARTING THE BELT AGAIN THE SPEED REDUCER AT THE HEAD PULLEY BROKE LOOSE AND FLIPPED OVER HITTING HIM IN THE BACK AND KNOCKING HIM TO THE FLOOR.

February 14, 1989 MA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
New York Trap Rock Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE DRIVING EUCLID ONE OF THE WHEELS WENT INTO A H OLE CAUSING THE SEAT TO BOTTOM OUT & EMPLOYEE HIT BOTTOM WHERE SEAT STOPPERS ARE RESULTING IN AN INJURY TO HIS LOWER BACK

May 23, 1988 MA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
New York Trap Rock Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT WHILE HOLDING BRAKE AND THROTTLE PEDALS AND PULLING LEVER, MUSCLE IN HIS BACK WAS STRAINED.

April 8, 1986 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
New York Trap Rock Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING 988 LOADER PUT HIS HAND ON DOOR FRAME AND DOOR SHUT ON IT

August 23, 1984 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
New York Trap Rock Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DELIVERING STEMMING TO SHOT AREA TO FILL SHOT HOLES IN BLAST AREA DUMP MAN FELT GROUND MOVE UNDER HIM HE YELLED FOR DRIVER TO GET OUT OF THERE GROUND GAVE WAY AND TRUCK PLUMMETTED TO BOTTOM OF BANK

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