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January 20, 2017 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Mullite Company Of America · Fall from machine

A maintenance technician was operating a Kubota utility vehicle on a wet slippery unpaved surface and then transition onto a paved roadway, lost control of the vehicle and then fell out striking the back of the head on the concrete. The employee sustained a 2 inch laceration to the back of the head.

January 16, 2015 GA · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Mullite Company Of America · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee reached inside the engine compartment of a Kubota ATV to adjust the throttle cable and his left index finger contacted a linkage pin causing a small laceration just below the fingernail.

April 4, 2014 GA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (non-shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Mullite Company Of America · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Worker was using a JLG450A Man lift while welding on a hopper. He failed to realize that the boom was in a reverse direction. He moved the lift in the wrong direction and was pinned. He had fractured ribs and vertebra.

December 19, 2008 GA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Mullite Company Of America · Struck by flying object

Employee was moving moving railcars, when the bracket on the railcar that the cable is attached to broke and struck the employee in the face, causing a laceration on his right cheek.

July 16, 2008 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mullite Company Of America · Struck against stationary object

Employee was operating a small skid steer loader. While backing the unit, his elbow struck a support brace, jamming his right wrist into the steering handle. The injury caused some swelling of the right wrist.

May 11, 2001 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Mullite Company Of America · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CHECKING FUEL PRESSURE ON A FORKLIFT WHEN HIS RIGHT HAND ENTERED THE FAN AREA OF THE MOTOR. THIS CAUSED 3 LACERATIONS TO THE HAND AND FINGER AREA RESULTING IN 12 STITICHES.

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