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May 23, 2023 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Stavola Construction Materials Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee is an Equip Opr./Quarry Truck Driver. EE was operating a Quarry Truck, EE was waiting for EE's truck to be loaded when a rock "spilled" or "fell" from the Bucket of the WA-900 Komatsu Mach which was loading EE's truck, broke the driver's side window, hit EE on the L/thigh and fell to the floor of the truck EE was operating.

May 2, 2023 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Stavola Construction Materials Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee complained of "lower back pain" after exiting the loader for a mid morning break.

September 12, 2013 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Stavola Construction Materials Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE was watering the quarry roads. As he was driving down on of the roads he tried to use the brakes to slow down he says the brakes "failed" and he was unable to stop. He managed to turn the wheels towards the embankment was of the quarry and was able to stop the truck that way.

August 26, 2008 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Stavola Construction Materials Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a "articulate truck", he was "dumping a load" when it. "jolted", he said he began to feel pain in his lower back. He stated he had previously injured his back, and was being treated by a chiropractor.

June 10, 2008 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Stavola Construction Materials Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was on the catwalk located at the c-19 conveyor. He was assisting 2 other employee with the re-spooling of the cable. A section of the conveyor "dropped down" the belt went into a "wave like motion" causing them to be tossed upward off the belt, and the cables somehow whipped in the air and wrapped around his legs, pulled him upward, then dropped him.

June 10, 2008 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Stavola Construction Materials Inc · Struck against a moving object

The support cables on c-19 conveyor became twisted. They were working on re-spooling them when a section in the middle of the conveyor frame "dropped down". When the section dropped, they who were standing on the belt were jolted upward off the belt due to the "wave-like motion" on the belt. When they came back down on the belt, they sustained injuries.

June 10, 2008 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Stavola Construction Materials Inc · Struck against a moving object

The support cables on c-19 conveyor became twisted. He were working on re-spooling them when a section in the middle of the conveyor frame "dropped down"due to (4) 3/4" bolts shearing off. When the section dropped, they were jolted up off the belt due to the "wave like movement" on the belt. They they came back on the belt they sustained the injuries

February 4, 2008 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Stavola Construction Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was using a "Manlift" to get to the c-9 conveyor. His hand was outside of the cage area. His pinky finger got caught between the manlift and the conveyor crushing it.

August 31, 2004 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Stavola Construction Materials Inc · Fall from machine

Ee was using a Komatsu WA 30 (small bucket loader) to stack & move "Screen Cloths". The Screen Cloths are metal & stack began to tilt & fall. Ee was backing up on foot & lost his footing & stumbled backwards. He fell & in doing so injured his lower back & left knee. He also sustained some minor scrapes & cuts.

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