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September 12, 2024 NH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pike Industries Inc · Struck against a moving object

Truck was being loaded by the loader and the broom hit the truck, jarring the employee.

November 16, 2017 VT · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pike Industries Inc · Struck by falling object

Rock came off of conveyor and hit employee on head while ee was shoveling near conveyor.

April 29, 2016 NH · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, shift tech, service/dump truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pike Industries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

After operating new loader employee began to feel pain in wrist.

September 17, 2015 NH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pike Industries Inc · Struck against a moving object

Haul truck flipped over and down face of sand pile.

July 26, 2012 ME · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Pike Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was working with another EE to jack up the cab of a 980 loader in order to access a hydraulic pump. The loader was being raised implementally with two jacks. During the lifting process the EE noticed a wire was caught and reached in to free it. The jack slipped and caused the cab to drop and pinch the EE's arm.

July 12, 2008 NH · Metal/Non-Metal pumper POWERED HAULAGE
Pike Industries Inc · Struck by powered moving object

Employee states he was helping another employee take the bucket off of the skid steer. The pin would not release; the bucket was then raised up so the pin could be hit from the bottom. Employee hit a lever which caused the bucket to fall, striking the employee's shin, ankle and foot.

July 7, 2008 VT · Metal/Non-Metal pumper POWERED HAULAGE
Pike Industries Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating the haul truck unit. After having it loaded with dirt he was driving around a turn at the north end of the pit on the haul road. As he rounded the turn he stated he felt the shift in the rear end toward the inside of the turn and as he tried to compensate the truck rolled over.

September 26, 2006 NH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pike Industries Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was moving rocks with loader, large rock fell out of bucket and loader ran over it causing the loader to shift and he impacted his head and shoulder against side.

May 31, 2005 VT · Metal/Non-Metal pumper POWERED HAULAGE
Pike Industries Inc · Struck against a moving object

AFTER OPERATING BOBCAT ON 5/17/05 EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING & SLOWLY HAD ONSET OF BACK PAIN. EMPLOYEE DID NOT NOTIFY SUPERVISOR UNTIL 5/31/05 AT WHICH TIME HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT

May 13, 2003 ME · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Pike Industries Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE FELT LOWER BACK AND HIP PAIN WHILE OPERATING THE LOADER IN THE WASH PLANT YARD (BOUNCING IN SEAT). HE VISITED A DOCTOR WHO FELT THAT THE CONDITION WAS DUE TO BODY ALIGNMENT VERSES A D ISK PROBLEM. ON 2/2/04 THE EMPLOYEE WAS TREATED FOR A BULGING DISK BY ANOTHER DOCTOR. THE EMPLOYEE REQUIRED SURGERY AND THE INJURY IS NOW BEING CONSIDERED WORK-RELATED.

March 3, 2003 NH · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Pike Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS DIRECTING LOADER TOWARDS TRAILER, WHEN DRIVER OF LOADER PUT ON BRAKES, LOADER SLID ON ICE CATCHING EE'S HAND.

February 20, 2003 VT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Pike Industries Inc · Struck by powered moving object

MECHANIC REMOVING PINS FROM BUCKET ON LOADER; BUCKET ROLLED FORWARD PINCHING LEFT FOOT.

July 17, 2000 VT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Pike Industries Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE THOUGHT HE HAD ARTHRITIS, THEN PAIN AND NUMBNESS WORSENED OVER TIME.

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