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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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August 2, 1989 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Champion Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN THE WRAP PULLEY AND ADJUST THE PULLEY IN ORDER TO TRAIN THE BELT ON THE CONVEYOR. THE PINCH POINT GUARD HAD BEEN DISLODGED TO GAIN ACCESS PULLEY. CONVEYOR WAS IN MOTION A T THE TIME.

March 8, 1988 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Champion Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE CLEANING DIRT OFF BELT PULLEYS WRENCH GOT CAUGHT RIGHT ARM IN BARREL PULLEY, CONVEYOR WAS RUNNING.

March 27, 1987 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Champion Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE PLACING R2CKS ONTO CONVEYOR BY HAND, EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING FOR A ROCK ON THE GROUND WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE CONVEYOR AND STRUCK LEFT THUMB AGAINST ANOTHER ROCK.

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