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May 2, 2019 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Thelen Sand & Gravel, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a front-end loader and jarred left arm in rough terrain. Left arm muscle strain. Did not become reportable until after Clinic follow-up on May 10, 2019.

November 5, 1997 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Thelen Sand & Gravel, Inc. · Struck by falling object

LARGE ROCK ROLLING UP THE CONVEYOR OF THE SCREENOPERATOR SAW ROCK WALKED UNDER THE CONVEYOR ROCKROLLED BACK DOWN AND FELL OFF SIDE OF CONVEYOR STRIKING OPERATOR IN LOWER RIGHT BACK CAUSING HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND.

July 21, 1993 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Thelen Sand & Gravel, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS PAINTING THE CONVEYOR WITH A SPRAY PAINTER. HE WAS PAINTING THE CENTER BRACE WHEN THE PAINTER WAS PULLED THRU THE CONVEYOR, HIS HAND BECAME STUCK UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT. THERE WAS DAMA GE TO THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT HAND. THE DOCTOR PERFORMED OUT-PATIENT SURGERY TO CLEAN THE WOUND AND REPAIR THE TENDON.

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