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October 4, 2013 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Continental Cement Company, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was handling the suction hose on a vac truck, when the hose sucked against the wall. This caused the hose to coil with vac pressure. Employee lost grip and hands were pulled up and back toward the top of the forearms by the hose. Employee was diagnosed with a sprain to the right hand/wrist.

March 24, 2012 MO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Continental Cement Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee extended his left foot out of the operator compartment of a Case Skid Steer. At the same time he lowered the bucket catching his foot between the bucket assembly and the frame. (He had received task training in the safe operating of the machine, including the need to keep his head, arms and legs inside the operator's compartment).

November 17, 2008 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Continental Cement Company LLC · Struck against a moving object

Injured and coworker were moving an empty Con-Ex shipping container with two forklifts. The forklift the injured employee was operating started to tip and employee unfastened seat belt and attempted to jump free resulting in injury to his leg.

September 17, 2005 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Continental Cement Company LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was connecting cable to rolloff truck when truck wheel rolled over his foot.

January 20, 2005 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Continental Cement Company LLC · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN PLACING WHEELED PLATFORM UNDER PORTABLE CONVEYOR WHEN CONVEYOR TIPPED, STRIKING EE.

July 23, 2002 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Continental Cement Company LLC · Struck against a moving object

INJURED JAMMED HIS HAND INTO BUCKET CONTROLS WHEN LOADER BUCKET STRUCK PILE OF ROCK. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 9-16-02 WHEN HE STARTED TO MISS WORK DUE TO SURGERY.

July 28, 2001 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Continental Cement Company LLC · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS LOADING ROCK PILE FROM QUARRY FACE WHEN HE STRUCK TOE ROCK WITH LOADER BUCKET. THE IMPACT CAUSED THE LOADER TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP, STRAINING INJURED'S SHOULDER. DID NOT BECOME REPORTABLE UNTIL 9-20-01 WHEN HE STARTED TO MISSWORK DUE TO SURGERY.

April 25, 2000 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Continental Cement Company LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS MOVING BARREL LIFTS IN FEED PREP #2 WHEN THEY BECAME STUCK ON THE FORKS OF THE FORKLIFT. HE WAS MANUALLY PULLING THEM OFF THE FORKS WHEN THEY FELL CATCHING HIS FINGER.

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