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273,193
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2000–2026
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September 2, 2003 IA · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Aggregates Of Southern Iowa Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE EXPRESSED SHOULDER PAIN TWO WEEKS PRIOR WHEN PUSHING SOME STEEL WITH HIS LEGS AND HOLDING ONTO SOMETHING. ON 09/02/2003 EE WAS OPERATING A LOADER AND EXPERIENCED SEVERE PAIN IN HIS SHOULDER . EE WAS TAKEN TO CLINIC FOR EVALUATION.

December 30, 2002 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Martin Marietta Aggregates Of Southern Iowa Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE'S WERE LIFTING A BAR TO BE INSTALLED INTO THEPRIMARY CRUSHER UNDERGROUND USING A CHAIN AND THE SCALER. THE SCALER OPERATOR WAS INSTRUCTED TO BOOM DOWN TO CREATE MORE SLACK IN THE CHAIN ALLO WING THE CHAIN TO BE TIGHTENED SLIGHTLY AROUND THE BAR. THE SCALER HAS A FLOATATION VALVE THAT RELEASED BELOW A CERTAIN ELEVATION ALLOWING BOOMTO GO TO FLOOR. CAUGHT EE HAND BETWEEN BAR& BOOM

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