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September 3, 2024 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Heidelberg Materials Northeast-NY LLC · Struck against a moving object

EE drove the loader down the hill to remove material from the stackers and the parking brake came on causing whiplash which resulted in EE hitting head on the windshield.

September 6, 2017 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Heidelberg Materials Northeast-NY LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While operating loader employee felt pain in right knee. This injury was 1st Aid until ee had surgery on 2/23/2018.

June 17, 2013 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Heidelberg Materials Northeast-NY LLC · Struck against a moving object

Hauling stone from pit to Primary Crusher, Truck went over highwall.

September 20, 2010 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Heidelberg Materials Northeast-NY LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

While manuevering a man basket in order to change a splice on the "L" conveyor, employee was caught between conveyor frame and interior rail of man basket.

April 15, 2008 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Heidelberg Materials Northeast-NY LLC · Struck against a moving object

Employee was in the manlift, jacking a new bent pulley in place. He needed to relocate the manlift to better position the pulley, but the manlift would not retract. So employee then raised the boom on the manlift to free it up. At that time the cage on manlift released causing it to jump and strike employee in the left rib cage.

July 26, 2001 NY · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Hanson Aggregates New York Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING A 773B CAT QUARRY TRUCK ONT HE QUARRY BED WHEN A SPRING BROKE INT HE SEAT HE WAS IN CAUSING HIM TO JAM HIS LOWER BACK.

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