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April 18, 2013 WI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Milestone Materials Division Mathy Construction Co · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee stood up in the skid steer to lock on the bucket and the boom raised and caught his arm between the boom and the cab resulting in a laceration to his arm.

October 24, 2011 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Milestone Materials Division of Mathy Construction · Struck against stationary object

EE climbed up into the front-end loader, his hard hat fell off, EE bent over to pick it up and struck his head on railing.

October 14, 2011 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction · Struck against a moving object

EE alleges that while operating loader lower back started to tighten up and get sore.

November 7, 2005 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Milestone Materials Division Mathy Construction Co · Struck against a moving object

Employee indicates that when woke up in the morning he was bearly able to get out of bed. He relates the pain to operating an old loader.

September 23, 2005 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction Co · Struck against a moving object

EE reported that over the course of a day and half of running the loader from the lower quarry to the north dirt pile he began to feel pain.

May 17, 2005 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Milestone Materials Div of Mathy Construction Co · Struck against a moving object

Employee drove a loader in 3rd gear into the sand wall to scoop up a bucket full of material for the plant and felt a sharp pain in her back.

May 11, 2005 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Milestone Materials Division Mathy Construction · Struck against stationary object

As employee scraped the floor of the quarry with the loader, the bucket dug deep into the floor resulting in the loader stopping suddenly and he struck the windshield.

December 10, 2004 WI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
River City Stone-Div/Mathy Construction Co · Struck by falling object

While watching the material come off the conveyor and resting his hand on the rock box, employees hand was struck by a chunk of material, causing the injury.

November 18, 2004 WI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Milestone Materials Division Mathy Construction · Struck against a moving object

During normal haul truck operation employee experienced upper back strain. The cause is undetermined.

June 9, 2003 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STARTED HIS FIRST DAY OPERATING LOADER FEEDING THE PLANT. HE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE BACK PAIN THE SAME DAY. HE WAS RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK ON JUNE 23RD, 2003 AND QUIT THE SAME DAY.

December 6, 2002 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction Co · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

WHEN MAKING REPAIR ON THE CRUSHER EE GRABBED THE V-BELTS TO KEEP HIS BALANCE AND THE BELT ROLLED AND PULLED HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BELT AND CHEV OR V-PULLEY.

April 16, 2002 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction · Struck against a moving object

THE BANK OF SAND AND GRAVEL SLOUGHED OFF AND COVERED THE FRONT END OF THE LOADER. IT SMASHED THEWINDSHIELD RESULTING IN INJURY TO THE OPERATORS HAND AND ANKLE.

February 15, 2002 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction Co · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING 988 FEED LOADER @ CRUSHING PLANT (WED-FRI). WHEN HE WOKE UP OS SATURDAY MORNING, HE FELT PAIN INHIS LOWER BACK. BEGAN TREATMENT ON SUNDAY.

September 13, 2001 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction Co · Struck against a moving object

EE'S BACK STARTED GETTING STIFF FROM OEPRATING LOADER EARLY IN THE SHIFT. HE CONTACTED HIS CHIROPRACTOR FOR TREATMENT.

August 27, 2001 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING THE LOADER THE CUCKET HIT AND JUMPED OBER A BOULDER CAUSING HIS NECK TO SNAP.

August 27, 2001 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction Co · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EXTENDING THE WHEELS ON THE STACKING CONVEYOR, EE INSERTED THE PIN WHICH RESULTED IN PINCHING HIS THUMB.

August 8, 2001 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction Co · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS BOUNCING IN HIS LOADER OVER ROUGH TERRAIN MUSH OF THE DAY, CAUSING PAIN IN BACK & LEGS.

July 7, 2000 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REPORTED TO HR THAT HE HAD BACK PAIN THAT WAS INTERUPTING HIS SLEEP AND THAT THE PAIN MAY BE CAUSED BY THE LOADER. INITIALLY THIS WAS THOUGHT TO BE A FLARE UP FROM A PREVIOUS CLAIM. RECENTLY IT WAS DECIDED THAT A NEW INJURY DATE WOULD BE ASSIGNED.

July 6, 2000 WI · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management POWERED HAULAGE
Milestone Materials Division Mathy Construction · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS USING A LOADER TO HAUL MATERIAL TO THE BREAKER-HE STRUCK A TOE ON QUARRY FLOOR WITH LOADER BUCKET AND IT THREW HIS HEAD TO THE LEFT AND THEN HE HIT ANOTHER TOE IN THE WALL WHICH CAUSED HIS HEAD TO FLY FORWARD.

March 24, 2000 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction Co · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING FRONT END LOADER STOCKPILING, HIS LOADER TIRE (FRONT) HIT UP ON THE SAND PILE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST IN THE SEAT, WRENCHING HIS BACK.

March 17, 2000 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Milestone Materials Div/Mathy Construction Co · Struck against a moving object

STEERING FAILED IN HAUL TRK WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HILL THE TRK VEERED TO THE LT PLUNGING INTOBERM TRK BOX OVERTURNED

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