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January 13, 2017 CO · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant POWERED HAULAGE
Amrize West Central Inc. · Struck against a moving object

EE positioned company f-150 truck behind a reversing 980M loader without alerting or making any eye contact with the loader operator. The counterweight on loader struck the right front fender but pickup was drivable. No injury was reported by EE the day of the incident nor the next day. The first report of an injury by EE was late the next day. January 17,2017.

May 21, 2007 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Aggregate Industries WCR Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was operating loader & complained about eye irritaion. Eye was red & swollen following day at beginning of shift. He was wearing glasses w/side shields at time he complained of irritation.

January 18, 2005 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Amrize West Central Inc. · Struck against a moving object

DARK CONDITIONS BACKING UP TO DUMP, MISJUDGED TRUCK PLACEMENT & BACKED INTO SIX FOOT HIGH BERM & FLIPPED THE TRUCK OVER. EMPLOYEE FAILED TO WEAR HIS SEAT BELT & WAS INJURED AS A RESULT.

October 27, 2003 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Aggregate Industries WCR Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ASSISTING CONTRACT MECHANIC REMOVE CLUTCH HOUSING FROM EL-JAY VSI CRUSHER. MECHANIC WAS HOISTING HOUSING WITH LIFTING STRAP USING TRUCK CRANE. AS HOUSING CAME OUT EE HAD HAND ON LIFTING STRAP & THE HOUSING SHIFTED PINCHING EE'S LEFT HAND BETWEEN STRAP & SHEAVES ON CLUTCH HOUSING. INJURY WAS CONTUSION TO LEFT HAND REQUIRING MODIFIED WORK RESTRICTIONS. NO LOST TIME.

April 3, 2003 CO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Amrize West Central Inc. · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS STANDING ON A CONVEYOR APPROXIMATELY 5' OFF OF GROUND OBSERVING THE TRANSFER POINT OF THE CONVEYOR HE WAS STANDING ON AND THE DISCHARGE END OF THE CONVEYOR DUMPING ONTO IT. HE LOST HIS FOOTING & GRABBED DRIVE PULLEY OF THE OVERHEAD CONVEYOR CUTTING HIS RIGHT RING FINGER & TWISTING HIS WRIST. THE CUT TOOK 4 STITCHES.

March 25, 2002 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Aggregate Industries WRC Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING OVERSIZE ROCK OFF FEED TUNNEL BELT, ROCK SLIPPED FROM EE'S GRIP AND SMASHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER AGAINST OTHER MATERIAL ON CONVEYER BELT.

May 10, 2001 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Amrize West Central Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAND PAIN.

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