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November 11, 2015 OK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Meridian Aggregates Company, a Limited Partnership · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was working on a 922 loader installing bottom bucket pin. The pin was struck by forklift and bushing was forced from opposite side of pin carrier and struck the employee in the face. He was knocked back from machine, lip was cut and tooth was chipped. Employee reported this incident Friday 11-13-15 at 11:15 AM to his supervisor

June 10, 2013 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Meridian Aggregates Company, a Limited Partnership · Struck against a moving object

Employee says he was digging a stuck boulder in muck pile. The loader bucket popped over the top of it when he curled it back causing loader to lurch forward hitting muck pile jarring employee. This caused a pain in his lower back and legs. MRI on 6/19/13 shows 2 herniated discs. Evaluation of injury and surgeons is taking place. Lost-time status effective 6/24/2013.

September 11, 2007 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Meridian Aggregates Company LP · Struck against a moving object

Beginning on or about 9/11/07 we had a job loading 20,000 tons of a 2 x 8 inch rock. EE said the motion of his loader while loading that material made his upper back begin to hurt. He spoke of a "whip" as the bucket came back against the stops and having to stretch to operate the scale

March 15, 2006 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Meridian Aggregates Company LP · Struck against a moving object

Employee was operating a wheel loader loading pit trucks on 3-15-06, when he felt a small pain in his back on the left side. He continued to work and didn't report anything until the morning of 3-22-06.

December 1, 2004 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Meridian Aggregates Company, a Limited Partnership · Struck against a moving object

EE was moving shot rock in the pit area. At the end of his shift he reported to his supervisor that his lower back was sore. He had previously had lower back surgery. EE was treated for a sprain in the lower back.

August 13, 2002 OK · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Meridian Aggregates Company LP · Struck against a moving object

PETERBUILT TRUCK TURNED OVER ON IT'S SIDE WHEN TURNING A CORNER. RAIN AND LIGHTENING CONTRIBUTED. THE DRIVER HIT HER HEAD AND LEG. SHE WAS ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

December 14, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Meridian Aggregates Company Lp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A ROLLER ON P1A CONVEYOR BELT WAS SQUEAKING YSMAEE TRIED TO STOP THE ROLLER WITH HIS HAND TO SEE IF IT WAS THE ONE MAKING THE NOISE AND IT PULLED HIS ARM IN AGAINST THE BELT AND SKIRT BOARD AN D BROKE HIS ARM.

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