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July 4, 2017 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
G S MATERIALS INC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee slipped on wet concrete and broke left fibular.

January 19, 2010 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
G S MATERIALS INC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was priming pump, the pump float moved and flipped. Employee jumped over railing that was around pump. He caught the back of his leg on the railing. He landed in the water. He was wearing a life jacket and pump was disconnected from the power and was locked out.

November 25, 2008 NC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
G S Materials Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was climbing into dump truck, his foot slipped on bottom step and he fell onto his back. Low back pain, hip pain and muscle strain.

October 5, 2007 NC · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
G S Materials Inc · Fall from machine

Employee fell from loader while climbing out. Conditions damp/raining. Employee does not remember how she fell. Landed in the sand, refused to lay still, got to her feet, refused back board when attended to by medical personal. Transported to the ER for back pain. Diagnosis compression fracture of L2. Employee rec'd training on 5-11-07 practices for getting on and off equipment.

April 26, 2005 NC · Metal/Non-Metal rotary bucket excavator operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
G S MATERIALS INC · Fall from machine

employee was getting out of haul truck and he missed a step and fell to the ground. He injured his back.

October 24, 2000 NC · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
G S Materials Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS GETTING OUT OF BACKHOE AND HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

June 29, 2000 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
G S Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SLIPPED ON SOME SLIPPERY STEPS EXITING THE PORTS TRAILER AT THE BIG PLANT. HE HAD A PREEXISTING BACK AILMENT PRIOR TO THE FALL THAT IMPAIREDHIS ABILITY TO WALK CONFIDENTLY THE FALL RESULTE D IN WORK LOSS & RESTRICTED DUTY. THE INJURIES AQUIRED FROM THE FALL WERE BACK SPASMS & CHRONICBACK PAIN

April 1, 2000 NC · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
G S Materials Inc · Fall from machine

WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE LOADER AND MISSED A STEP, FELL TO THE GROUND AND HIT HEAD.

January 4, 2000 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
G S Materials Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING DOWN OFF OF DOZER AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP AND TO GROUND CAUSING INJURY TO KNEE.

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