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May 22, 2019 AR · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Arkansas Aggregates Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE was checking fuel levels and mis-stepped off of a ladder. EE did not completely fall, but EE did hit EE's knee on the rung.

April 15, 2014 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Arkansas Aggregates Inc · Fall from machine

Employee did not follow the 3 Point Rule, thereby, failing to comply with company policy on equipment procedure. He fell from the loader cat walk. Resulting injury was compression fraction to T7 vertebrae. Prognosis is 6 weeks in back brace.

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