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October 5, 2021 NE · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central S&G Co · Fall from machine

EE was transporting portable crusher from Columbus to O'Neill Nebraska. EE was unhooking air lines from back of semi at site when EE lost EE's balance and fell about 3 feet to the ground. EE felt fine after getting up having full range of motion. On 2 hour trip back to Columbus EE started feeling sore.

February 17, 2020 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyman Richey Corp dba L R S&G Co · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Injury was a first aid from 02/17/2020, it became record-able on 03/06/2020. Employee slipped and fell on the same level in a twin sand dewatering screw. Employee has a non displaced fracture of the lower right arm.

May 11, 2017 NE · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyman Richey Corp dba L R S&G Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was washing out the log washer and felt a pain in calf causing employee to slip. Hyperextended right knee. Did not report injury until 5/22/17 and did not report it as work related until 5/25/17.

January 20, 2016 NE · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyman Richey Corp dba Central S&G Co · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee stepped off the scale and slipped on ice. Fell to the ground and twisted left ankle. Resulted in left distal fibula fracture.

May 13, 2015 NE · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central Sand and Gravel Company · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was starting the engine on the dredge and stepped over a water pipe. He slipped on the wet deck and hit his left knee on the water pipe.

June 27, 2013 NE · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking up a hill with a tool box. The tool box broke, causing the employee to fall to the ground.

May 4, 2011 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Fall onto or against objects

Pulling the power cable to the electric dredge when the cable was going over a chain that was hooked to the railing the rope slid off causing the railing to come loose and strike the ee knocking him down. He grazed his head on the edge of the dredge air conditioner. He also injured his left knee.

April 4, 2011 NE · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Fall from machine

Slipped while going down wet dredge steps, fell on steps bruising low back and side. 3 days off restricted work activity. Full release on 4/8/11

August 17, 2010 NE · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Fall onto or against objects

The EE slipped while climbing down the dozer steps bumping his head & right leg on the dozer ladder, resulting in a bruise, received medical attention as a precaution.

June 11, 2010 NE · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was terminated on Monday June 14, 2010. It was after he was terminated that he told his supervisor that he was hosing down a walkway and fell backwards, straining his lower back.

March 19, 2010 NE · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyman Richey Corp dba Central S&G Co · Fall onto or against objects

A customer drove his pickup truck onto scale to get an empty weight. He got out of the cab and walked around the pickup instead of walking to the end of the scale as the signs say to do. He tried stepping over the scale side rail, it was snowing and he slipped and fell on the rail.

December 7, 2009 NE · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

The employee was walking through the plant area and stepped on ice covered with snow. He slipped and fell on his upper back causing a contusion and strain. He was given a RX.

November 10, 2008 NE · Metal/Non-Metal dispatcher SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyman Richey Corp dba Central S&G Co · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Freezing rain had caused some ice build-up on the scale office ramp. The dispatcher was leaving, when walking down the ramp she slipped & fell on her left hip. (Did not become MSHA recordable until 11/19/08.)

November 30, 2006 NE · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The injured employee (supervisor) was working by himself on the booster pump water lines, putting them back together, when he slipped on ice by the booster pump, pulling his left hamstring muscle.

November 9, 2005 NE · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central Sand and Gravel Company · Fall onto or against objects

The employee was climbing up the loader ladder, when he missed a step & hit the bottom ladder rung with right shin, causing a bruise & abrasion which later became infected - Reported on 1-3-06. Infection treated with prescriptions.

September 30, 2005 NE · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Unhooking chain binders on a pipeline float. turned to step off the float and tripped on the picking eye on the float and strained right ankle went to dr on 9-30-05 full release next shift 10-3-05 pipeline float with picking eye.

August 30, 2005 NE · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central Sand & Gravel Co · Fall from machine

Climbing down the steps of the front end loader, lost his footing and slipped and fell about 4 ft to the ground, used left hand to brace the fall, causing chipped bone in left hand by his thumb.

July 6, 2005 NE · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyman Richey Corp dba Central S&G Co · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON SOME DISASSEMBLED CRUSHER EQUIPMENT BROUGHT INTO THE SHOP, HE SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE BOWL THREADS, CAUSING A LACERATION AND CONTUSION.

November 30, 2004 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central Sand & Gravel Co · Fall to the walkway or working surface

The ee was walking across the dredge deck to turn on the pump shut off valve, when he slipped on some ice and fell onto the dredge deck, causing a minor strain to his back and neck-he was given a prescription.

July 12, 2004 NE · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Fall from ladders

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PAINTING FROM AN EXTENSION LADDER LEANING AGAINST THE SCALE OFFICE AT A HEIGHT OF ABOUT 10 FT. THE LADDER WAS PLACED ON SANDY SOIL AND SHIFTED. THE EMPLOYEE FELL TO THE GROUND.

May 20, 2003 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Central Sand & Gravel Co · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE EE WAS MOVING A FRESH WATER PUMP, ONE SIDE OF THE WALKWAY FOR THE PUMP COLLAPSED DUE TO A BOLT BREAKING, CAUSING THE EE TO FALL CATCHING BOTH KNEES BETWEEN THE RAIL AND WALKWAY. THIS CAUSED HIM TO HYPEREXTENT BOTH KNEES.

December 14, 2002 NE · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyman Richey Corp dba L-R S&G Co · Fall from ladders

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING MATERIAL IN A PUGMILL BIN, WHILE ON AN EXTENSION LADDER ABOUT 12 FEET HIGH, HE STARTED DOWN THE LADDER, TOOK 2 STEPS & THEN LET GO & FELL ABOUT 9 FEET ONTO CONCRETE. HE THOUGHT HE WAS CLOSER TO THE GROUND.

April 12, 2002 NE · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyman Richey Corp dba L-R S&G Co · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DOING PLANT REPAIRS THE EE WAS WALKING AROUND THE BACK OF THE MAINTENANCE TRUCK WHEN HESLIPPED ON WET SLUDGE ON THE CONCRETE PAVEMENT. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT LEG & STRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE.

July 16, 2001 NE · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A DUMP TRUCK DRIVER WAS WALKING UP THE STEPS TO THE SCALE HOUSE WHEN HE MISSED A STEP & SLIPPED.IN DOING SO HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE RESULTING IN A STRAIN REQUIRING MEDICAL ATTENTION.

October 19, 2000 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

THE EE WAS WORKING ON THE DREDGE, WHEN HE FELL THROUGH A STEEL GRATE THAT WAS LOOSE, CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND BRUISE HIS RIGHT LEG. HE HAD 3 DAYS OF RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY.

March 16, 2000 NE · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lyman Richey Corp dba L-R S&G Co · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN FROM A TANK THAT HE WAS WORKING ON WHEN HE SLIPPED HE TRIED TO GRAB THE SIDE OF THE TANK, HE FELL ABOUT 6' TO THE FLOOR RESULTING IN CONTUSIONS TO HIS LEFT SIDE. 2 DAY S RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY.

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