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June 12, 2024 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking backwards from front of pickup truck along conveyor. Stepped onto the grated ground berm, twisted ankle underneath self landing with all EE's body weight. Believed ankle was just sprained and went home. Two days later (6/14/24) found out it was a nondisplaced fracture of lateral right fibula.

July 27, 2022 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee had been doing maintenance on the shakers at Perry Wash Plant. EE was walking down the stairs and when EE got to the end EE stepped on a piece of gravel. This caused EE to lose balance and fall on the same level surface. EE was diagnosed with a right twisted ankle.

November 6, 2021 MS · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Fall onto or against objects

Injured party was in line to sign up in for a huddle up meeting. The other party broke in line and mouthed off with profanities at the injured party. The injured party rushed towards the party who started this altercation and then shoved the injured party, who then fell backwards and landed on a truck trailer hitch/ball with EE's buttocks, thus the injury. T

July 22, 2019 MS · Metal/Non-Metal dry screening plant operator, screen house operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was climbing into the classfier to clean a screen. They stepped onto a brace, their feet slipped, and they fell against another brace. Employee has a contusion of the left shoulder and thorax.

May 2, 2018 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was performing conveyor maintenance. Employee attempted to climb on conveyor and slipped and fell. EE's left wrist was impaled by bolt attached to the conveyor as EE attempted to grab the conveyor when EE was falling.

August 22, 2011 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Memphis Stone & Gravel Co. · Fall onto or against objects

Employee states he was washing out the inside of the log washer. He slipped and fell onto the paddles which resulted in bruising his ribs.

March 16, 2007 MS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Fall from machine

Employee was getting off of a track hoe that he had loaded onto a low boy, when he slipped and fell from the tracks onto the low boy trailer.

May 15, 2006 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Fall from machine

Employee slipped getting down from a front end loader and his right foot got caught in a step causing him to fall backwards twisting his right leg, knee, and ankle.

May 3, 2006 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Fall onto or against objects

ee alledgedly slipped & fell & struck a wing wall as he was climbing down from a conveyor after he removed material from the conveyor.

April 30, 2002 TN · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Fall onto or against objects

DISMOUNTING BACKHOE AFTER RAIN, FOOT SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO TRACKS HITTING HIS HEAD AND LOWER BACK.

February 7, 2000 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE LIFTING A PIECE OF GUARD RAIL OUT OF A HOLE HE LOST HIS FOOTING, SLIPPED AND FELL.

January 20, 2000 MS · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EDDIE WAS GETTING OFF OF DRAGLINE AND AS HE STEPPED DOWN TO THE GROUND FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK.

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