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October 16, 2014 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was walking down the belt line checking it and the belt started to slip so he started walking fast back to cut the belt off and stepped in a hole turning his ankle.

April 30, 2013 MS · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

They were changing screens on the sand plant. Employee's foot sliped and he caught his leg on a piece of iron and cut it.

February 9, 2012 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Scale operator was going into scale office made a miss step and fell twisting her foot and causing her to sprang her ankle.

June 10, 2003 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS COMING DOWN A LADDER OFF THE PLANT - WAS ON THE BOTTOM STEP & HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND HIS KNEE HIT A PIECE OF STEEL ON PLANT.

August 26, 2000 MS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Fall from machine

HE WENT TO GET OFF LOADER AND STEPPED THE WRONG WAY AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. WENT TO DOCTOR AND DOCTOR TOLD HIM TO JUST STAY OFF AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. L BOTHERING HIM SO HE WENT BACK TO DOCTOR. SENT HIM TO BONE AND JOINT DOCTOR, DID SURGERY ON FEB13, 01. WAS GIVEN FIRST AID UNTIL HE WENT TO BONE DOCTOR.

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