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September 13, 2024 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stuart M Perry Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was getting out of fuel truck when employee's foot slipped and twisted right knee

July 24, 2023 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stuart M Perry Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Walking around Shop Building ground uneven and injured party rolled ankle.

April 4, 2022 VA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stuart M Perry Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was exiting loader when foot missed the last step causing employee to pull the muscle on left forearm

March 19, 2018 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stuart M Perry Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Injured party states EE was grinding on cab shield in truck bed. After EE was done EE was climbing out through tailgate and ladder that was propped up kicked out from gravel and injured party landed on EE's right side bruising EE's ribs on bed of dump truck.

October 23, 2017 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stuart M Perry Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was checking employee's transmission fluid when employee's foot slipped causing employee's left arm to hit the hand rail bruising employee's bicep

September 26, 2017 VA · Metal/Non-Metal weighman, scale person SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stuart M Perry Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Scale person was standing and turned quickly and right ankle rolled to the right.

April 10, 2017 VA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stuart M Perry Inc · Fall from machine

Employee was either getting back onto loader or coming off loader when EE fell to ground from last step.

June 7, 2016 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stuart M Perry Inc · Fall from machine

Shift was over and employee was getting out of excavator. Employee became dizzy standing on tracks and fell backwards onto ground.

October 9, 2014 VA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stuart M Perry Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking thru woods when he fell cutting and breaking his right middle finger

August 6, 2014 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stuart M Perry Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was lifting hood up on dump truck to check oil when the hood keeper spring broke knocking employee to ground causing left clavicle ,left shoulder and left arm strain

March 12, 2009 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stuart M Perry Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The injured states that she was walking down the steps in the plant and her left knee started hurting.

March 30, 2001 VA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stuart M Perry Inc · Fall from machine

THE INJURED WAS WORKING AT THE LIME PLANT. THE INJURED STATES HE WAS GETTING READY TO STEP DOWN FROM EQUIPMENT. HE STEPPED ON TAILGATE. THE LIME SLID AWAY CAUSING INJURED TO FALL TO THE GROUND .

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