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December 3, 2024 MA · Metal/Non-Metal ball/rod/pebble/hand/limestone/dry mill operator, roller operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cape Cod Aggregates Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Slip and fall on ice on the catwalk. Torn meniscus in one knee.

March 10, 2021 MA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cape Cod Aggregates Corp · Fall from machine

Employee was cleaning the windows on loader and slipped and fell from the machine.

September 13, 2016 MA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cape Cod Aggregates Corp · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was working on a stalled conveyor. There was a small amount of loose gravel on the belt and employee slipped and fell injuring back.

September 18, 2015 MA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cape Cod Aggregates Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Loader operator was climbing into his machine and he felt a tear in his right calf. He went to the doctor's on Saturday, 9/19/2015 and it was determined that he ruptured his right calf muscle.

January 8, 2014 MA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cape Cod Aggregates Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Slip and Fall due to extremely low temperatures and icy conditions in the yard. Sand had been put down to prevent this, but the sand and snow wore down and this icy patch unknowingly was exposed as workers traversed the area.

November 17, 2006 MA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cape Cod Aggregates Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was on the sand screw putting on rubber, it was lightly raining. EE slipped & hit his face & then landed on his right knee & hand. He broke 2 bones in his hand.

February 13, 2006 MA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Cape Cod Aggregates Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee had come down off the plant and onto the ground when he slipped on ice and fell onto his back. He got up and thought he was fine until he woke up the next morning and his back was sore.

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