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September 6, 2016 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
RazorRock Materials · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was swinging the arm of a hoist over, to prevent a chair (in which they were going to hoist up to button house) from catching on the pea gravel conveyor, and while pulling on the bottom of chair it came loose and employee lost EE's balance and fell on EE's left elbow.

August 25, 2015 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
RazorRock Materials · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was walking the conveyor system at a incline and began to fall and threw his right hand out to catch himself and fell on hand. (Per phone call he was working outside and fell to the ground. Hand was strained.)

July 17, 2015 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Razor Rock Materials Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee shoveling material from under conveyor belt and lost balance and fell. Hurt right knee.

February 14, 2013 AR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
RazorRock Materials · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee washing out feeder belt, went to put hose and walked back out and slipped/jarred himself trying not to fall, straining his right leg & groin area.

October 24, 2008 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
RazorRock Materials · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee laid tools on screen up on vibrator and when screen moved, the tools started falling and employee reached to grab them, causing him to fall.

July 3, 2007 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
RazorRock Materials · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was climbing down from side of the chute and slipped and fell approximately 5 ft and hit a guard with his left side, resulting in three cracked ribs.

July 28, 2005 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
RazorRock Materials · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Fell while checking crusher.

December 29, 2003 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Razor Rock Materials Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING IN MUD CARRYING A BUCKET AND DRILL AT WHICH TIME HE SLIPPED AND FELL.

November 11, 2002 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Razor Rock Materials Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE HAD GOTTEN OUT OF TRUCK TO CHECK WATER DISCHARGE, ABOUT 20' FROM TRUCK EE SLIPPED IN THE MUD AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

October 21, 2002 AR · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
RazorRock Materials · Fall onto or against objects

ADJUSTING TAIL PULLEY ON SAND CONVEYOR, SLIPPED INTO TAIL PULLEY INJURING LEFT THUMB & LT. RING FINGER.

January 18, 2001 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Razor Rock Materials Company · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS HELPING TO LOAD CUTTING EDGES AND SUNK INMUD. HE SLIPPED AND TWISTED HIS KNEE, HITTING ITON THE CUTTING EDGE.

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