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January 11, 2019 CO · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tezak Heavy Equipment, LLC · Fall from piled material

Employee was in a kneeling position and when they got up they stumbled off of a muck pile and came down on their left leg hurting their left knee.

June 25, 2016 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tezak Heavy Equipment, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was performing maintenance on crusher. Stepped backward and strained left knee. Examined at St. Thomas More, released without restrictions.

October 6, 2014 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tezak Heavy Equipment, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

States that he was exiting haul truck in a hurry to get to the men's room. His foot slipped and he stopped his fall by grabbing the side rail with his left hand, spraining his left wrist. Steps were clean and dry.

June 23, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tezak Heavy Equipment, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

A driver of a leaser's truck caught his sneaker on the truck as he was getting down to get his scale ticket and he fell and hit the side of the scale house. He injured both his right shoulder and his right cheek.

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