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February 15, 2024 WA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peninsula Topsoil · Fall to the walkway or working surface

While exiting the power shack, I tripped and landed wrong on my left leg, and felt a pop just to the inside and above my knee. Xrays shows a fractured Femur.

February 7, 2024 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Peninsula Topsoil LLC · Struck against a moving object

Injury; neck and back. It was like a vehicle hitting you from behind (whiplash). The D-6 Dozer was moving forward and just stopped.

October 16, 2020 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Peninsula Topsoil · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was helping change out cutting edges on the 980H wheel loader. Miner went to loosen one of the bolts and held EE's hand on the bottom side of bolt to keep it in the hole, when EE hit the trigger for the impact gun the bolt spun and cut EE's finger.

December 15, 2017 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Peninsula Topsoil · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Operating loader repetitively caused shoulder pain.

July 20, 2016 WA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Peninsula Topsoil · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cut left index finger tip with a razor knife.

March 3, 2016 WA · Metal/Non-Metal crusher attendant/operator, pan feeder operator/worker MACHINERY
Peninsula Topsoil · Struck by flying object

Crusher operator was shoveling out a tall drum on a conveyor belt when a rock flew out of the crusher cone striking the shoulder. Operator said the shoulder hurt and I advised employee to go to the local ER to get checked out. Worker has lost no days of work and was put on light duty the next day.

March 10, 2014 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Peninsula Topsoil · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was coiling hydraulic lines for a submersible pump, and the metal braid was frayed, and punctured the thumb. An infection of the wound has progressed to cellulitis.

January 14, 2013 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peninsula Topsoil · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Started up my loader and was walking back to the job shack and slipped on a patch of ice and hurt my ankle.

April 27, 2012 WA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Peninsula Topsoil · Fall onto or against objects

Was working on hopper doing the skirtboard rubber adjustment when he slipped and landed on a edge of guard and tore open his armpit area went to hospital and received stitches and was sent home was told he could RTW on Monday.

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