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April 25, 2012 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Contract Crushing/Construction Inc · Struck by flying object

EE was looking in operating jaw crusher when a rock piece broke and flew out striking EE in lip and chin requiring stitches.

July 12, 2010 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Corson Quarries Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

Indiv. backed over a berm on a slightly elevated surge pile. Approx. 4 ft, the cat 769 c haul truck turned over on the passenger side.

January 24, 2008 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Corson Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Individual was working on #3 conveyor, failed to lock-out and the operator inadvertently turned the belt on pinning the employee between head pulley and stone-box. Result: damaged colon requiring surgery to repair.

October 6, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Corson Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Individual was tasked to remove one section of the link belt crane boom. Individual failed to use proper cribbing, failed to lower boom to ground level, failed to disconnect bridal cable and became injured while working under unsupported crane boom.

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