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December 6, 2014 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hamilton Aggregates, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was priming the water pump, he had to disconnect the hose from the pump to empty any water that had been trapped inside. The hose was elevated and placed gravity pressure on the water inside the hose. When he tried to remove the water the gravity pressure caught him off guard and he stumbled backwards and fell. He tried to catch himself with his right hand.

October 17, 2014 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hamilton Aggregates, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee #1 was guiding cheek plates into QJ341, Jaw Crusher. Employee #2 was using a hammer to drive in cheek plate. Employee #2 made a miss swing of the hammer, causing employee #1 to be struck in the forehead. Resulting in a laceration.

January 22, 2014 AR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hamilton Aggregates, Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While attempting to pull the latches to disconnect the pole attachment from the Bobcat S250, slipped & twisted trapping knee on the back side of the pole attachment, causing a pulled muscle around the knee.

January 26, 2012 AR · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Hamilton Aggregates, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Working on QJ340 Jaw adjusting pressures with the webteck. The webteck blew a valve hitting employee's right hand and index finger.

November 12, 2010 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Hamilton Aggregates, Inc. · Contact with hot objects or substances

Cutting bolts off a shaker and a piece of slag blew in his ear. Shaker is scrap metal, not sure on its product information.

September 20, 2010 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hamilton Aggregates, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was lying under a crusher replacing a bearing. I piece of metal fell from the bearing got into his right eye.

October 12, 2009 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hamilton Aggregates, Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee was getting off the haul truck and missed a step. The employee fell and hit his head.

September 9, 2009 AR · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hamilton Aggregates, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Employee was removing a guard over the top of the Jaw crusher to clean out loose rock. Employee caught his right elbow on an open door, cutting it.

March 17, 2009 AR · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hamilton Aggregates, Inc. · Fall from machine

Employee was sitting on the muck pile in the Link Belt 330LX feeding the Jaw Crusher. By accounts, the Extec Screen Plant stopped and was overflowing with material. It appears that EE tried to climb out of his equipment to turn the jaw off, slipped and fell 12 - 15 feet down the muck pile. He was found unconcious and given first aid by co-workers until help arrived.

April 4, 2007 AR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Hamilton Aggregates, Inc. · Struck by flying object

EE was feeding the crusher with the excavator. He dumped a load of rock in the feeder. It appears a rock hit the chains in the crusher displacing them allowing another smaller rock to exit the crusher hitting ee in the forehead, while he was in the excavator.

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