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May 11, 2022 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech ELECTRICAL
Papich Construction Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

Repairman was inside an electrical control room to program an electrical component for a piece of equipment. Repairman was on knees, tracing a wire down with right hand. Repairman went to stand up, grabbed the bottom of the enclosure to support self, and left wrist touched a 480 volt AC lead.

February 19, 2021 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STRIKING OR BUMPING
Papich Construction Company, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Employee was cleaning near a tail pulley using a shovel. Employee was not wearing a hard hat at the time. Employee was bent over and when they stood up, they struck their head on a conveyor cross brace.

July 13, 2017 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Papich Construction Company, Inc. · Fall from ladders

Laborer slipped when descending from conducting drop box maintenance on a 1 1/2 in stacker. Suffered a bad ankle sprain from landing on the ground. No one witnessed the incident. Laborer reported missing foot hold to supervisor, but told doctor at clinic employee slipped from a ladder.

October 13, 2015 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Papich Construction Company, Inc. · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Miner was fueling his Dozer from the Lube truck. When reaching for the nozzle at the completion of fueling, miner felt a pain in his chest. Determined that miner had strained a chest muscle.

July 21, 2015 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Papich Construction Company, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee says he injured himself on 7/21/15 while attempting to lift a gear box. He said he continued to work "thinking nothing of it." He did not notify us until a week later. Doctor diagnosed him with a strain and performed no treatment, but asked that he return in a week. Last doctor's report on 7/29/15 showed he may have a possible strain.

March 7, 2014 CA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Papich Construction Company Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee hooked a chain to a jaw crusher cheek plate to be lifted by an operator using an excavator. The lifting chain's eye slipped, hitting employee in the mouth. Split right side of employee's lower lip, damaging four teeth.

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