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July 24, 2025 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Consolidated Materials, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

was replacing a grease line for the bearing on the Lippman impact and when EE went to turn around EE's foot was caught in grating.

June 19, 2025 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Consolidated Materials, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Mine employee was welding and after they removed their welding helmet and safety glasses they felt a pain in their right eye. Tried to flush with solution on site and still had foreign object in eye.

December 15, 2020 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Consolidated Materials, Inc. · Struck by falling object

While assisting in the movement of a steel bar with forklift, the bar slipped off and struck the right foot causing injury despite wearing steel toe boots

May 5, 2017 IL · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Consolidated Materials Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Miner was out on pontoon boat working on putting last piece of dredge together. Miner was putting flange bolts in and miners hand slipped in between the two flanges when flanges came together smashing miners left hand. Miner was taken to the hospital immediately. EE fractured pinky finger. Miner was not working alone.

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