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March 1, 2020 AL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Reed Contracting Services Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE the ADT driver was not in direct line of site of the excavator operator and wet sandy muddy ground. The derangement of left knee internal.

November 26, 2019 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Reed Contracting Services Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was setting form pins for a concrete pad and struck form pin with finger missing the pin with the hammer. Laceration secondary to crush injury right index finger.

August 28, 2018 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Reed Contracting Services Inc · Contact with heat

Employee woke up with a cough and watery and burning eyes. Employee came into work and was working for a short period of time and then started to feel weak.

June 13, 2017 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Reed Contracting Services, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Two EEs were carrying a piece of screen media up to the feed end of the scalp screen. One EE was walking backwards, injured employee walking forward. IE stumbled & stepped back a step, in doing so rt foot & leg went into an access hole for a chute gate lever. IE's lt leg went to the floor of platform, rt leg went thru the hole. IE's groin area struck toe board around access hole.

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