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October 17, 2018 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coots Materials Company, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Truck backed into the bin got loaded. Left the bin and the arm stuck back. So EE went over to look at why the arm was stuck. EE stood in front of the arm to look at situation. Co-worker yelled at EE to get out of there. EE turn to walk away and the arm dislodged on it's own, hitting EE in the back and throwing EE in the air.

August 18, 2014 IA · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Coots Materials Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was placing the sharp edge of a loader bucket and it shifted pinching the flesh of his left long finger.

July 30, 2013 IL · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coots Materials Company, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was removing damaged hood from haul truck. After removing pins from hinges, miner was removing tension rod with hammer when it came loose and sprang up and made contact with miner' s hand.

June 25, 2013 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Coots Material Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

Ran over rock size of basketball with loader, had loosened seat belt 2" - 3" due to heat. bounced around in cab of loader, continued to work until 7/3/2013.

June 27, 2012 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coots Materials Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Moving too fast as I was climbing ladder and slipped on step.

June 6, 2012 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coots Materials Company Inc · Fall from machine

Slipped off step of truck and fell on his elbow. Small fracture occurred to bone near elbow. Restricted activities using one hand.

August 9, 2011 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Coots Materials Company, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He got a CAT980 loader stuck and jumped from the platform of the loader to the surface rather than using the ladder on the loader. The jump injured his ankle.

August 3, 2010 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Coots Materials Company Inc · Struck by flying object

Great River Material EE was standing next to his endloader at the time of blasting of a rock ledge. A piece of fly rock from the blast struck his right leg at knee level, breaking his leg.

December 29, 2008 IL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Coots Materials Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Conditions contributing to the accident are unknown. Victim has broken ribs, broken collar bone, and a collapsed lung.

March 20, 2006 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Coots Materials Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The primary crusher was shut down due to a boulder. Our plant man/mech had positioned himself to open chamber door, he did so before impeller had come to a complete stop. Then thinking he could stop the impeller, he put his hand into the pinch point between impeller and door opening.

April 26, 2004 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Coots Materials Company Inc · Struck by falling object

Two employees were pullig a truck tire off the rim. It came off faster than expected and the rim fell on one of the employees left foot.

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