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May 1, 1996 SD · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hills Materials Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE UNHOOKING WELDING TRAILER FROM PICKUP. THE TRAILER SLID SIDEWAYS WHEN IT CAME OFF THE BALL, SMASHING EE'S FINGER BETWEEN BUMPER OF PICKUP & HITCH.

March 20, 1996 SD · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hills Materials Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON SOME ROCKS WHILE TRYING TO GT INTO THE DOZER. HE LANDED ON HIS BACK AGAINST THE TRACKS OF THE DOZER.

March 11, 1996 SD · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hills Materials Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF D-8 DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE STEP, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

November 23, 1994 SD · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hills Materials Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE BOBCAT SKID STEER LOADER WHEN HE CAUGHT HIS LEFT FOOT BETWEEN THE BUCKET OF THE LOADER, CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO TWIST HIS ANKLE.

November 21, 1994 SD · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Hills Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PERFORMING CLEAN UP WITH BOBCAT SKID STEER LOADER WITH ATTACHMENT FOR CLEANING UNDER CONVEYORS. THE ATTACHMENT SLIPPED, STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH.

November 2, 1994 SD · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hills Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE DOING CLEAN UP WORK- HE GOT DUST IN HIS EYE.

June 24, 1993 SD · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hills Materials Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT ON LOADER BUCKET CUTTING EDGE. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HE TWISTED HIS BACK.

March 9, 1993 SD · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hills Materials Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE MOVING A PIECE OF PLATE STEEL. IT SLIPPED AND HE CRUSHED FINGER BETWEEN PLATE AND ANCHOR BOLT.

February 11, 1993 SD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hills Materials Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING LARGE NUT FOR 3 FOOT CONE CRUSHER. THIS CAUSED AN UMBILICAL HERNIA.

December 1, 1992 SD · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator OTHER
Hills Materials Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE DRILLING FOR BLAST. HE WAS UNCOUPLING A DRILL STEEL WHEN THE WIND CAUGHT THE STEEL, TIPPING IT TO THE LEFT. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO STOP THE STEEL FROM FALLING. HE PULLED MUSCLE IN LEFT SID E.

August 20, 1992 SD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Hills Materials Company · Struck by falling object

54736YEE WELDING WORN AREA IN HOPPER ON CONVEYOR A ROCK FELL FROM THE HEAD PULLEY STRIKING EMPLOYEE IN THE FOREHEAD

April 8, 1992 SD · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hills Materials Company · Struck against a moving object

OPER LOADER IT RAN OVER LG ROCK WHICH JAMMED BACK

November 11, 1991 SD · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hills Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING WEDGE PLATE WEIGHTS ON 54" ROLLER CONE. THE WEIGHT SLIPPED, CUTTING THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.

September 3, 1991 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hills Materials Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE SHOVELING UNDENEATH APRON CONVEYOR.HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE SUPPORT BEAM,BRUISING HIS ELBOW.HE ALSO SPRAINED HIS BACK FROM THE TWISTING MOTION OF SHOVELING.

June 25, 1991 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hills Materials Company · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE CLIMBING UP LADDER ON IMPACT CRUSHER. HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON LADDER AND HE FELL TO THE GROUND ON HIS BACK. HE FELL APPROX. 5 FEET.

March 26, 1991 SD · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hills Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING RUBBER ON CONVEYOR.THE KNIFE HE WAS USING FOLDED WHILE CUTTING RUBBER,SLICING HIS THUMB.

October 26, 1990 SD · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Hills Materials Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE TIGHTENING BOLTS ON AIR SEPARATOR WITH AIR WRENCH. AIR BLEW OBJECT INTO EYE.

October 3, 1990 SD · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hills Materials Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING SCREENS SMASHED 3 FINGERS ON R HAND

June 25, 1990 SD · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hills Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE REMOVING GRATES FROM HAMMERMILL AND PLACING THEM ON GROUND. THE GRATE SLIPPED DURING REMOVAL INJURING FOUR FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND.

June 6, 1990 SD · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Hills Materials Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REPLACING SCREEN. ONE OF THE LOCK WASHERS STARTED TO FALL. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH WASHER. HE HAD AN ELECTRIC IMPACT WRENCH IN HIS HAND. WHEN HE TRIED TO CATCH IT, HE TRIGGERED THE IM PACT WRENCH, WHICH HAD THE NUT IN THE SOCKET. THIS CAUSED THE NUT TO BE TURNED ON TO THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGER.

December 1, 1989 SD · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hills Materials Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE TIGHTENING BOLTS ON SCREEN. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLT AND HE STRUCK ELBOW ON SCREEN.

October 18, 1989 SD · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hills Materials Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING DOWN GRAVEL STOCKPILE. THOUGHT PILE WAS FROZEN LEG FELL THROUGH FROZEN LAYER OF GRAVEL AND TWISTED KNEE

June 8, 1989 SD · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
Hills Materials Company · Accident type, without injuries

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FILLED WATER TRUCK AND WAS WATERING HAUL ROAD.TRUCK WAS DRIVING DIRECTLY INTO SUNSET.WINDSHIELD WAS DIRTY.EMPLOYE DRIVE INTO LEFT SHOULDER OF ROAD.LOAD ON TRUCK SHIFTED,CAUSI NG TRUCK TO OVERTURN.EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SEAT BELT-NO INJURY SUSTAINED.

June 8, 1989 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hills Materials Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CLEANING SPILLAGE IN SCREEN BUILDING. EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON COVER FOR BIN AND IT FELL THROUGH INTO BIN CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO ALSO FALL INTO BIN.

May 23, 1989 SD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Hills Materials Company · Struck by flying object

REMOVING LG ROCK FORM INPACTOR HIGHT WIND GUSTS BLEW FINE MATERIAL IN EMP EYE

May 23, 1989 SD · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hills Materials Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS STABDUBG IB TGREE FIIT LADDER LOADING QUARRY TRUCK OUT OF BIN. EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL ONTO TAG AXEL OF TRUCK, INJURING BACK.

May 9, 1989 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Hills Materials Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AREWA AROUND CRUSHER WITH BOBCAT LOADER HE RAISED BUCKET WITH LOAD TOO HIGH & THE BOBCAT TIPPED FORWARD EMPLOYEE STRUCK RT SHOULDER ON ROPS

February 24, 1989 SD · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hills Materials Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE CLEANING GRIZZLY FEEDER ON JAW CRUSHER. WAS SLIDING HAND ON APRON FEEDER AND HE GOT A PUNCTURE WOUND TO HIS RIGHT HAND.

January 12, 1989 SD · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Hills Materials Company · Fall from machine

THE CONVEYOR BELT BECAME JAMMED BECAUSE OF LARGE CHUNKS OF FROZEN CLAY. EMPLOYEE PICKING LARGE CHUNKS OFF CONVEYOR BELT IN AN EFFORT TO FREE CONVEYOR BELT. THE CONVEYOR BELT STARTED UNEXCPECTE DLY WHICH CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO FALL APPROX. 6'5". INJURIES TO EMPLOYEE INCLUDE SMALL CUT OVER EYE, ABRASIONS TO FACE, AND BRUISED RIBS.

May 18, 1988 SD · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hills Materials Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPL SLIPPED ON WET PLATFORM NOT REPORTED TO MSHA

March 31, 1988 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hills Materials Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE CLEANING EQUIPMENT AND GOT PIECE OF METAL IN LEFT EYE.

February 22, 1988 SD · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hills Materials Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL PRYING ROCK STUCK IN TRAP TO FEEDER CONVEYOR.PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT ARM POSSIBLE NERVE DAMAGE.

February 4, 1988 SD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hills Materials Company · Struck by flying object

EMPL RUNNING BOBCAT CLEANING UP CRUSHING SPREAD NOT REPORTED TO MSHA

December 8, 1987 SD · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hills Materials Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

QUARRY TRUCK DR3VER STEPPED DOWN FROM LADDER ON TRUCK AND SOMETHING POPPED IN HIS BACK.

May 26, 1986 SD · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hills Materials Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

SLIPPED ON WET 1RASS AND INJURED RT HIP ARM AND JAMMED NECK

May 22, 1986 SD · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Hills Materials Company · Struck by falling object

LOADING TRUCK W2EN MATERIAL FELL FROM LOADING BINS INTO LEFT EYE

July 26, 1985 SD · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hills Materials Company · Fall from machine

WAS REPAIRING CONVEYOR BELT ON SHORT SECTION GOING TO CONE LOST BALANCE AND FELL ON HIS HEAD COLLASPING LUNG WAS AT A 9 1/2 FT HEIGHT

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