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January 11, 2019 CO · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tezak Heavy Equipment, LLC · Fall from piled material

Employee was in a kneeling position and when they got up they stumbled off of a muck pile and came down on their left leg hurting their left knee.

January 10, 2019 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Tezak Heavy Equipment, LLC · Struck by powered moving object

Employee was cleaning out from under a catwalk and was struck on right shin by an attachment from the skid-steer that was assisting in the cleanup process, and received a contusion to the shin.

July 26, 2017 CO · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent OTHER
Tezak Heavy Equipment, LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was directing an asphalt truck back to dump on entrance road into quarry and was overcome with a massive heart attach (cardiac arrest)

June 25, 2016 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tezak Heavy Equipment, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was performing maintenance on crusher. Stepped backward and strained left knee. Examined at St. Thomas More, released without restrictions.

October 6, 2014 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tezak Heavy Equipment, LLC · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

States that he was exiting haul truck in a hurry to get to the men's room. His foot slipped and he stopped his fall by grabbing the side rail with his left hand, spraining his left wrist. Steps were clean and dry.

July 21, 2014 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tezak Heavy Equipment, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting crown rubber with utility knife. Knife slipped and cut his left thumb. Stitches were required. Able to return to work.

March 12, 2014 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tezak Heavy Equipment, LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Employee was cleaning cone for crusher where it is seated with airplane stripper. He was wearing safety glasses and long sleeve gloves at the time. Employee believes that after reaching into the cone with his glove to clear trash that he must have touched his face with his glove.

August 6, 2009 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Tezak Heavy Equipment, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Was picking some wood out of rock and he twisted his right knee when he stepped wrong on a rock.

June 23, 2008 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tezak Heavy Equipment, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

A driver of a leaser's truck caught his sneaker on the truck as he was getting down to get his scale ticket and he fell and hit the side of the scale house. He injured both his right shoulder and his right cheek.

February 13, 2006 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tezak Heavy Equipment, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was tightening bolt on crusher jaw. Bolt broke and wrench and spring hit him in the face. His nose was broken and stitches were required.

February 13, 2006 CO · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor STRIKING OR BUMPING
Tezak Heavy Equipment, LLC · Struck against stationary object

Employee was rushing to help injured employee and hit right shin on handrail.

September 17, 2002 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Tezak Heavy Equipment, LLC · Struck against a moving object

ROCK WAS PUSHED OFF HIGHWALL & HIT THE EDGE OF HIS MACHINE & JARRED HIM, INJURING HIS SHOULDER. (WC PENDING INVESTIGATION, EE DIDN'T REPORT TILL MUCH LATER.)

May 23, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tezak Heavy Equipment, LLC · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE STATES THAT INJURY PROBABLY OCCURRED WHEN HE WAS LIFTING SOMETHING.

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