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October 24, 2005 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hoover Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Using a crowbar, cleaning out shoot on portable plant, he jarred his shoulder.

September 8, 2004 PA · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hoover Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Helping to change pulley on cable for machine, chain slipped and caught right index finger.

September 30, 2002 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hoover Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall from machine

WAS SHUTTING OFF ENGINE OF ROCK TRUCK AND FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF FLOOR AND FELL BACKWARDS OUT OF THE TRUCK. HE GRABBED SAFETY RAIL TO KEEP FROM FALLING AND LANDED ON RT. SHOULDER AND BACK.

August 30, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hoover Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PLANT WAS SHUT DOWN TO PREPARE PRODUCT CHANGE. HE WAS CLEANING OFF A SHOOTDOOR AND LEDGE WITH ASCRAPER FOR SEALING. IN THE PROCESS A HELPER LETGO OF DOOR PINCHING FINGERS OF LEFT HAND.

March 9, 2000 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Hoover Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

HOLDING TORCH WITH LEFT HAND, HOLDING PIECE OF STEEL WITH RIGHT HAND, THE STEEL BROKE AND HIS HAND WENT ACROSS THE FLAME OF THE TORCH.

June 29, 1998 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer FIRE
Hoover Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

GENERATOR FIRE AT OUR BUSINESS AND WAS OVERCOME BY THE SMOKE.

August 27, 1997 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hoover Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS OUT OF HIS LOADER PICKING UP STONES WHEN DRIVER OF TRIAXLE STOPPED TO TALK. HE STEPPED UP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE STEP OF TRUCK WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO GET DOWN THE FUEL TANK STRAP BROKE WHI CH ALSO SECURES THE STEP. HIS KNEES STRUCK THE NEXT STEP ABOVE CAUSING HIM TO LAND ON HIS HEELS WHICH JARRED HIS BACK AND NECK. HE WAS HOLDING ONTO THE HANDRAIL WITH HIS LEFT HAND BUT COULD N

November 23, 1996 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hoover Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE CLEARING ROCKS OUT OF GRIZZLEY ON FEEDER WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER. THE HAMMER BOUNCED OFFROCK AND PINCHED LEFT HAND BETWEEN FEEDER FRAME AND THE SLEDGE HAMMER.

July 3, 1995 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hoover Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

OPERATING PLANT, NOTICED A BACKUP ON A SCREEN, WAS RUNNING TO GO FIX BACKUP, TRIPPED AND FELL ON WRIST, FRACTURING.

May 5, 1995 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hoover Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall from machine

WAS TAKING OFF DOUBLE NUT ON BOLT HOLDING DOWN ROCK CRUSHER, THE WRENCH SLIPPED & I WENT BACKWARDS FALLING ONTO A STEEL I BEAM & CONTINUED DOWN TO THE GROUND ( ABOUT 10 FT.)

June 29, 1992 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Hoover Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE WORKING NEAR LOADER AND PORTABLE PLANT, PREPARING TO MOVE IT, THE TIRE ON THE LOADER BLEW CAUSING STONE AND DEBRIS TO HIT HIM ON THE BODY AND RIGHT EAR LOBE.

November 29, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hoover Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

CONVEYOR WALKED ON IS USED AS A WAKWAY WAS WALKING UP HANDRAILED CONVEYOR TO HEADPULLY & LOST FOOTING ON JUST ST ARTED WET SNOW HADHAMMER IN HAND & UPON FALLING THE HAMMER GOT SUCKED IN ALONG WITH HAND IN OGS CONVEYOR HEADPIECE WHICH WAS LOCATED BESIDE THE CONVEYOR WALKWAY HE WAS ON

July 18, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Hoover Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

CLIMBED OFF CONVEYOR STARTED WALKING ON GROUND AND TWISTED ANKLE ON A STONE OR SMALL PILE OF DIRT.

April 12, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hoover Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE MOVING FORKS HAD LIFTED UP ON FORK AT END WITH RIGHT HAND USING LEFT TO PUSH FORK OVER FORK SLIPPED OUT OF RIGHT HAND & MOVED DOWNWARD CATCHING LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN FORK & FORK FRAME .

March 2, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Hoover Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WELDING CHANNEL ON BEAMS LIFTED WELDING HELMET WIND BLEW HOT SLAG ON RIGHT EYE

July 28, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hoover Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TRYING TO BRAKE OFF A PIECE OF INDIAN CONRETE WITH SLEDGE AND BAR, A PIECE OF STEEL FROM BAR CHIPPED OFF BAR AND HIT HIS RIGHT LEG.

March 31, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Hoover Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RUNNING HAND GRINDER WAS GR8INDING HEAD PIECE FOR SHAFT IT STARTED TO FALL & GRABBED HOLD OF SHAFT & CAUGHT THUMB ON GRINDER.

September 20, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hoover Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

TIGHTENING TRACK ON HD 21. WAS HOLDING ON A BAR TIGHTENING A TRACK ON THE HD21 DOZER. THE BAR SLIPPED AND HE FELL ON THE GROUND TWISTING HIS RIGHT LEG.

April 30, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hoover Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WORKING ON A TAILPULLEY, A SLEDGE HAMMER SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON RIGHT SIDE OF FACE.

September 9, 1986 PA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hoover Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EMPTYING 7HE OVERSIZE STONE HOPPER, THE HOPPER DOOR WAS STUCK. HE PULLED HARD AND THE HOPPER DOOR CAME FREE AND THE HANDLE STRUCK HIS LEG.

November 26, 1985 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hoover Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS USING SHOVE5 HANDLE TO TAP ON SIDE OF HOPPER WHEN IT HIT A ROCK & DEFLECTED HANDLE CAUSING SHOVEL HEAD TO HIT IN EAR

April 10, 1984 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Hoover Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

WHILE WELDING A PIECE OF STEEL THE STEEL STARTED TO FALL & THE PATIENT REACHED FOR THE STEEL BURNING HIS RIGHT HAND.

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