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November 18, 2014 WA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregates West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was changing a bearing on a tail pulley that snapped forward and cut left pinky finger.

November 18, 2013 WA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Aggregates West Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee placed his left hand in door jam of loader, door wasn't securely latched which allowed the door to slam shut breaking his finger.

October 22, 2013 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregates West Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee hurt wrist & forearm while shoveling.

September 20, 2013 WA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregates West Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Shop area - employee was carrying part of a steel blocking when his right knee popped.

December 15, 2010 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Aggregates West Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was tightening a bolt on excavator bucket with 3/4" impact wrench. His finger got caught between bolt and h-link causing a gash on left middle finger. Employee was taken to the nearest hospital where his finger was stitched.

January 29, 2010 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Aggregates West Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

After following proper lock out tag out procedures, EE went to complete the task of dislodging a rock from the under belt conveyor of the Minyu jaw. While not visible from walkway approaches, a few pieces of material had worked to the edge of the feeder. While attempting to remove the rock, a rock from above struck hardhat of EE causing him to fall to the ground.

March 12, 2007 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregates West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was hit in the chin by a cable when he attempted to jump over it, but instead stepped on the cable as it was being tightened. Employee went to the doctor for some stitches and then went back to work for the rest of the day.

September 11, 2006 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregates West Inc · Struck by falling object

Two employees were placing a backstop for a ramp to a feeder hopper. The backstop, 5' x 15' x 1/2" steel plate, was lifed vertical to lean against feeder, the groundman pushed up on the steel plate by hand to over center when he did that the chain came unhooked from the plate which caused the steel plate to fall toward him pinning his leg against the ground.

August 4, 2006 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregates West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was putting the guardrail back on a loader. The rail slipped and cut the employee's left index finger.

July 25, 2006 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Aggregates West Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Employee was repairing roller belts. Hand was drawn in and pressed between roller and conveyor belt.

July 20, 2006 WA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Aggregates West Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Cutting on El-Jay screener - a piece of slag fell down into left top of boot causing a burn to the ankle area. Removed boot, administered first aid and employee was taken to the doctor.

May 31, 2006 WA · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor MACHINERY
Aggregates West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a screen with a grinder. The grinder slipped and cut his finger.

March 28, 2006 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Aggregates West Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was cleaning up floor pit with a loader. He hit a rock which stopped the loader - seat belt came lose and the employee hit his head on the windshield and his stomach hit the steering wheel causing some bruising.

January 30, 2006 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Aggregates West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was replacing O-ring of steering cylinder with 14mm wrench and it slipped off bolt, right hand jerked back hitting against the corner edge of metal frame on the loader. Employee could not open his hand afterward and was told to go to the doctor.

November 17, 2005 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Aggregates West Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Material in a cone discharge conveyor tailpully caused the belt to stop, the plant operator radioed ee to check out the belt. He climbed up on the plant grabed the drive belts to turn the conveyor backword by hand to clean the tailpulley out. As he did the plant operator started the conveyor.His thumb went arond the Vee Belt Pulley severing the tip of his thumb.

October 25, 2005 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Aggregates West Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was shoveling around a crusher feed belt, which was feed by another belt. He noticed some material had built up in the rock box and was spilling over onto the ground. As he attempted to clear the material with a shovel, he placed his hand on the rock box and was struck on the left hand index finger tip by a rock.

August 12, 2005 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Aggregates West Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was driving a loader and hit a pothole and claims his back hurts. He went to the doctor but has continued working full time.

December 8, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Aggregates West Inc · No Value Found

Employee sliped and fell off the Screen Deck landed wrong on his foot which resulted in a possible sprained ankle

October 21, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Aggregates West Inc · No Value Found

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN UP A PISTON ON THE WIRE WHEEL SIDE OF THE SHOP BENCH GRINDER. THE TOOL REST WAS BROKEN OFF & ONE WAS ON ORDER. THE GRINDER SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN USED. EE WAS HOLDIN G PISTON BETWEEN HIS 2 HANDS & PISTON GOT CAUGHTIN THE WIRE BRUSH & CAUGHT THE TIPS OF HIS FINGERS

September 5, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregates West Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TURNING A LOADER WHEEL OVER- FLANGE OF WHEEL SLIPPED - FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN FLANGE AND WHEEL AND RIGHT FINGER WAS LACERATED.

April 10, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregates West Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR USED HIS FOOT TO TRY TO MOVE A STUCK PIECE OF ASPHALT AND IT KICKED BACK AT HIM PINCHING HIS ANKLE EITHER BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF ASPHALT OR BETWEEN THE SIDE OF THE FEEDER AND THE ASPHA LT.

March 5, 2003 WA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Aggregates West Inc · Struck by flying object

THE WELDER WAS USING ELECTRIC GRINDER AND A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

May 1, 2002 WA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Aggregates West Inc · Fall from machine

EE STEPPED OUT OF HIS TRUCK HE TOOK A COUPLE OF STEPS AND WENT DOWN AT THE TIME HE WENT DOWN HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN SHOOTING DOWN HIS LEG LIKE HIS HIP WENT OUT OR HIS LOWER BACK WENT OUT.

December 11, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Aggregates West Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ADJUSTING A TAIL PULLEY AND WRENCH CAME OFF AND GOT ON TAIL PULLEY THEN HTI MY HAND.

November 6, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregates West Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

MOVING STEEL BEAMS, TURNED AND SEEMED TO TWIST LEFT LOWER BACK.

October 6, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Aggregates West Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

A ROCK HE WAS MOVING SLIPPED AND SQUEEZED HIS FINGER BETWEEN ANOTHER ROCK.

August 31, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Aggregates West Inc · Struck by falling object

CHAIN SADDLE ON BUCKET OF LOADER PULLED ON CHAIN TO ALIGN SADDLE W/PICK POINT BUCKET APPROX 10' OFF GROUND WHEN CHAIN SADDLE PEEPLED OFF BUCKET EDGE AND FELL TOWARDS HEAD AREA AND IN THE PROCE SS OF WARDING OFF THE BLOW W/RIGHT ARM ELBOW WAS IMPACTED RECEIVING THE DAMAGE.

August 22, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Aggregates West Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LIFTING AN DINSTALLING HYD MOTORS ON 980 C WHEEL LOADER IN TIGHT CONFINED AREA.

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