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September 29, 2005 MI · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waterland Trucking Service Inc · Fall onto or against objects

THE VICTIM WAS REPAIRING DRAGLINE WHEN THE BRAKE HUNG UP-KICKING HIS FOOT/ANKLE TO THE SIDE HITTING THE AIR REGULATOR

August 13, 2003 MI · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator OTHER
Waterland Trucking Service Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

THE VICTIM IS RECEIVING TREATMENT FOR A RIGHT SHOULDER SPRAIN. HE MENTIONED TO HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HIS SHOULDER WAS BOTHERING HIM ON 8/5/03. HE STATED HE WASN'T SURE WHEN OR HOW HE HURT HIS SH OULDER. THE VICTIM STATED HE WAS GOING TO SEE HIS OWN DOCTOR.

July 29, 2002 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waterland Trucking Service Inc · Fall from machine

THE EE WAS SERVICEING A CONVEYOR AT THE TAIL SECITON. EE WAS STANDING ON THE CONVEYOR SECTION WHICH WAS LESS THAN 6" FROM GROUND-LEVEL. EE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND. GROUND CONDITIONS WER E WET AND SLIPPERY. EE WALKED THRU THE WET SLIPPERY AREA SURROUNDING THE CONVERYOR WHICH RESULTED IN POOR STABILITY ONCE THE EE STEPPED ONTO THE CONVEYOR PLATFORM. THE EE BACK WAS SORE THE FO

October 3, 2000 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waterland Trucking Service Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS MAINTAINING A CONVEYOR WHEN HE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL TO THE GROUND STRIKING HIS RIGHT WRIST ON A ROLLER FRAME

July 17, 2000 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Waterland Trucking Service Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LOADER WHEN LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING HIM.

May 17, 2000 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Waterland Trucking Service Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER. EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A PORTABLE SCREENING PLANT WHENA DISCHARGE CHUTE LOCATED UNDER THE SCREEN PLUGGEE RESULTING IN AN OVERLOADED STRUCTURE. THE EM PLOYEE CHUT THE SCREEN AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR THECHUTE WHEN THE STRUCTURE FAILED AS RESULT OF AN OVERLOADED. THE EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY THE CHUTE. EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A BROKEN COLLAR BON

April 18, 2000 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waterland Trucking Service Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REACHING OVER SCREEN DOCK TO CLEAN IT OFF, STRAINED BACK.

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