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October 3, 2011 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Picking up a Rock strain back.

July 19, 2011 PA · Metal/Non-Metal stone finishing and sizing personnel, stone/rock cut/polish/saw operator, splitter, cutter, trimmer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee strained back when lifting/moving a rock.

May 1, 2008 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Scranton Materials Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

Emp started feeling sharp pain in his right wrist while using sledgehammer.

November 16, 2007 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Scranton Materials Inc · Fall from machine

Employee slipped off loader steps injuring right wrist

October 1, 2007 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials Inc · Struck by falling object

While emp was carrying stone a piece broke in half and fell onto foot.

August 8, 2007 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee had large stone fall onto knee while stacking stone bruising knee.

March 26, 2007 PA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was lifting blue treads when he pulled/strained something in his lower back

August 1, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer STRIKING OR BUMPING
Scranton Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

Employee was walking to trailer and bumped forearm on guarding material.

March 1, 2004 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING UP AROUND PICKING MACHINE, PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN ROCKS.

November 6, 2003 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWISTED LEFT KNEE WHILE STACKING STONE.

August 27, 2002 PA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Scranton Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WELDING ON CRUSHER, AFTER FINISHING WELDING, EE USED HAND GRINDER TO FINISH WELD JOINTS. GRINDING DIRT GOT INTO HIS RT. EYE.

August 15, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Scranton Materials Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING ROCK ON WOODEN PALLET. ROCK SLIPPED OUT OF HAND, FELL ON RIGHT FOOT.

July 25, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Scranton Materials Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACCROSS LOT. TRIPPED OVER ROCK, FELL ON LEFT SHOULDER.

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