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June 16, 2014 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buckhorn Materials LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Two employee's were was setting a liner on a cone head. A telehandler was resting the liner on the head. As it did, the liner slid off of the cone and rolled on the ground pinching an employees leg between it and concrete blocks that the crusher sits on resulting in a broken left leg.

October 9, 2012 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buckhorn Materials LLC · Struck by falling object

Taking old toggle seat out of the jaw plant to change it and it was heavier than expected. The seat got stuck, another employee wiggled it to get it loose and when it broke free it fell and the employee that was hurt could not hold it and it came down on the employees leg making a small laceration on left leg.

April 30, 2012 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Buckhorn Materials LLC · Struck by flying object

The employee was using a torch to cut a piece of metal off of a loader bucket when the metal struck his nose causing a laceration.

April 30, 2012 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Buckhorn Materials LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was using a wrench to tighten a bolt on a Hitachi excavator and the wrench slipped off and hit him in the lip.

November 1, 2011 SC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Buckhorn Materials LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was using a walk behind skid steer, cleaning material out from under conveyors at the screen tower. Went to turn around and stumbled, which caused him to fall and land on a water valve assembly. The valve assembly punctured his right calf.

September 16, 2010 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Buckhorn Materials LLC · Struck by powered moving object

Employee was cleaning around plant with a small hand controlled compact mini-loader (Dingo) and backed it into his right leg bruising his foot and ankle.

March 29, 2010 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Buckhorn Materials LLC · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was installing screens on pep screen. Two other employees were told by the employee installing the screens to hand it to him and release it. When the two employees released the screen, the employee inside grabbed it and it slipped out of his hands and down onto his right leg pinching it between the screen and the cross member of the pep screen.

September 22, 2009 SC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Buckhorn Materials LLC · Struck by falling object

EE was using a 1-1/2" impact wrench, his hand slipped on the wrench and the locking pin punctured his right hand with a small puncture between fingers.

June 17, 2008 SC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Buckhorn Materials LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Plant operator was cutting a piece of skirt board rubber with a knife. The knife came out of the rubber and cut his thumb. Knife sliced the top of his thumb requiring minor surgery to repair the tendon.

December 1, 2007 SC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Buckhorn Materials LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Primary operator was greasing Jaw crusher. Mechanic was working on rock breaker. He did not realize that the breaker was under hydraulic pressure or that he was below greasing. He was checking a leak on a hydraulic line and when the hydraulic oil leaked out the hammer lowered and pinched operator who was below. No broken bones or internal injuries to operator.

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