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May 28, 2024 MI · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Top Grade Aggregates, LLC · Struck by falling object

Installing new motor on feeder hopper. While lifting motor into place with chain hoist, chain hoist came unhooked and motor fell, striking employee's shin and upper right ankle area.

July 26, 2022 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Top Grade Aggregates, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was standing on the water pump structure waiting to hook a chain from the Pettibone (telescopic tractor) to the fresh water pump pipe. Employee stepped over handrail to hook and stepped onto the pontoon, it shifted and EE lost EE's balance. As EE reached to regain EE's balance EE's forearm slid across angle iron of catwalk steel structure cutting EE's forearm.

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