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March 22, 2024 KY · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Yager Materials Corp. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cut right index finger at second knuckle with pocket knife while cutting a zip tie off of hydraulic hose harness to make adjustments to the hose harness.

July 14, 2023 KY · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Yager Materials Corp. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee states EE fell while picking up garbage at ground level.

May 22, 2023 KY · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Yager Materials Corp. · Fall down stairs

Employee reports injury while descending steps on the M/V White Rock. As the deckhand was going down the Engine Room steps, employee slipped on the second step from the floor and attempting to stop the fall injured right shoulder. Employee also suffered a small avulsion on right index finger.

May 8, 2023 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Yager Materials Corp. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employee injured left thumb while helping to secure a V-belt guard. As employee was holding pressure using a wrench another employee used an impact wrench to tighten the bolt of the guard. Not being aware of surroundings employee placed left thumb between the guard bracket and structure framework.

April 11, 2023 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Yager Materials Corp. · Struck against stationary object

An employee injured right knee while attempting to adjust a guard on a conveyor structure. A guard on the Big Lime 11 Conveyor Belt was needing straightened and the employee used right leg to kick the guard. At that time, employee says employee felt a pop and sting in right knee.

March 24, 2023 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Yager Materials Corp. · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

An employee felt ringing in their ears after a blast, the employee was treated and given time off by the doctor.

March 16, 2022 KY · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Yager Materials Corp. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee states while cleaning under Mine Tunnel Conveyor Belt EE felt pain in EE's left shoulder. This incident happened on 3/16/2022 at 2:00 p.m. It was not reported to any member of management until 3/17/2022 at 12 noon. At that time, EE left to seek medical care.

January 21, 2022 KY · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Yager Materials Corp. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee felt pain in EE's right lower back during the task of changing a drill steel. EE states the pain started as EE was placing the broken steel on the rack provided for damaged steels.

May 26, 2021 KY · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller OTHER
Yager Materials Corp. · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The worker was standing next to the drill. Worker turned and twisted right knee and they fell to the ground. Unknown injury to be seen.

May 26, 2021 KY · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller OTHER
Yager Materials Corp. · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The worker was standing next to the drill. They turned and twisted their right knee and they fell to the ground. Unknown injury to be seen.

May 12, 2020 KY · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Yager Materials Corp. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

(1st date of treatment 6/30/20) MADE 200 STICKS OF 4 X 20 bags & dropped them in the holes, pain in left elbow.

January 22, 2020 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Yager Materials Corp. · Struck by flying object

Maintenance worker used a torch to cut a bolt off of a conveyor idler. They hit the idler with a hammer and the piece of bolt they had cut off flew up and hit them in the right eye. (safety glasses were slid down on the tip of nose and did not protect from injury.) The result of the incident was a hematoma on the eye and a scratched cornea.

October 4, 2019 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Yager Materials Corp. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Employee was inspecting an inflated OTR Tire when it released air hurling EE to the ground.

August 27, 2019 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Yager Materials Corp. · Fall onto or against objects

The employee was reaching to turn off the water hose that the employee had been using to wash out around a conveyor belt. Employee lost balance when employee reached to turn off the hose. Employee fell over against a newly poured concrete wall. The concrete form wires had not been properly removed and there was an exposed wire left sticking out that cut employee's arm.

August 1, 2019 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Yager Materials Corp. · Fall onto or against objects

Employee climbed into the back of a service truck to get a gas can out. When EE was climbing down EE's foot slipped off of the rear step/bumper. EE hit EE's leg on the bumper.

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