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June 14, 2019 MS · Metal/Non-Metal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was putting on a hopper belt. The picking up and twisting for the period of time strained EE's back muscles. Pain went down the right leg.

October 3, 2018 MS · Metal/Non-Metal painter HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was cleaning material from under the hopper with a shovel. EE scooped up some material and turned to toss the material off the shovel and felt a pull in EE's back.

May 31, 2018 MS · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was moving culvert pipe on a trailer. They were going to unload the pipe but they were wedged together. Employee picked one end of the middle pipe up and pulled their back.

September 16, 2016 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was helping to change the tail pulley can on hopper. EE pulled real hard on the can and it slipped and caught finger between the pulley and the metal beam.

July 29, 2016 MS · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Contact with heat

They were working on the dredge hooking the pipe line up to the dredge and EE got too hot. EE was taken to the Hospital in Columbia and was given a drip. They did some blood work and said there was a problem not pertaining to EE getting too hot and told EE to follow up with family Doctor on Monday 8/1/16. Which EE did.

July 17, 2015 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

A clod had stopped up the harper and he was trying to break the clod up. He had a metal rod and was jobbing the clod and the rod slipped and he hit his hand on a metal piece on side if the harper.

June 29, 2015 MS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Fall down stairs

EE said he had fallen at home over the weekend and had hurt his right knee. He was going up some steps to help work on a screen and fell hitting his left knee.

December 8, 2014 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was pumping oil into a bucket with a hand pump and twisted to see if it was full and felt a pain in his back it got worse as time went on.

November 5, 2014 MS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was helping to change the runner on gravel plant on the dredge when the jaws on the pipe wrench broke and hit him on the hand and chest.

October 16, 2014 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was walking down the belt line checking it and the belt started to slip so he started walking fast back to cut the belt off and stepped in a hole turning his ankle.

August 19, 2014 MS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Had picked up an oxygen bottle that was in the back of a truck to untangle the hoses and pulled a muscle in his back.

April 30, 2013 MS · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

They were changing screens on the sand plant. Employee's foot sliped and he caught his leg on a piece of iron and cut it.

May 18, 2012 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

They were trying to get the door to the clay washer hopper opened wider. LC was using a maul to hit the door. He hit the door a couple times and raise up to hit it again and noticed blood and when he looked his finger was dangling.

February 9, 2012 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

Scale operator was going into scale office made a miss step and fell twisting her foot and causing her to sprang her ankle.

November 4, 2011 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Was working on pump on dredge went to put front face plate on. Where it slides to connect got hand caught between the plate and face plate.

April 4, 2011 MS · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was getting ready to move the Grove Crane was waiting for the air to build up.EE got on back of the grove to rip up the engine. When the air was up the operator flipped the switch to bring the outrigger in and EE's foot got caught between the body of the machine's frame and the outriggers.

October 26, 2010 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck by flying object

They were helping to change teeth on the dragline. EE was watching while the foreman was trying to knock the teeth out and a piece of the tooth chipped off and hit the EE going into his right leg above his knee.

April 13, 2009 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

They were putting a face plate on a pump. He had his hand on the pump and did not realize it. When they lowered the part, it mashed his left hand and cut it. Had to have stitches.

April 10, 2008 MS · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

They were unloading pipe off a trailor with a end loader and he did not turn the pipe loose and it swing back and caught his had between pipe and trailor.

January 23, 2008 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck by falling object

He was jacking the track back on the trackhoe with a come-a-long and the chain broke on the come-a-long. The track fell on his left leg hitting him on the leg about the shin area.

May 11, 2007 MS · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck by flying object

We are putting up a sand plant, they were taking the speed reducer off. EE had walked around the end of the plant at the same time they took the pins out. The speed reducer flipped off and hit him in the head knocking him to the ground and landed on his legs.

June 25, 2005 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Some more workers were taking a rubber sleeve off a pipe with a chain band. He was standing in front of them leaning aganist a belt winder when the sleeve came off it just hit his leg and pinned it up aginst the belt winder breaking his right leg just above the ankle.

April 8, 2004 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was standing by the belt. a loader was pulling the belt. the chain broke and the chian hit him on. the hand breaking the index finger on his left hand. they were putting in a new belt line.

June 10, 2003 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS COMING DOWN A LADDER OFF THE PLANT - WAS ON THE BOTTOM STEP & HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND HIS KNEE HIT A PIECE OF STEEL ON PLANT.

January 25, 2001 MS · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE HAD OPENED THE DOOR OF THE TRACKHOE. HAD HIS HAND ON DOOR FRAME GONNAL GET OUT WHEN THE DOOR CLOSED, CUTTING OFF THE END OF HIS FINGER.

August 26, 2000 MS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Fall from machine

HE WENT TO GET OFF LOADER AND STEPPED THE WRONG WAY AND TWISTED HIS KNEE. WENT TO DOCTOR AND DOCTOR TOLD HIM TO JUST STAY OFF AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. L BOTHERING HIM SO HE WENT BACK TO DOCTOR. SENT HIM TO BONE AND JOINT DOCTOR, DID SURGERY ON FEB13, 01. WAS GIVEN FIRST AID UNTIL HE WENT TO BONE DOCTOR.

August 22, 2000 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CHANGING DOOR SHORT ON SHAKER SCREEN. HAD TO USE THE HAMMER. WAS HOLDING DOOR. WHEN HAMMER SLIPPED AND HIT HIS FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

July 14, 2000 MS · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Green Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS CHECKING EVERYTHING ON THE MACHINE. HAS REACHED UP TO OPEN THE WINDOW WHEN HE FELT A PULL IN HIS BACK. WENT TO CHECK OIL AND PAIN GOT WORSE.

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