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December 12, 2025 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Troy Sand & Gravel · Struck by falling object

Employee was welding new bars to rebuilt grizzly bars when clamp slipped off piece to weld to bars and fell on finger resulting in stitches to left index finger. Welding gloves were worn at the time.

April 23, 2022 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Troy Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

During maintenance on the plant, the metal detector on the conveyer sensed metal and automatically started. Employee was forced under the metal detector fracturing vertebrae and ribs.

July 1, 2020 NY · Metal/Non-Metal dry screening plant operator, screen house operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Troy Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

To clear a rock jam, employee was moving v-belt to loosen it. When rock was freed, belt shifted and thumb got caught between v-belt and wheel.

April 7, 2017 NY · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Troy Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While setting up our crane (we were hired as a contractor for crane service) an employee of our own, got hand in the way of swivel block of crane while assembling the crane. Broke middle and right ring finger on left hand.

December 11, 2006 NY · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Troy Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall from machine

Operator was checking for an oil leak, walking on the machine he stepped in oil & slipped. He fell approx. 5'to the ground, breaking his hip & pelvis bone.

June 23, 2006 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Troy Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee, climbing ladder of loader, left hand slipped off rail. He proceeded to regrip his hand on the rail to save himself from falling and cut his arm open on a placard on the loader. Employee received stitches in forearm.

July 19, 2003 NY · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Troy Sand & Gravel Company Inc · No Value Found

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LOADER AND HIT A POTHOLE AND WAS JARRED IN SEAT, TWISTING BACK. EMPLOYEE SOUGHT MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR THIS 9/16/03. NO INJURY WAS EVIDENT. EMPLOYEE WAS OUT FOR ELBOW SUR GERY AND DECIDED TO GET HIS BACK RE-EXAMINED AND THIS DIAGNOSIS WAS MADE AND THEY ARE NOW TREATING HIM FOR THIS BACK AILMENT.

January 12, 2000 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Troy Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE PULLING OVRSIZE ROCKOUT OF JAW WITH CHAIN CHAIN SLIPPED OFF ROCK WHILE REATTACHING CHAIN AROUND ROCK EE LOST BALANCE & FELL APPROX 10FT HEAD FIRST INTO THE JAW CRUSHER HITTING HEAD & S HOULDER

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