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April 21, 2009 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Tri-City Paving, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was drilling holes in the granite to prepare for blasting. He was ending work for the day. The bit came loose from the drill. EE automatically grabbed for the bit and got his ring finger, left hand pinched between the bit and the other steel. Part of the bone on finger was damaged.

May 30, 2006 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Tri-City Paving, Inc. · Struck by flying object

Employee was loading loose aggregate into the crusher. It was very windy, blowing small particles in his face & eyes causing eye irritation.

May 22, 2006 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tri-City Paving, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The crew was changing a bearing on the sand stacker. The come-along was being used it snapped and hit employees hand, took a chunk out of index finger on left hand.

October 28, 2005 MN · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Tri-City Paving, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Two employees were repositioning a conveyor. One was on the loader which was pulling the conveyor. The victim was directing and somehow got caught under the conveyor tire, crushing him.

November 11, 2003 MN · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
Tri-City Paving, Inc. · No Value Found

EE WAS OPERATING THE CRUSHER. HE OBSERVED SOME SAND BUILD UP ON THE ROLLER. HE TOOK A HAMMER TO KNOCK IT OFF AND THE HAMMER SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND, HE AUTOMATICALLY GRABBED FOR IT, CAUSING HIS HAND TO GO BETWEEN RUNNING ROLLER AND CONVEYER BELT.

June 5, 2002 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Tri-City Paving, Inc. · Contact with electrical current

EE WAS CHANGING A FUSE-FORGETTING HE HAD NOT TURNED OFF THE LEECTRICITY. HE PUT HIS FINGER IN THE FUSE HOLE AND GOT ZAPPED WITH 440 VOLTS OF ELECTRICITY.

October 5, 2001 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-City Paving, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SETTING UP THE JAW CRUSHER. HE PINCHED HIS RING FINGER OF LT. HAND BETWEEN 2 PIECES OF WOOD BLOCKING.

November 20, 2000 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tri-City Paving, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE CONE GOT PLUGGED WITH ROCK & DIRT (FROZEN). EE USED A PRY BAR TO UNPLUG IT. THE BAR SNAPPED, SPRINGING BACK AND HITTING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THUMB AND POINTER FINGER.

August 15, 2000 MN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tri-City Paving, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING SOME WOOD BLOCKING AND TWISTED HIS LOWER BACK.

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