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January 15, 2026 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S & G Materials · Fall from machine

Employee fell from dozer track while adding hydraulic oil. Employee lost footing and fell to the ground, landing on frozen surface. Conditions contributing to the accident included frozen ground and elevated work position on equipment. Injury resulted in a hip fracture requiring medical treatment and lost work time.

September 18, 2025 IA · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
S & G Materials · Contact with electrical current

Contractor electrician and another EE went to the GFI, talked about what was happening w/dredge etc. They pulled the handle to trip fuses. EE opened the GFI door and talked about how everything worked. EE looked and tested the fuses down low w/EE's meter then went to test things up higher and that's when EE's meter blew up.

October 3, 2022 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
S & G Materials · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employees were unloading a pallet from a semi using a skidsteer. Employee had injured employee stand on the forks as a counter balance. When the pallet came off the edge of the truck it dropped and flipped up catching injured employee's legs between the back of the pallet and forks cutting injured employee's legs.

April 5, 2021 IA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S & G Materials · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE put new batteries in the dozer. When EE stepped back up on the track to tighten the batteries, EE felt pain in the back. The pain got worse when EE got in the truck. Went to the doctor and they said EE pulled a muscle. Sent EE home - next appointment is on 4/8/2021.

February 5, 2015 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
S & G Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a hand held 4 1/2" angle grinder on a piece of metal, he felt something go in his eye even though he was wearing safety glasses. he continued working, it wasn't until that evening that his eye hurt and he realized he still had something in it. He went to the doctor the next morning.

July 11, 2005 IA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S & G Materials · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THEY WERE WORKING ON THE DREDGE PUMP. THEY HAD MOVED THE PUMP SHELL TO THE FRONT OF THE HULL TO LEAN AGAINST THE HULL. THE SHELL FELL BACK PINNING EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE SHELL AND THE IMPELLOR. INJURED AND CO-WORKER PUSHED THE SHELL AWAY SO HE COULD FREE HIMSELF.

November 12, 2003 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
S & G Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING STAIRWAY LOOSE FROM PLANT. HAD CRANE HOOKED ON, CUT LAST WELD, STAIRS POPPED LOOSE AND HANDRAIL HIT ME IN RIBS.

September 30, 2003 IA · Metal/Non-Metal NO VALUE FOUND
S & G Materials · No Value Found

EE GET OUT OF HIS LOADER TO CLEAN HIS BUCKET OUT MANY TIMES DURING THE DAY DURING ONE OF THESE TIMES SAND WAS BLOWN IN HIS EYE IT WAS A WINDY DAY NOT EXACTLY SURE WHEN THIS HAPPENED DURING THE WORK DAY WENT TO DR THE NEXT AM.

April 10, 2002 IA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
S & G Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I HOOKED A CABLE ON BACKHOE BUCKET AND STARTED BACK TO LOADER. WOKE UP IN HOSPITAL. ROCK CAUGHT CABLE, WHEN CABLE PULLED LOOSE IT HIT EE IN THE FACE AND THE HEAD. Y

December 8, 2000 IA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S & G Materials · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CARRYING ACETYLENE TANK TO SHOP NIGHT BEFORE FELT SOMETHING GIVE IN BACK NEXT DAY. NEXT DAY HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

September 18, 2000 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
S & G Materials · Struck by flying object

EE WAS RUNNING THE TRUCK HAULING FILL SAND. IT WAS WINDY AND SOME OF THE MATERIAL BLEW INTO THECAB AND ENTERRED HIS RIGHT EYE. THE WIND BLEW SMALL PIECED OF RUST INTO HIS EYE.

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