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August 30, 2024 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Suncore Construction and Materials Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was assembling legs for conveyor belt on portable crusher. Leg fell out of EE's hands and struck EE's left foot and ankle. Contusion to left foot.

April 3, 2024 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Suncore Construction and Materials Inc. · Flash burns (welding)

Employee was doing patch welds on hopper, next morning (4/4/24) reported EE had received arc flash to both eyes.

February 20, 2024 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sunroc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a rubber hose with a razor knife. Knife slipped cutting right upper leg just above knee.

November 17, 2023 ID · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Suncore Construction and Materials, Inc. · Struck by powered moving object

Injured employee was assisting with maintenance of the wash plant. Other employee was backing up service truck and the bumper struck the injured employee in the right knee.

May 11, 2023 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Suncore Construction and Materials Inc. · Struck by flying object

Changing a rear idler on the dozer, idler was stuck in place so employee tried striking it with a sledgehammer. Piece of metal flew off and embedded into the right side of employees chest. Foreign body removed and wound was sutured.

February 8, 2023 ID · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Suncore Construction and Materials, Inc. · Struck by falling object

Employee was working on a 10' 11/2" steel pipe on a table with a vise. The pipe rolled and dropped on the edge of the table crushing employee's left pinky finger. Laceration to left 5th finger.

February 1, 2022 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Suncore Construction and Materials Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

On Feb 1 employee was installing a roller on a dozer, on Feb 2 EE was changing a battery in a semi. At end of day noticed pain and discomfort in abdomen. Umbilical hernia. On 2/21/2022 determined this occurred on an MSHA site.

January 12, 2022 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Employee was performing a pre-trip inspection on EE's trackhoe, as EE was stepping down EE missed the track and fell backwards off the equipment landing on a concrete pad. Struck EE's head and back. Non-displaced fracture at L2-L4 right transverse process. Employee was taken off work at this time, estimated four weeks.

December 6, 2018 ID · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Suncore Construction and Materials, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was walking on site, carrying a compressed gas cylinder of Oxygen. The ground was frozen. The employee stepped onto a soft spot of ground and fell forward. The gas tank struck the ground and the employee landed on top of the edge of the tank; striking the right side of their collar bone.

November 30, 2015 UT · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Suncore Construction and Materials Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The injured Miner was cutting a broken piece of conveyor belt material that had been tangled into a tail pulley. In doing so, the miner cut his left index finger with a utility knife.

October 30, 2008 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Suncore Construction and Materials Inc. · Struck by falling object

Miner was hooking chain on a belt to be moved. Trackhoe operator reached down to pick up a tool off the floor on the hoe and bumped the bucket lever. The bucket dropped on the miners hand and injured his fingers.

September 12, 2008 UT · Metal/Non-Metal pumper FIRE
Suncore Construction and Materials Inc. · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Miner was using a fire extinguisher to put out a rag fire in a cabinet of a service truck and inhaled some of the chemical from the extinguisher. The fire started from a grinding spark flying into an open cabinet. The miner noticed the smoke while operating his loader and ran over and put it out. The fire was small and put out in a matter of a couple minutes.

July 30, 2008 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Suncore Construction and Materials Inc. · Struck by falling object

Two miners were lifting a roll of geo grid into a loader bucket. The roll slipped out of one miner's hands and caused the other miner to lose his grip and drop the roll of geo grid on his foot. The miner broke the big toe on his left foot.

July 3, 2007 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Suncore Construction and Materials Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was changing a v-belt on a cone screen. He was rolling the belt on the pulley and pinched his thumb between the belt and pulley. He had placed his thumb in the wrong location. As a result he received a laceration to his thumb. During the investigation it was found that LO/TO was being used as well as necessary PPE.

June 27, 2007 UT · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Suncore Construction and Materials Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner was helping a mechanic finish repairs on a GenSet. He was installing the raincap on the exhaust stack. He was pushing down and wiggling the cap and the cap slipped on suddenly pinching the miners finger (middle) cutting the tip of it off.

May 24, 2007 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Suncore Construction and Materials Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner trying to free up rock stuck in machinery. Standing on material, material shifted when rock dislodged, his ankle smashed between couple of rocks. Reason for late filing, conflicting stories reported by miner during investigation. Not hospitalized-observation & time off. Before date of inj EE scheduled day off 6/25, 1 holiday 6/28.

September 27, 2004 UT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Suncore Construction and Materials Inc. · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON AGGREGATE CONVEYOR BELT. WHEN HE JUMPED OFF BELT, AIR GUN HOSE GOT CAUGHT ON RAIL. AIR GUN HIT HIM ON HIS HEAD AFTER HE JUMPED FROM BELT.

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