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August 30, 2013 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independence Construction Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was welding, and it was hot outside. He wiped his face with a paper towel. Around 8 AM his right eye started to feel irritated. He asked a co-worker to flush his eye. He said it still felt like something was still in his eye. The employee was taken for medical treatment where a small particle was taken out of his eye.

August 7, 2012 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independence Construction Materials · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee was getting a pipe from a material rack. When getting the pipe the one next to it shifted and pinched his pinky finger between the two pipes.

June 15, 2009 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Independence Construction Materials · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Right knee popped and caused pain in outside of knee. Knee popped when standing up.

January 8, 2009 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Independence Construction Materials · Struck by flying object

Employee was knocking a frozen pin loose, when he hit it with a hammer a peice of metal came up and cut his left cheek. A small peice went into his cheek.

October 5, 2007 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Independence Construction Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was hammering screen on to Deister when hammerhead came off bouncing off screen hitting another employee in the mouth.

July 23, 2007 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
Independence Construction Materials · Struck against stationary object

Walked up staircase and ducked under catwalk to check oil in HP crusher tanks. While servicing the crusher tanks with oil, employee stood up under the catwalk and caught shoulder on four inch conduit. Contact was made on back side of shoulder.

June 20, 2007 PA · Metal/Non-Metal FIRE
Independence Construction Materials · Accident type, without injuries

A maintenance operation was going on a 8X20 Screen deck which involved cutting. Plywood was placed over the screen media to protect it from damage. The operation was going 4 hours when the fire watch noticed smoke coming from the screen deck. Four fire exstinguishers were emptied to control the fire at which time it grew out of control and the employees evacuated the area.

November 22, 2006 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Independence Construction Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The employee was cutting a piece a conveyor belting with a utllity knife and caused a laceration to his right arm.

July 26, 2004 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Independence Construction Materials · Struck against stationary object

CUTTING FIBERS FROM BETWEEN MULTICONDUCTOR CABLE WITH DIAGONALS. RIGHT HAND CAME UP AGAINST SHARP EDGE OF ELECTRICAL TROUGH CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND NEAR THE KNUCKLE OF THE RIGHT RING FINGER, REQUIRING 3 SUTURES. EE WAS NOT WEARING GLOVES AS REQUIRED BY COMPANY POLICY

August 13, 2002 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Independence Construction Materials · Struck by rolling or sliding object

THE SCREENINGS HOPPER UNDER #1 DIESTER FILLED W/MATERIAL. EE OPENED ACCESS DOOR & WAS USING A SHOVEL TO CLEAN OUT THE BUILDUP. AFTER GETTING MAJORITY OF MATERIAL OUT EE ENTERED HOPPER TO GET T HE REST & MATERIAL SLID DOWN THE HOPPER TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE. EE HAD A HARNESS & LANYARD ON BUT VIOLATED THE COMPANY CONFINED SPACE POLICY.

October 22, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Independence Construction Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TRYING TO SPREAD THE SIDES OF A 30' X 60" GRIZZLEY FEEDER WITH A HYDRAULIC JACK AND PIPE SPREADER, THE JACK AND PIPE SPRUNG OUT TOWARDS EE STRIKING HIM ON THE LEFT JAW.

July 16, 2001 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Independence Construction Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CUTTING A SKIRT RUBBER WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. IT SLIPPED, STRIKING HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING A LACERATION.

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