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November 4, 2010 KY · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Belleview Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall from machine

EE was repairing the skirt board on bottom of the hopper which feeds the field conveyor and when climbing down from a height of 5 foot, he lost his footing and fell on the ground resulting in a fractured scapula. Accident is reportable because the employee broke a bone and will miss work

March 8, 2003 KY · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec POWERED HAULAGE
Belleview Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM PARKED PICK UP TRUCK CLOSE TO REAR OF WORKING WHEEL LOADER. VICTIM EXITED PARKED TRACK. LOADER OPERATOR WAS UNAWARE TRUCK OR VICTIM WERE BEHIND HIM BACKED UP, PINNING VICTIM BETWEEN REA R OF LOADER AND SICK OF PICKUP TRUCK.

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