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November 14, 2022 MA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kimball Sand Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Drill steel dropped down from grippers on to drill deck; employee lifted drill steel from deck and felt pain in right bicep. The right bicep bruised and swelled, felt weak after incident.

January 7, 2013 MA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
Kimball Sand Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

Was trying to line up bolt holes in base plate. Took hard hat off to look closer at bolt hole. When he got up caught head on piece of steel.

May 1, 2012 MA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Kimball Sand Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

(Injured) operating a Cat 769C. while being loaded in quarry, a Cat 345B with a NPK GH-18 hammer approximately 60 feet away was breaking oversize rock. a piece of fly rock from the GH-18 broke the drivers side glass on the 769C. (operator of 769C) got a piece of glass in left eye.

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