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December 27, 2023 WI · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Mayville Limestone Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Person was drilling holes in rubber with hole saw when the saw jumped and hit their left thumb. Cut on left thumb.

July 21, 2022 WI · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mayville Limestone Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a rubber replacement piece when the knife slipped and cut EE's right thigh open.

January 13, 2022 WI · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mayville Limestone Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Person was reloading staple gun. When returning to operations they pressed the trigger and put a staple into hand.

October 21, 2020 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mayville Limestone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cleaning out rail car and tripped on a piece of bent metal and twisted ankle/foot

January 8, 2020 WI · Metal/Non-Metal dry screening plant operator, screen house operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mayville Limestone Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

At the bottom of the steps going down from the V screens, missed the last step and rolled an ankle.

September 20, 2019 WI · Metal/Non-Metal dry screening plant operator, screen house operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mayville Limestone Inc · Struck against stationary object

Scraping the screen and scraper hit a stone and stopped and EE jammed wrist.

June 19, 2018 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mayville Limestone Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE was working on the bulldozer when EE lost EE's footing and bumped EE's leg on a metal object. EE started having swelling & redness in that area of EE's shin a couple weeks later. EE seeked medical attention & it is an infection and doctor prescribed an antibiotic & at least 3 days off work.

September 30, 2015 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mayville Limestone Inc · Struck by falling object

Employee was cleaning up some scrap metal and he was lifting a metal cabinet when the cabinet fell and it fell on his finger. When the cabinet fell it put a deep cut in his finger.

August 6, 2015 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mayville Limestone Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Reassembling V-screen driveshaft. While adjusting tension on a lift plate using overhead crane, lift plate unexpectedly shifted and pinched tip of thumb under a large nut used to hold lifting plate.

May 26, 2015 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bagging, package operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mayville Limestone Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was measuring the depths of the holes for blasting. The ground was wet & muddy, so when the loader backed up a stone flew out from under the tire and hit Employee in the left leg(shin). He fell to the ground scraping up his right leg & knee.

December 18, 2013 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Mayville Limestone Inc · Struck against a moving object

Employee was driving the loader when he drifted off the road when he was hanging up his microphone for the CB and when he drifted off the road he hit a rut in the road and hit his head on the rops cage in the loader.

March 25, 2013 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mayville Limestone Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was removing boards with hammer/pry bar when the board broke loose and he slipped and fell into the wall onto his shoulder. Had an MRI done a few weeks later and found out he has a detached rotator cuff which he has a surgery scheduled for May 20th. Employee and employer did not find out extent of injury till 4/22/13.

April 25, 2011 WI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Mayville Limestone Inc · Fall onto or against objects

He was hooking chain up to loader to pull stone out of crusher, he slipped and bumped his right shoulder on loader bucket.

January 16, 2009 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mayville Limestone Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Working on Kawasaki loader. Pinched thumb in battery box area of loader. Finger bled due to minor laceration which required stitches provided at local medical clinic by attending physician.

July 18, 2001 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mayville Limestone Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING SIZE ON CRUSHER. PINCHED TIP OF RING FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN CONTROL & CRUSHER.

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