Miner tried to free up a lodged rock and bar sprang back at EE, resulting in a cut to the shoulder. EE received several stitches.
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March 6, 2017
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lawson Quarry Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
July 14, 2015
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lawson Quarry Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE smashed his finger using a rock bar.
October 28, 2009
WA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
ELECTRICAL
Lawson Quarry Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances
Alternator failed, causing battery to overheat and boil dry. A spark was somehow created during the jump starting process, igniting the gas and resulting in the explosion of the battery.
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