MANHOLE COVER RISK MANAGEMENT

An OSHA study has found that more that 1 million workers suffer back injuries each year.
Back injuries account for one of every five workplace injuries. Fully one quarter of all Workers’
Compensation claims involve back injuries costing industry billions of dollars annually.

Workers are exposed to serious back and other injuries on a daily basis from the task of
removing and replacing manhole covers. Covers can be heavy, frozen in place, or bonded by a
variety of adhesive conditions. Attempting to manually remove these manhole covers exposes
workers to the high risk of injury. Injuries result in the direct cost of Workers’ Compensation
claims as well as the indirect costs of replacement workers, benefits, and administration costs.
These costs have been estimated to range from $50,000 to $75,000 per occurrence.

Now there is a risk management solution that eliminates the worker risk factor to injury while
at the same time improves the efficiency of the manhole cover removal task. Manually handling
manhole covers is now an obsolete task. Heavy and stuck in place covers can now be removed
and replaced by the push of a button by an operator while seated in a vehicle. There is no need to
expose your workers to injury and your organization to the high costs of insurance claims and
operations disruption.

The solution is The Lifter by Rock Mills Enterprises. The Lifter is the newest, most innovative
manhole cover risk management solution on the market today. Visit www.rockmillsent.com and
view the video of The Lifter in operation. Eliminating just one worker injury and the associated
insurance and administrative costs will quickly recover the cost of The Lifter. The Lifter also benefits
the worker by making manhole cover management an efficient, automated process. Improved
efficiency means reduced operation costs.

For more information visit our website or call Rock Mills Enterprises at 712-451-6550.