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December 27, 2002 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Carthage Crushed Limestone · Struck by flying object

STEPPED OUTSIDE OF COMPRESSOR BUILDING-SOMETHINGBLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.

April 11, 2002 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Carthage Crushed Limestone · Fall from machine

USING A HAMMER TO REMOVE LEGS FROM CONVEYOR. THE CONVEYOR PIVOTED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE & FALL APPROX 8-10'. SEPARATION OF LEFT SHOULDER JOINT.

March 8, 2002 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Carthage Crushed Limestone · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING A PIECE OF TIN FROM FEED HOPPER, WIND CAUGHT IT & BLEW BACK ON TO THE EE CAUSING LACERATIONS ON BOTH FOREARMS.

March 7, 2002 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Carthage Crushed Limestone · Flash burns (welding)

WELDING ON CRUSHER-WEARING NEW HELMET.

January 25, 2002 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Carthage Crushed Limestone · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

BRONCHITIS AND ASTHMAS SYMPTOMS CAUSED BY MILL DUST.

October 15, 2001 MO · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Carthage Crushed Limestone · Struck against a moving object

HAULING STONE FROM CRUSHER, LOST THE STEERING ON THE R-22, RAN OFF THE ROAD AND ROLLED THE VEHICLE ON ITS SIDE.

August 22, 2001 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carthage Crushed Limestone · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAINT. WAS REBUILDING TORNADO CRUSHED, WHILE REPLACING THE BREAKER RINGS EMPLOYEE SPRAINED HIS WRIST.

December 20, 2000 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carthage Crushed Limestone · Struck by falling object

EE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER WHEN A FEED TUBE FEILL & HIT HIM

November 28, 2000 MO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Carthage Crushed Limestone · Struck by flying object

FILLING HOPPER WITH MATERIAL - FOREIGN BODY BLEWINTO LEFT EYE.

November 13, 2000 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carthage Crushed Limestone · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING UNDER WALKWAY HIT HARDHAT ON BOTTOM OF WALKWAY CAUSING DUST & METAL SHAVINGS TO FALL. PARTICAL FELL INTO EE'S EYE

October 17, 2000 MO · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Carthage Crushed Limestone · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPORTED ACCIDENT ON 10/30/00. FIRST SEEN DR ON 11/3/00. STEPPING DOWN FROM GRADE ALL, SLIPPED ON THE STEPS AS EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF THE CAB. PULLED GROIN.

June 7, 2000 MO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Carthage Crushed Limestone · Struck by flying object

CLEANING OFF A BELT WITH A SHOVEL-DUST BLEW BACK INTO HIS EYE, SCRATCHED CORNEA.

January 14, 2000 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Carthage Crushed Limestone · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING. THIS WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 2-29-00 AS WORK COMP.

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