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May 30, 2012 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee was picking up a fuel can and twisted wrong, causing an unpleasant pain in his back.

November 30, 2011 IN · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was poking dust out of a hole in a dust hopper and material/debris fell into his eyes. There was no ill effect until the next day. Employee went to the doctor and had debris removed.

July 8, 2011 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee left a hand written note saying he hurt his knee climbing on stiffleg crane bucket to grease it. The employee stated the next day that it was an existing old injury and that he must of aggravated it. He was in the process of having the knee looked at with his doctors before the work incident.

July 30, 2010 IN · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Employee was helping install a 1200 foot boom cable. We needed about another 6 feet and we decided to pull it by hand and I must have strained my back or pulled a muscle.

March 21, 2010 IN · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Subject was moving scrap metal pieces looking for piece of metal big enough to repair blackjack gear guard. When subject picked up piece of metal he felt sharp pain in right side groin area.

September 23, 2009 IN · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Screenplant crew was changing the closing cable on stiffleg. Employee was standing on the stiffleg bucket guiding the cable through the sheave when it flipped out and hit him in the face.

November 9, 2008 IN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE was running the dozer and stopped to go to the restroom. When he returned there were some rocks laying next to the dozer and EE tried to move them and strained his back.

October 2, 2008 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was going to the pond pumps to restart after power outage. He drove the Volvo loader out to where the pumps were located and when he got off of the loader he got a sharp pain in his groin area. When he returned to the bathhouse he notified the plant manager of what happened and the manager sent a co-worker to take him to the emergency room.

December 6, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Subject was carrying a piece of steel down a stairway and fell mashing his right hand middle finger between the piece of steel and stair step.

September 28, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Sparks from torch while working on Northwest shovel must have gotten into welding truck seat setting it on fire. When employee tried to open the door he lost his balance getting two fingers caught in door handle cutting right middle finger.

September 20, 2006 IN · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Struck against stationary object

Subject was operating stiffleg crane. Started to open window, hand slipped and hit window breaking the window cutting hand.

October 6, 2004 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was blackjacking gears on crusher when the gears grabbed the grease paddle causing the paddle to kick back and smack the top of his right hand.

August 6, 2004 OH · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

UNDER BAGHOUSE, TRIED TO CATCH THE AUGER COVER FROM FALLING INTO DUST, SLIPPED OFF LADDER.

December 16, 2002 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CLEANING UP AREA AROUND SECONDARY CRUSHER.

September 5, 2002 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHIFTING SUPERSACK OF SODIUM BICARB ON HOLDER ABOVE ROTARY FEEDER LEFT TO RIGHT WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN ABDOMEN.

August 29, 2002 OH · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

BENDING OVER SHOVELING, THIS IS A REOCCURENCE FROM HIS 8-13-02 INJURY. PUT ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

June 11, 2002 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

CHANGING SCREENS INSIDE OF SCREEN DECK, TWISTED WRONG WAY WHILE PUSHING SIDES OF NEW SCREEN.

June 5, 2002 OH · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REMOVING SCREENS- HAND WAS BETWEEN SCREEN AND WALL. SOMEONE PULLED SCREEN, PUSHED IT AGAINST HAND- CUT FINGER- RECEIVED STITCHES.

June 5, 2002 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CARRYING A PUMP, HIS RIGHT ARM STARTED HURTING.

June 10, 2001 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WORKING ON EAGLE CRUSHER, REPAIRING BEARING, GOT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN BELT AND SHEAVE, INJURED LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND AND BRUISED RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

March 3, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING BRICK OUT OF KILN, BENDING OVER WHEN BACK WENT OUT. THIS IS AN OLD INJURY FROM 1-11-96.

February 5, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING BOARD UNDER GEAR, FINGER GOT CAUGHT RECEIVED STITCHES.

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