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May 29, 1998 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Featherlite Building Products Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CAUGHTY FINGER IN BETWEEN TWO STONES WHEN TRYING TO PULL A SMAL PIECE OF WOOD OUT FROM UNDER IT.

August 4, 1997 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Featherlite Building Products Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS DOING REGULAR JOB, UNLOADING STONE WHEN HE REACHED ACROSS ROLLER TO PULL STONE TOWARDS HIM AT THIS TIME HE FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

December 3, 1996 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Featherlite Building Products Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS UNLOADING STONE FROM CONVEYOR SYSTEM. STONE FELL ON LEFT SMALL TOE AREA, CAUSING FRACTURE.

October 22, 1996 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Acme Brick Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING A TIRE ON A TRUCK - TURNED TO REACH FOR IMPACT WRENCH - TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

September 11, 1996 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Featherlite Building Products Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ADJUSTING PCS OF STONE TO PLINER BED. HE WENT TO MOVE PCS PLACING FINGERS UNDER STONE STONE SLIPPED OFF THE WOOD WEDGE SMASHING LEFT RING FINGER.

June 25, 1996 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Featherlite Building Products Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STACKING STONE ON PALLET. EE WAS IN A HURRY, LEAVING HAND UNDER STONE, SMASHING RT. RING FINGER, FRACTURING UPPER PART OF FINGER.

December 22, 1994 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Featherlite Building Products Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE THROW SLINGS ONTO METAL SLING RACK. CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN SLINGS & METAL RACK. INJURY TO LF HAND INDEX FINGER.

August 30, 1994 TX · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Featherlite Building Products Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SPINNING WHEEL OF AN UNENERGIZED SAW. HAND SLIPPED WHILE SPINNING CATCHING RT. RING FINGER BETWEEN WHEE SPOKE AND METAL PLATE.

March 18, 1993 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Featherlite Building Products Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING A SAW HUB PULLING HIS LEFT LEG MUSCLE CAUSING IT TO STRAIN.

March 1, 1993 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Featherlite Building Products Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING STONE ON PALLET. EMPLOYEES HAND SLIPPED CATCHING HIS PINKY FIGNER UNDER STONE.

July 16, 1992 TX · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Featherlite Building Products Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS STACKING STONE ON A PALLET DROPPED A PIECE OF STONE ON HIS FOOT NNEGLE.

May 11, 1992 TX · Metal/Non-Metal groundman, yardman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Featherlite Building Products Corp · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPL REMOVING BROKEN PIECES OF LIMESTONE OFF SAWBED. THE EMPL TWISTED AND THREW A PIECE OF STONE INTO SCRAP BOX AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

May 13, 1991 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Acme Brick Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH OTHER MINING EMPLOYEES TO REPLACE THE PADDLES ON A SCRAPER.A PADDLE SLIPPED AND AMPUTATED THE DISTAL JOINT(A PORTION OF) THE INDEX FINGER.

December 19, 1990 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Acme Brick Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE TEMPORATILY WORKING FOR OSHA SIDE OF PLANT LEFT SIDE BEGAN HURTING AFTER LIFTING SIDEBOARDS FOR DRAYAGE TRUCK. EE WAS TRANSPORTING BRUICK FROM OLD CENTRAL REGION VARD TO NEW LOCATION. EE RE PORTED INJURY 12-20-90 AND WAS CHECKED BY THE CODR DIAGNOSED AS POSSIBLE APPENDICITIS OR MSUCLE STRAIN, BUT MORE SYPTOMS RELATED TO APPENDICITIS. AFTER WEEK EE RECHECKED BY DR AND DIAGNOSED A

October 13, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Featherlite Building Products Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OFF SAW CART WHEN HE FELT A SORENESS IN HIS BACK

August 29, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Featherlite Building Products Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS BENDING DOWN TO CLEAN OFF SAW BED WHEN HE TWISTED WRONG STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK AREA.

June 13, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Featherlite Building Products Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A PIECE OF STONE ON CONVEYOR FEELING A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

November 1, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Featherlite Building Products Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON SAW TRUCK OF GANG SAW #4 ATTEMPTING TO REBRACE EAST SIDE OF ROUGHBACK SLAB AS HIS ASSISTANT(NAME) RAISED GANDG SAW BLADES TO FACILITATE THE REBRACING.THE REBRACING ATT EMPT FAILED ALLOWING ROUGHBACK TO TIP OVER PINNING EMPLOYEE BETWEEN ROUGHBACK AND THE GANG SAW FRAME.

August 7, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Featherlite Building Products Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PAIN IN RIGHT GROIN. PUSHING STONE ON ROLLERS FOR JOINT SAW AND FELT SHARP PAIN.

December 9, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Featherlite Building Products Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE HURT BACK WHILE LIFTING A SACK OF CASTABLE.

June 22, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Featherlite Building Products Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

HE SAW RADIATOR FLUID COMING OUT OF THE FRONT END LOADER AND WHEN HE OPENED UP THE INSPECTION COVER THE RADIATOR CAP FLEW OFF ON ITS OWN

May 16, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Featherlite Building Products Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE LIFTED A LARGE PICE OF CONCRETE IN THE CLINKER TUNNEL AND ID NOT GET HELP TO LIFT THE CONCRETE.

May 14, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Featherlite Building Products Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS WORKING3IN CLINKER TUNNEL CUTTING BEARINGS OFF PULLEY 187 , COMPLAINED ABOUT DIZZINESS AND CHEST PAINS AFTER MOVING SOME HEAVY CLINKER OUT OF THE WAY TO A VOID TRIPPING 3

March 11, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Featherlite Building Products Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE HAD COMPLAIN9D TO CO-WORKER AT LUNCH OF PAIN IN H IS CHEST. AFTER LUNCH HE WAS WALLING UP A CATWALK TO GREASE. HE STAGGERED & STARTED BACK DOWN CO-WORKER I.NAME HELPED HIM DOWN. EE REPORT ED CARRYING A 53GALLON CAN OF LUBRAPLATE.

March 5, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Featherlite Building Products Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS PICKING UP 0ORKS FOR THE FORKLIFT WITH THE HELP OF JUAN MONTES WHEN THEY WENT TO PUT THE FORKS TO THE FORKLIFT AND WENT TO STAND UP THEY BOTH FELT A PULL IN THERE SIDES.

August 21, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Featherlite Building Products Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD HI8 ARMS ATRETCHED ABOVE HIS HEAD TO A GRINDER THAT WAS BEING LOWERED TO HIM. WHEN HE RECEIVED THE GRINDER HE TURNED TO LOWER IT TO THE GROUND AND SOMETHING IN HIS CHEST POPPED.

August 19, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Featherlite Building Products Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS BUSTING 6P ROCK AND MAKING A BED FOR THE LEDGE TO FALL ON AND HE PICKED UP A ROCK THAT WAS JUST TO HEAVY FOR HIM. HE FEELS LIKE HE STRAINED HIS LEFT TESTICAL.

October 11, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Featherlite Building Products Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS CHANGING SHIEVE OUT AND PUTTING BELT ON WHEN GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN PULLEY AND BELT

May 31, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Featherlite Building Products Corp · Struck by falling object

I.NAME TYING TORCH TO A LINE TO BE SENT UP TO MAN ON CONVEYOR WHEN MAN ACCIDENTLY KNOCKED OFF IK// IDLER WHICH HIT I.NAME HAND BREAKING RIGHT THUMB.

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