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November 1, 1986 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE DID NOT REPO9T INJURY UNTIL APPROX 5 WEEKS LATER EE CLAIMED HE WAS LIFTING THE GEAR UNDER THE TRUCK & FELT A SHARP PAIN.

October 24, 1986 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS IN THE 1ROCESS OF R EMOVING WIRE ROPE FROM THE STORAGE SPOOL, WHEN HE UNFASTENED THE ONE END IT FLEW UP STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE FACE

September 22, 1986 IN · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING ELECRTI7 RINGS FROM DRAGLINE WHICH WERE TO BE REPAIRED.

August 30, 1986 OH · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Corp · Struck by falling object

TRYING TO REMOV9 ONE PIECE OF METAL WITH ANOTHER STACKED ON TOP OF IT THE TOP ONE FELL OVER AND CAUGHT END OF MIDDLE FINGER RESULTING IN SEVERAL STITCHES

August 4, 1986 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sturm & Dillard Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALLING A BO5T ON DRAGLINE. LACERATED LEFT INDEX FINGER. CONTINED WORKING. DID NOT REPORT INJURY TILL 800 PM WAS AT HOME AND CALLED PRESIDENT I N AME AND SAID HE HAD HURT HIS FINGER AT WORK AND IT WAS URT3AND HE WAS TO EMERGENCY ROOM WHILE WORKING IN AFTERNOON HE GREASE IN FINGER LEFT WORK AT REGULAR QUITTING TIME 430

July 15, 1986 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Corp · Struck against stationary object

MAN WENT INTO A3SCFREEN TO CHANG SCREEN CLOTH WHILE HE WAS REMOVING THE CLAMPING BARS HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH A SHARP PIECE OF ANGLE IRON & HE CUT HIS UPPER ARM HE REQUIRED SOME STITCHES TO CL OSE THE CUT 3

June 25, 1986 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CONTUSION LEFT 3NDEX FINGER AND FRACTURE OF LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.FINGER WERE CAUGHT WHEN OPENING DOOR OF TRUCK.

May 19, 1986 MI · Metal/Non-Metal scalper-screen operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I.NAME WAS CHAN1ING SCREENS ON A 6 X 16 SCREEN HE BENT OVER TO LIFT UP ONE WIRE SCREEN PANEL HE INJURED HIS BACK WHILE LIFTING 1 SIDE OF THE SCREEN

May 1, 1986 IN · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL FUELING CR5NE WHEN HE GOT RIGHT INDEX FINGER CAUGHT IN DOOR.FRACTURE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

April 2, 1986 OH · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING HAND CA6LE ON INSIDE OF BOOM WALKWAY.

July 31, 1985 MI · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO INSTALL POWER CABLE TO PORTABLE CONVEYOR HE WAS PUSHING THE CABLE UP WHILE THE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING IT AS HE WAS DOING THIS HE LOOKED UP SUDDENL Y AND FELT PAIN IN THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NECK

February 18, 1985 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I NAME WAS HELPING TO REMOVE OIL CONTACTOR ASSEMBLY COVER FROM UNDERNEATH THE P&H 1800 ELECTRIC AXCAVATOR.IN LOWERING THE COVER THE WEIGHT OF IT CAUSED A BILATERAL INGUINAL HERNA.WORKING IN A VERY ENCLOSED AREA.NO ROOM TO STAND UP UNDERNEATH THE MACHINE.

December 5, 1984 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LIFTING AND MOVING A PART OF THE SUSPENSION CABLE ON THE FIELD HOPPER CONVEYOR AND AS HE TURNED WIHT IT HE STRAINED HIS BACK

September 19, 1984 MI · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I NAME WAS REMOVING JET CASTING, THE CASTING WAS STUCK. WHEN IT SWUNG FREE IT PINCHED HIS THUMB.

August 29, 1984 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL AND I.NAME WELDING UP 12\\ X 15\ S PIPE FOR PIT PUMP WELDING ON ADAPTER FROM 12-16\\ AND WELDING ON FLANGES USING HOIST IN SHOP TO TURN PIPE.

August 3, 1984 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I,NAME WAS REPLACING STEEL IN A CHUTE, I,NAME BENT OVER TO GO INTO THE DROP BOX AND HIS KNEE POPED.

April 9, 1984 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Aggregates Corp · Struck by falling object

WATER HOSE USED TO WASH OUT UNDER PLANT WAS ANCHORED WITH HEAVY PC OF METAL AS MAN REACHED DOWN TO REMOVE THIS PC OF METAL HOSE KICKED OUT LETTING METAL FALL ONTO END OF MIDDLE FINGER OF RT HAND TOOK 4 STICHES IN FINGER

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