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December 22, 1994 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Commercial Stone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A FLYWHEEL & DRIVE DAMPER FOR 50 T EUCLID AT BAILEY MACHINE CO. THERE WAS A STRAP DOWN THROUGH THE CENTER OF BOTH PARTS WHIHC CONNECTED TO A STEEL BAR. EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDIN G THE WEIGHT OF THE PARTS & PULLING ON THE BAR IN ORDER TO FREE THE STRAP. WEIGHT OF PARTS WAS MORE THAN EMPLOYEE ANTICIPATED & ONCE BAR WAS FREED, WEIGHT TOO MUCH TO HANDLE, SMASHED HIS FING

November 1, 1993 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Commercial Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE SAID HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF LOADING TRUCK 11 UNDER 2B BIN. HE PULLED ON LEVER ONCE AND PULLED AGAIN TO NO AVAIL. THE CLAM GATE WAS FROZEN. THE EE SAID WHEN HE PULLED THE SECOND TIME HE FE LT A PAIN IN THE LOWER GROIN AREA, BOTH SIDES.

July 26, 1993 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Commercial Stone Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS WORKING ON DROPBALL (NC1). HE RUBBED HIS EYE AND A PIECE OF METAL FROM HIS FINGER GOT INTO HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

February 17, 1993 PA · Metal/Non-Metal shaft repair, skip tender, station tender HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Commercial Stone Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE GOT OUT OF CAB OFF HILIFT TO KNOCK DIRT OFF OF HYDRAULIC HOSES ON FRONT RIGHT OF MACHINE. WHEN HE BENT DOWN TO CHECK THE HOSES HIS HARD HAD FELL OFF, AND ONTO THE GROUND. THEN WHEN HE WAS G ETTING UP HE CAUGHT THE TOP PART OF HIS HEAD ON THE MIRROR BRACKET.

November 11, 1992 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Commercial Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING STONE BY TRUCK 50 TON EUCLID TO THE JAW CRUSHER WHEN HE NOTICED PAIN IN LOWER STOMACH TO UPPER GROIN AREA ON LEFT SIDE EMPLOYEE BELIEVES PAIN IS A RESULT OF PICKING U STO NES & MOVING THEM TO THE SIDE OF THE HAULROAD USED BY HIS TRUCK TO THEJAW CRUSHER

January 31, 1991 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Commercial Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

I.NAME HELPING OTHER LIFT OUTRIGGER PADS FOR CRANE WHICH WERE FROZEN TO GROUND BY HOPPER AT JAW.I.NAME JERKED PAD QUICKLY AND PULLED NECK ON RIGHT SIDE.

February 9, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Commercial Stone Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING CONVEYOR BELT IDLERS FROM TRUCK. A BOARD FELL HITTING LEFT FOOT, BREAKING BIG TOE.

September 20, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Commercial Stone Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WORKING ON CRUSHER, LIFTING ROCK OUT. ROCK FELL FROM CHUTE HITTING FINGER CHIPPING BONE AT END OF FINGER.

March 9, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Commercial Stone Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING END BIT OF DOZER ON SKID. END BIT SLIPPED OUT OF HANDS & FELL ON FOOT.

August 17, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Commercial Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING CRIBBING MATERIAL ONTO SERVICE TRUCK. HE FELT A PULLING SENSATION IN HIS BACK.

May 31, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Commercial Stone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING THE MECHANIC SERVICE TRUCK. HE PULLED ON THE HAND BRAKE, THE SNAP CLOSED ON HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND, WHICH CUT HIS FINGER AND CAUSED HIM TO RECEIVE 8 S TITCHE IN HIS FINGER. HE HAS RETURNED TO THE DR 2 TIMES FOR A CHECK UP AND REMOVAL OF STITCHES.

March 9, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Commercial Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A PIECE OF STEEL FROM T EH BACK OF A TRUCK THE PIECE STARTED TO SLIP & THE EMPLOYEE CAUGHT IT IN THE PROCESS HE FELT A PULLING SENSATION IN H IS RT.SHOULDER

December 11, 1987 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Commercial Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD J6ST ARRIVED AT WORK AND HAD GONE TO HIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO DROP OFF HIS LUNCH BUCKET. THE ACCIDENT OCCURED ON THE LADDER OF AN R 50 EUCLID TRUCK. AS HE ATTEMPTED TO TAKE HIS STEP TO THE GR2UND HE HEARD A POPPING SOUND COME FROM HIS RIGHT ANKLE. IT WAS DETERMINED LATER THAT HE HAD A TORN ACHILLES TENDON.

November 18, 1987 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Commercial Stone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING A PIECE OF CORRAGTED PIPE WHEN HIS HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN IT AND ANOTHER PIECE OF PIPE. THE RESULT OF INJURY WAS A DEEP CUT OF THE WEB BETWEEN THE TRING FINGER AND THE SM ALL FINGER OF T2E LEFT HAND WHICH REQUIRED ONE STICTCH.

October 19, 1987 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Commercial Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PICKED UP CHISE5 POINT & CARRIED IT UP STEPS.

February 20, 1987 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Commercial Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

UNLOADING CRUSH9R PARTS OFF TRUCK BY HAND

December 10, 1986 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Commercial Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

I NAME WAS HAND3LOADING CRIBBING INTO HILIFT BUCKET

July 16, 1985 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Commercial Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS USING THE 275HI-LIFT TO LOAD HIS EUCLID TRUCK HE WOULD LOAD THE TRUCK GET DOWN OFF THE HI-LIFT & CLIMB INTO EUC & DUMP THE EUC HE SPRAINED HIS LEFT KNEE GETTING INTO THE EUCLID TRUC K

April 8, 1985 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Commercial Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I,NAME WAS TRYING TO MOVE A BARREL FILLED WITH CONCRETE AND TWISTED HIS NECK.

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