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September 17, 2007 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Shoveling rock and strained back.

August 28, 2006 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Sprain or strain of back while lifting railroad ties. **Report received in office on 9/27/06. Unaware of injury until report was received in the main office.

October 1, 2004 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CLEANING UP JUNK IRON PILES, LIFTING JUNK IRON HE SPRAINED OR STRAINED HIS BACK.

August 9, 2004 OK · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Rolling belts on V-16 and got his finger between the belt and sheave.

May 20, 2004 OK · Metal/Non-Metal coal strip operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Putting v-belts on v-16 pulleys and rolled fingers into pulley and v-belts and cut and smashed fingers.

October 4, 2003 OK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD A WRENCH ON A BOLT, TIGHTENING BOLT, AS HE RAISED THE WRENCH, MUSCLE WAS PULLED IN HIS BACK.

June 7, 2003 OK · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE ON A CONVEYER WHEN A 1 1/2 INCH SQUARE TUBING FELL AND HIT EE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE.

November 22, 2002 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

SPRAIN OR STRAIN. PUSHING SCREEN WITH TOP OF HEAD.

July 16, 2002 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CLEANING FEEDER BY REMOVING ROCKS BY HAND.

April 5, 2002 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

CUT THUMB WHILE WORKING ON SKID LOADER.

November 15, 2001 OK · Metal/Non-Metal rotary dump operator, car dump operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING CHAIN WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO A CONVEYER BELT.

June 8, 2001 OK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

STRAINED SHOULDER WHILE LIFTING BELLY PAN ON 988B LOADER.

November 18, 2000 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNLOADING WATER PUMP OUT OF TRUCK INTO BUILDING.

September 8, 2000 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PUTTING METAL WEAR PLATE IN CRUSHER. IN A TWISTING MOTION, LIFTED A 100PD METAL WEAR PLATE TO PUT IN PLACE

February 25, 2000 OK · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ON ELECTRICAL CABLE AND FELT A GRINDING IN LOWER BACK.

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