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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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June 8, 1999 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elgin-Butler Brick Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS INSTALLING A NEW TIRE ON A SHUTTLE CAR. AND WHILE TRYING TO LIFT AND POSITION THE TIRE ON THE CAR, HE FELT PAIN AND A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS BACK.

July 2, 1991 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elgin-Butler Brick Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A SHOVEL TO REMOVE BUILD-UPS UNDER A CONVEYOR, HE TURNED AND HIS LEFT KNEE GAVE WAY. HE WAS WORKING IN A CLEAN, CLEAR AREA WITH AMPLE WORKING SPACE.

October 11, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elgin-Butler Brick Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TWO MEN WERE LIFTING A FLOOR JACK TO THE BACK OF A PICK UP WHEN A PIN SLIPPED OUT OF THE JACK CATCHINT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE TRUCK AND JACK. THE JACK CAUGHT HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND AND BRUISED THE END OF THE FINGER. IT ALSO LOOSENED HIS FINGERNAIL.

June 8, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elgin-Butler Brick Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS CLIMBING OUT OF THE CAB OF A T524 SCRAPER, TURNED WRONG AND TWISTED HIS BACK, THIS WSWAS CAUSED BY THE MACHINE BEING WET FROM RAIN SHOWER.

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