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1983–2026
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November 8, 1995 WI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Darrell Rossing Trucking & Excavating · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TO ENTER DUMP TRUCK EMPLOYEE NEEDED TO STEP UP A COUPLE OF STEPS ON THE TRUCK. HE ATTEMPTED TO PULL HIMSELF UP BY REACHING UP AND GRABBING THE STEERING WHEEL TO HOIST HIMSELF UP. HE FELT A P ULLING IN HIS SHOULDER AND A POP IN HIS NECK. (LEFT SIDE) PINCHED NERVE SWOLLEN VETEBRAE.

August 9, 1985 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Darrell Rossing Trucking & Excavating · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ACCIDENT HAPPENED DURING PREPERATION & SET UP TIME PRIOR TO ANY ACTUAL OPERATION. 2 WORKMEN WER LIFTING A HEAVY PIECE OF METAL. UPON LIFTING IT THE END HELD BY INJURED EE WAS FORCED BACK AGA INST THE N EXT PIECE OF METAL SHEET & HIS FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE 2 PIECES.

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