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November 1, 1999 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LOWER BACK PAIN.

February 23, 1999 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS STACKING BOXES ON A PALLET. HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS BACK. LEFT WORK AND SOUGHT CHIROPRACTIC TREATMENT HTUS CONSTITUTING MSHA REPORTABLILITY.

December 19, 1998 WY · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE STACKING A PALLET OF MATERIAL, EMPLOYEE FRACTURED LEFT WRIST.

October 16, 1998 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING PLASTIC JUGS FROM STACK FROM OVER HIS HEAD. SLIPPED BACKWARDS - FELT PAIN AND BURNING SENSATION IN GROIN AREA (RIGHT SIDE). LATER DETERMINED TO BE A HERNIA SITUATION BY DR.

October 1, 1998 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE WAS THROWING BAGS OF BENTONITE AND NOTICED HIS BACK BEGINING TO HURT. BY THE END OF THE DAY, HE WAS IN PAIN. HE MISSED WORK 1 DAY, 10-5-98, CONSTITUTING LOST TIME REPORTABLILITY.

July 6, 1998 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE GOT A SHARP PAIN IN THE UPPER LEFYT SHOULDER WHILE THROWING BOXES, ONTO A STACK HIGHER & HIGHER.

April 3, 1998 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING CHANNEL IRON ON TO ROOF. HE DISLOCATED HIS LOWER BACK. ***CHIRPORACTIC VISIT 4/9/98 DEEMED REPORTABILITY.

June 23, 1997 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPETITION WORK RELATED TO PACKAGING CAT LITTER CAUSING SORENESS IN LEFT WRIST. EMP INSTRUCTED TO DO ALTERNATIVE WORK FOR 10-14 DAYS AND KEEP WRIST SPLINT ON AT WORK FOR IMMOBILIZATION OF INJU RED WRIST CONSTITUTING MEDICAL REPORTABILITY.

March 24, 1997 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP BENT OVER TO PICK UP A 5" ROUND PIECE OF PIPE WHEN HIS LOWER BACK POPPED.

August 6, 1996 WY · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Struck against stationary object

EE HAD HIS RIGHT HAND ON TRUCK RAM WHILE TALKINGTO A TRUCKER. THE EE, UPON LEAVING, SLID HIS RIGHT HAND ACROSS THE RAMP CUTTING IT ON JAGGED METAL. THIS CUT DID REQUIRE STITCHES.

July 17, 1996 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE WAS THROWING 25# BAGS, TWISTED THE WRONG WAY AND FELT A POP IN LOWER BACK.

March 18, 1996 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS MOVING BULKHEAD DOOR IN BOXCAR WHEN RIGHT HAND BECAME LODGED BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE WALL OF THE BOXCAR. RIGHT HAND WAS BRUISED.

March 16, 1996 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLLOYEE WAS CLOSING BOTTOM GATE ON OPEN TOP CAR. WHEN GATE SLAMMED SHUT, WITH HAND ON LEVER OF GATE, THE JOLT CRACKED AN OLD FRACTURE ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

December 2, 1995 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING A BUNDLE OF EMPTYWARE JUGS AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

October 27, 1995 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A STRETCH WRAP ROLL. HURT LOWER BACK.

August 25, 1995 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING INSPECTION DOOR FROM HAMMER MILL. HAMMER WAS LAYING IN OPENING, FELL AND HIT LEFT FOOT, BROKE LITTLE TOE.

March 27, 1994 WY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS TURNING THE CUTTING EDGE ON THE FRONT END LOADER AND PULLED STOMACH MUSCLES WHILE LIFTING THE CORNER SECTION.

February 17, 1994 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS TRYING TO MOVE A BOXCAR INNER BULKHEAD DOOR, AS HE WAS PULLING ON THE DOOR HE APPARENTLY PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS SHOULDER.

January 14, 1994 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING 55 BAGS OF CHEMICAL AND CAUSED A HERNIA.

December 30, 1993 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE WAS THROWING BAGS ON TO A PALLET FROM THE CONVEYOR BELT. HE FELT A LITTLE BIT OF A PAIN IN HIS BACK (LOWER PART).

November 30, 1993 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO TURN DIVERTER GATE BETWEEN TWO BELTS, FROZEN MATERIAL PREVENTED TRUNING. EMPLOYEE PULLED VERY HARD ON LEVER, FROZEN MATERAL LET GO SUDDENLY, CATCHING & IMPACTING HIS HAND (RIGHT THUMB) BETWEEN THE HANDLE & THE STOP. RIGHT THUMB WAS LACERATED & REQUIRED STICHES, DOCTOR INDICATES FRACTURE.

August 25, 1993 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE OPERATOR WAS WASHING THE WINDSHIELD ON A CAT 631 SCRAPER, WHEN THE DOOR SLAMMED ON HIS ARM. HIT LOWER LEFT ARM WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE CAB.

February 9, 1993 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 100 POUND BAGS ONTO PALLETS STACKED TWO HIGH. THE STACK OF PALLETS WAS TOO HIGH FOR HIM AND HE OVEREXTENDED, STRAINING HIS LOWER BACK.

January 28, 1993 WY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A TRUCK TIRE, IT STARTED TO FALL TOWARDS HIM,A ND WHILE TRYING TO PUSH TIRE AWAY FROM HIM IT CAUSED INJURY TI HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

December 28, 1992 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPL TWISTED & BANGED KNEE WHEN THROWING 100# SACKS OF BENTONITE.

November 20, 1992 NV · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP A 2-LB COFFEE CAN HALF FILLED WITH BARITE TO MEASURE SOME OUT FOR A SAMPLE AND HEARD A POP IN HER LEFT SHOULDER.

September 22, 1992 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Magcobar Minerals Division · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING OIL PAN FROM ECCENTRIC ON JIG- AS HE WAS PICKING IT UP THE PAN SLIPPED AND FELL, SMASHING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AND EDGE OF THE PAN CUT HIS FINGER.

December 11, 1991 WY · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS COUNTING AND SORTING RIPPERS GUARDS. ONE WAS FROZEN TO THE GROUND. WHEN EMPLOYEE PULLED TO BREAK IT LOOSE, HE INJURED HIS BACK.

November 27, 1991 LA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING IRON STRAINED BACK

November 7, 1991 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING 100# BAGS ONTO A WOODEN PALLET. AS THE BAGS CAME OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT, HE REACHED FOR ONE AND STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER.

September 4, 1991 WY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK IN THE BACK BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE.

May 15, 1991 WY · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING ELECTRICAL CONTROLLER FROM MILL AREA TO SHOP FOR REPAIRS AND INJURED BACK LIFTING CONTROLLER.

April 16, 1991 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 100 # BAGSOF BENTONITE ON PALLETS, AND SUFFERED ABDOMINAL PAIN.

January 11, 1991 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE HNADLING 100# SXS OF BARITE THE EMPLOYEE STRAINED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

November 27, 1990 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL REMOVED CAP FROM VEIN FEEDER TO PERFORM MAINT.CHECK AND REPLACING THE CAP IT SLIPPED FROM HAND.HE GRABBED FOR IT AND LEFT INDEX FINGER ENTERED HOLE CAUSING TIP TO BE SEVERED.

October 16, 1990 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BAGS ON A PALLET WHEN HE DEVELOPED SORENESS TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER.

September 10, 1990 LA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE HOOKING UP 4" RUBBER HOSE TO 4" METAL PIPE EMPLOYEE STRUCK LEFT ELBOW ON 4" METAL PIPE CAUSING CONTUSION TO LEFT ELBOW.

April 2, 1990 WY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHAINING A TIRE ON HIS TRUCK. THE TIRE FELL KNOCKING HIM OVER CAUSING INJURY TO BACK.

March 26, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP UNDER TANK 4 WHEN A PARTICLE OF DIRT ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE

February 19, 1990 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A BULKHEAD CAR DOOR WHEN DOOR MOVED IT CAME DOWN ON INSTEP ABOVE HARD TOE CAUSING A CONTUSION TO FOOT

February 19, 1990 WY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SERVALL ROUTE DRIVER CHANGING RUGS IN HALL BY LUNCHROOM.AS HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP RUG,HAD PAIN IN LOWER LEFT BACK.WAS UNABLE TO STRAIGHTEN UP AT THIS TIME.

January 18, 1990 WY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE BENT OVER TO PICKUP AN EXTENSION CORD AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HER BACK.

September 11, 1989 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL SUFFERED PAIN IN RIGHT WRIST AREA WHILE STACKING BAGS.DIAG ASN CARPEL TUNNEL SYNDROME.

August 22, 1989 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Colloid Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A DOOR INSIDE A BOX CAR. THE DOOR DID NOT UNHOOK FROM THE TOP WHICH CAUSED THE BOTTOM TO SWING OUT PINNING HIS LEFT FOOT BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE FLOOR. EMPLOYEES LEFT FO OT WAS BRUISED.

August 14, 1989 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE PULLING 100LB BAGS OFF CONVEYOR BELT EMPLOYEE PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK

July 19, 1989 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING A LARGE SHAFT IN AN IRON RACK. HE GOT HIS FINGER BETWEEN SHAFT AND RACK.

June 26, 1989 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE STACKING 100 LB BAGS OF BENTONITE EMPLOYEE DEVELOPED A SORE MUSCLE IN ARM.

June 6, 1989 WY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BAGGED BENTONITE CAUSING STRAIN TO BACK.

May 18, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
M-I Drilling Fluids Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING CRUSHER OPERATOR IN INSTALLING BELTS ON CRUSHER DRIVE. WHILE TURNING DRIVE SHEAVE EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN BELT AND SHEAVE GROOVE.

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