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August 4, 1997 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brielmaier Aggregates Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING BLOCKING AND SCREEN & FELT SOME DISCOMFORT IN HIS BACK & LEGS. HE FINISHED THE DAY WORKING. NEXT DAY, HE HAD A LOT OF PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

April 12, 1995 MN · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brielmaier Aggregates Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING OBJECT WHILE HIS RT FOOT WAS ON UNEVEN GROUND AS HE LIFTED HIS RT ANKLE TURNED OVER SPRAINING THE ANKLE

June 2, 1993 MN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Brielmaier Aggregates Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

AFTER LOADING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT ONTO THE TRUCK TRAILER, HE WAS LOADING SOME TIMBER USED TO LOAD THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT. WHILE PLACING THE TIMBER DOWN ON THE TRAILER, HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER WAS PINCHED CAUSING THE TIP OF THE FINGER TO BE BROKEN AND CAUSING A CUT DOWN THE SAME FINGER.

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