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October 8, 2004 MO · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hunt Midwest Mining Green Quarries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

While loading a shot employee lifted a bag of 55 lb anfo from the tailgate of powder truck and turned to walk to next hole to load when he felt his lower back twinge.

June 23, 2003 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hunt Midwest Mining Green Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HOLDING UP ONE END OF A PIECE OF STEEL AND THE OTHER END WAS HELD UP BY ANOTHER EE. THE OTHER EE DROPPED HIS END CAUSING IT TO HIT THE DECKING. WHEN THE STEEL DROPPED IT JARRED THE EE S TILL HOLDING THE STEELS BACK.

March 25, 2003 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hunt Midwest Mining Green Quarries Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CLIMBING UP THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK(TRUCK WAS BEING PARTED OUT). GRABBED THE RADIATOR GUARD AND CUT HIS RIGHT HAND. STITCHES WERE NEEDED TO CLOSE THE WOUND.

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