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1983–2026
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October 22, 1996 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Acme Brick Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING A TIRE ON A TRUCK - TURNED TO REACH FOR IMPACT WRENCH - TWISTED LEFT KNEE.

May 13, 1991 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Acme Brick Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH OTHER MINING EMPLOYEES TO REPLACE THE PADDLES ON A SCRAPER.A PADDLE SLIPPED AND AMPUTATED THE DISTAL JOINT(A PORTION OF) THE INDEX FINGER.

December 19, 1990 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Acme Brick Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE TEMPORATILY WORKING FOR OSHA SIDE OF PLANT LEFT SIDE BEGAN HURTING AFTER LIFTING SIDEBOARDS FOR DRAYAGE TRUCK. EE WAS TRANSPORTING BRUICK FROM OLD CENTRAL REGION VARD TO NEW LOCATION. EE RE PORTED INJURY 12-20-90 AND WAS CHECKED BY THE CODR DIAGNOSED AS POSSIBLE APPENDICITIS OR MSUCLE STRAIN, BUT MORE SYPTOMS RELATED TO APPENDICITIS. AFTER WEEK EE RECHECKED BY DR AND DIAGNOSED A

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