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1983–2026
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July 17, 1987 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Francis Material Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REACHE8 INTO BED OF PICKUP TRUCK & PICKED UP WATER CAN & TURNED & SET IT (CAN) DOWN CAUSING PULLED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK

May 11, 1987 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Francis Material Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON GRAVEL CHUTE BEHIND THE SCRUBBER, OBJECT FELL IN RIGHT EYE.

September 3, 1986 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Francis Material Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

NIGHT FOREMAN W5S INFORMED ON 9-4-86 WITH A NOTE FROM HIS DOCTOR THAT I.NAME HAD DEVELOPED A HERNIA & WOULD HAVE TO HAVE SURGERY ON MONDAY 9-8-86. WE DOD NOT KNOW FOR SURE THAT I.NAME WAS INJU RED ON THE JOB 6UT FELLOW EES STATED THAT HE COMPLAINED ABOUT A BURNING FEELING IN HIS ABDOMEN.

July 24, 1986 AR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Francis Material Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS PULLING3ON V BELT TO POSITION CONVEYOR BELT TO BE SPLICED HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN V BELT PULLEY CAUSING CUT ON RING FINGER OF LEFT HAND

May 2, 1985 AR · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Francis Material Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HELD TO HAND RAIL STEPPED OFF MACHINE ON TO TRACK TURNED TO STEP ONTO FROUND TWISTED BACK IN PROCESS

March 14, 1985 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Francis Material Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPL FINISHED CLEANING OUT HOPPER ON 4\ X 8\ SCREEN AND WAS CLIMBING OUT AND STRUCK FOREHEAD ON CORNER OF STEEL.

July 18, 1984 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Francis Material Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE SCREENS ON WASHING PLANT SHAKER. WHILE LIFTING ON SCREENS FELT A SENSATION IN SIDE.

June 26, 1984 AR · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Francis Material Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL LOADER BUCKET ARM ON FRONT END LOADER, COUGHT FINGER BETWEEN ARM AND LOADER TIRE.

May 9, 1984 AR · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Francis Material Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OILING SERVICING PLANT. WHEN HE WALKED DOWN CONVEYOR HOLDING ONTO CABLE HAND RAILING, HIT FINGER ON CABLE CLAMP, JAMMING AND BRUISED FINGER.

January 10, 1984 AR · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Francis Material Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE WAS STANDING IN A SEND SCREW. HE PICKED UP & TURNED TO THROW CUT A PIECE OF SCRAP METAL & COULD NOT MAINTAIN PROPER FOOTING & PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS LOWER BACK.

October 24, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Francis Material Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING BATTERY IN 980 CAT LOADER. HE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT BATTERY WITHOUT ADDITIONAL HELP AND STRAINED BACK

October 4, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Francis Material Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO OPEN BIN GATE TO ALLOW GRAVEL TO RUN DOWN SHUTE GATE WOULD NOT OPEN SO EMPLOYEE JERKED ON LEVER SO HARD HE CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN LEVER AND GATE CAUSING A CONTUSION TO HIS RIGHT HAND HE WAS TREATED AND RETURNED TO WORK SAME DAY

July 30, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Francis Material Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CHANGE SCREENS ON SHAKER. EMPLOYEE ASSISTED OTHER EMPLOYEES TO LIFT SCREEN AND STAND AGAINST OTHER SCREENS ON SHAKER. SCREEN STARTED TO FALL EMPLOYEE CAUGHT SCREEN.

July 12, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Francis Material Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPLACING A SCREEN ON WASHING & SCREENING PLANT, SCREEN SLIPPED, LOST BALANCE & FELL IN BIN.

July 12, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Francis Material Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS SERVICING MACHINE ATTEMPTING TO PULL SLACK OUT OF HOSE. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF HOSE & BUMPED AGAINST EJECTOR ARM ON MACHINE RESULTING IN A BRUISE ON THE BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

June 23, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Francis Material Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING FRONT END LOADER, LOADER WAS OVERHEATING, KICKED RADIATOR CAP OFF WITH RIGHT FOOT, CAP BLEW OFF SCALDING RIGHT ANKLE, ABDOMEN AND SIDE OF FACE.

May 4, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Francis Material Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING LIP ON LOADER BUCKET AND DROPPED IT ON HIS RIGHT FOOT EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK THE NEXT DAY

April 14, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Francis Material Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LOADING DRILL BITS ONTO TRUCK IN LOCUST BAYOU,AR AND MASHED LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND BETWEEN DRILL BIT AND TRUCK BED.

January 17, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
St Francis Material Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SUPERINTENDENT FRANK COLE MICHAEL PARKS AND LEROY COLE ROLLED OVER SOME HEAVY TRUOGH AT 9:00 AM EMPLOYEE DID NOT REALIZE HE WAS INJURED AT 10:30 AM HE COMPLAINED ABOUT HIS RT ARM HURTING AT 2:00 PM HE FELT HIS CLOTHING ON RT ARM WAS GETTING TIGHT HE WORKED FULL DAY AT 8:00 PM WENT TO DR CURCULATION WAS CUT OFF FROM RT ARM RECEIVED SLIP TO STAY OFF WORK WAS PUT IN HOSPITAL 1-18-8

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