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August 18, 1988 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LATCH ON TAIL GATE JAMMED. GOT HIS FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN CYLINDER ROD AND TAIL GATE ARM

May 26, 1988 KY · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING HAMMERS FOR HAMMER MILL FROM BOBCAT BUCKET WHEN A LOUD NOISE STARTLED HIM, CAUSING MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONCENTRATION. EMPLOYEE JERKED CAUSING HIS HAND TO ECOME TRAPPED BET WEEN BUCKET AND HAMMER. HE CHIPPED THE BONE IN HIS LEFT HAND PINKY FINGER.

May 20, 1988 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE INJURED WAS ON CLEAN UP DUTY WHILE PALNT WAS SHUT DOWN.HE WAS SHOVELING MATYERIAL FROM UNDER CONVEYORS ON 05-20-88.THE NEXT MORNING HE AWOKE AND WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR HE WAS RELEASED FROM THE DOCTORS CARE ON 05-25-88.

December 15, 1987 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL CLEANING S2OP BLDG.,LIFTED HALF-EMPTY BARREL OF OIL & RUPTURED GROIN.

December 15, 1987 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS LEAVING SHOP THROUGH SMALL ENTRANCE DOOR AT THE SAME TIME ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING LARGE SHOP DOOR TO TAKE LOADER OUT. WHEN OPENING LARGE DOOR IT GOES PAST SMALL ENTRANCE DOOR . EMPLOYEE GOT INDEX FINGER CUT OFF AT 1ST JOINT AND MIDDLE FINGER MASHED ON LEFT HAND.

October 12, 1987 IN · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AFTER I.NAME PU7 SHOT OFF ROCKS HAD FALLEN IN ROADWAY HE STOPPED TO REMOVE ROCKS AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

September 2, 1987 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS GETTING 3NTO R-35 TRUCK TO BEGIN DAYS WORK. HE HAD WATER COOLER IN RT HAND HE WAS GOING UP LADDER WITH LEFT HAND ON THE HANDRAIL WHEN WATER COOLER SWUNG TO HIS REAR CAUSING HIS L EFT KNEE TO TWIST. 3

August 24, 1987 KY · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPL DRILLING F2R SHOT,LOADED SHOT WITH AMONIA NITRATE AND DYNAMITE,COMPLAINED OF NUMBNESS IN FACE AND ARM BEFORE NOON AND WENT TO DR PUT IN HOSPITAL FOR OBSERVATION.

July 27, 1987 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AS EMP HAD FINI8HED AIRING UP TIRE AND WAS PREPARING TO GAUGE FOR AIR PRESSURE, THE RIM SPLIT AND STRUCK HIM IN THE FOREHEAD. TWO LACERAITONS WERE IN EMPLOYEES FOREHEAD AND 32 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED 3

July 27, 1987 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADER OPERATOR3WAS HELPING START UP OF PLANT. HE WAS ENGAGING THE CLUTCH ON THE PRIMARY CRUSHER WHEN THE LEVER BROKE CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE HIS AXX BALANCE AND STUMBLE APP 6 FT DOWN A SLOPE WHE RE HE FELL ON H3S KNEE AND ELBOWS.

June 24, 1987 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HANDING 2 GAL C5N OF OIL UP TO HIGHLIFT OPERATOR

October 21, 1986 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPL PUT TOO MU7H PRESSURE ON OBJECT HE WAS PUSHING STRAINING HIS BACK.

September 2, 1986 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS HELPING3REMOVE AND REPLACE ELECTRIC MOTOR ON #3 CONVEYOR WHEN HE STRAINED MUSCLES IN UPPER RT RIB CAGE

March 5, 1986 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LI0TING BUCKET TILT LINK ON H-90E LOADER SO THE PIN COULD BE REPLACED TO HOLD IT INOT POSITION THE TILT LINK SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND FELL CATCHING HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE B UCKET CAUSING L5CERATIONS TO LEFT INDEX AND MIDDLE FINGERS

February 21, 1986 KY · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME HAD STEP1ED UP INTO 988B CAT LOADER BUCKET APPROX. 2 FT OFF THE GROUND TO LOOSEN A CHAIN FROM THE TOP OF THE BUCKET TO THE IMPACT CRUSHER THE CHAIN WAS WRAPPED AROUND THE TONGUE OF THE

December 20, 1985 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CLEANING RIP RA1 MACHINE, TRIED TO PICK UP ROCK, CAUGHT BETWEEN ROCK AND STEEL BAR.

February 28, 1985 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Struck by falling object

CLEANING WALK AROUND WATER TANK, ROCK FELL AND HIT RIGHT SIDE OF FACE.

September 7, 1984 KY · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING BELTS ON PULLEY WHEEL BY HAND FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN PULLEY WHEEL & BELT INJURING FINGER.

August 30, 1984 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FOREIGN PARTICLES IN LEFT EYE.

August 7, 1984 KY · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL ATTEMPTING TO MOVE ROCK FROM CYLINDER ARM OF LOADER.ROCK ROLLED AND CAUGHT EMPL FINGER.

December 28, 1983 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FASTENING CABLE TO RAILROAD CAR TO HOLD WITH THE LOADER, CAUGHT MIDDLE FINGER, RIGHT HAND, BETWEEN CABLE AND CAR.

October 12, 1983 KY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

CHECKING WATER IN RADIATOR OF 125 MICHIGAN FRONT END LOADER WHEN THE RADIATOR CAP BLEW OFF CAOVCOVERING EMPLOYEE WITH HOT WATERR

June 2, 1983 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HAULING ROCK TO CRUSHER -STOPPED TO PICK UP BIG ROCK OUT OF ROAD AND PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

May 11, 1983 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNSTOP THE RIP RAP GRIZZLEY, WHICH WAS STOPPED UP BY LARGE ROCK. THE EMPLOYEE HAD REACHED IN TO GET THE ROCK WHICH HAD STOPPED UP THE GRIZZLEY AND ANOTHER ROCK FELL ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

May 4, 1983 KY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING SHOP MECHANIC WHO WAS WORKING ON POWER STEERING OF PAYHAULER EMPLOYEE TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT AND WAS HOLDING IT THE SHOP MECHANIC RELEASED THE PRESSURE ON THE STEERING CAUSING THE WHEEL TO SPIN TO THE RIGHT THE STEERING WHEEL JERKED THE DOCTOR UNTIL 082783 AND HAS SURGERY ON 091483

March 3, 1983 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kentucky Stone Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING GUARD OVER #4 CONVEYOR BELT. HE WAS PULLING AT THE GUARD AND HIS HAND SLIPPED, STRIKING THE SHARP EDGE OF THE METAL.

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