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November 2, 1996 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Morse Brothers Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HAULING ROCK TO CRUSHER, LARGE ROCK FELL OFF TRUCK, CALLED PIT LOADER ON CB TO COME REMOVE ROCK FROM ROAD, UPON NEXT RUN, ROCK STILL IN ROAD, GOT OUT OF TRUCK & TRIED TO MOVE ROCK BY HAND. MOV ED IT 4' TO 5', PICKED IT UP TO MOVE IT AGAIN & IT ROLLED BACK OVER MY FINGER. BRUISING THE BONE. FOUND OUT LATER THE PIT LOADER DID NOT HAVE HIS RADIO ON.

October 11, 1995 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Morse Brothers Inc · Struck by flying object

CLEANING VSI CRUSHER WITH FIRE HOSE, SET HOSE ONPLATFORM & THREW HOSE UP ON TOP OF VSI. BALL VALVE ON COPPER NOZZLE HIT SOMETHING, TURNED ON HOSE. OUT OF CONTROL. HOSE & NOZZLE HIT EMP IN RT E YE THEN TURNED ITSELF OFF.

June 2, 1994 OR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Morse Brothers Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING SCREENS LIFTING & OR PULLING CAUSED STRAIN TO RT CHEST

February 22, 1994 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Morse Brothers Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MOVING A NEW PULLY ON SHAFT TO ALIGN PULLEY SLIPPED OFF END OF SHAFT & PINCHED EMPLOYEES RIGHT INDEX FINGER. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL X-RAYED AFTER BLOOD DRAINED F ROM UNDER NAIL. FINGER IS BROKEN. CLEAN BREAK WAS SPLINTED & EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK.

October 7, 1992 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Morse Brothers Inc · Struck against stationary object

WAS GETTING OFF BOBCAT AND WAS A BURR ON HANDLE AND RIPPED INTO MY FINGER. FINGER ON LEFT HAND WAS CUT TO BONE REQUIRING STITCHES AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM OF MERIDIAN PARK HOSP. IN TUALATIN, OREG ON.

April 21, 1989 OR · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Morse Brothers Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PULLING TROUGHING ROLL INTO POSITION CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN CONVEYOR AND ROLL -THUMB- RIGHT HAND.

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