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July 14, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A DRUM OF HYDRAULIC FLUID USING A FORKLIFT INSTEAD OF ADJUSTING THE FORKS SO THE DRUM WOULD ROLL OFF FREELY HE PULLED THE BARREL OVER THE WOOD CHOCK INJURING H IS BACK

September 9, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPL WAS WASHING DOWN THE #5 SCRUBBER PAD THE HOSE HUNG ON THEEDGE OF THE DRAINAGE DITCH AND HE REACHED DOWN TO PULL IT FREE WHEN HE FELT THE MUCSLE PULL IN HIS BACK

April 24, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE PICKERD UP A ROCK & WAS MOVING IT OFF 1-VB-1 WHEN HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK ROCK WAS APPROX.SIZE OF A BASKETBALL

November 18, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PU8HING COAL HE HAD JUST UNSTOPPED THE CHUTE TO THE COAL BELT, IT STARTED RAINING HEAVILY AND HE WAS TRYING TO KEEP FROM GETTING SOAKED. HE CLIMBED INTO THE LOADER AND SLAMMED THE DOOR, HIS THUM6 WAS IN THE SPACE THE DOOR OCCUPIED.

August 22, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE HAD FI3ISHED OILING TIRE ON 5-SP-1.HE WAS COMING DOWN STAIRS AND CHANGED OIL BUCKET FROM ONE HAND TO THE OTHER.LOWER BACK STARTED HURTING.EMPLOYEE FINISHED PUTTING BUCKET AWAY AND SAI D LOWER BACK WA8 HURTING REAL BAD.

August 10, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING IN HYDRATE BAGGING AND LOADING QUICKLIME TRUCKS ALL WEEK. CONTINUED EXPOSURE TO BOTH QUICKLIME AND HYDRATED LIME COUPLED WITH EXCESSIVE SWEATING CAUSED HIM TO EXPERIENCE S EVERE LIME BURN8 TO HIPS AND LEGS. OUTDOOR TEMPERATURES WERE ABOVE 100 FOR MOST OF THIS WEEK.

May 20, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5CKING 50# BAGS ON PALLET COMING OFF CONVEYOR BELT. A BAG SLIPPED OUT OF EMPLOYEE'S HANDS AND HE TRIED TO CATCH IT AS IT WAS FALLING CAUSING THE INJURY. EMPLOYEE STATES HE TWIST ED HIS BACK TRY3NG TO CATCH THE BAG.

September 9, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS EX7ESSIVELY HOT AND TOTALLY WET FROM PERSPIRATION HE CONTINUED TO WORK IN EXCESSIVE QUICK LIME DUST FROM INSTALLATION OF NEW PAN CONVEYOR EMPLOYEE NOTICED A BURNING SENSATION ON H IS STOMACH AREA3BUT CONTINUED TO WORK DUE TO EMERGENCY SITUATION OF KILN GOING DOWN

September 2, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CH5NGING A MOTOR,WAS PUSHING AND PULLY WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

September 2, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE'S CLOTHING W5S WET (RAIN STORM). HE STARTED CLEANING IN #6 KILN DEHEATER PIT. QUICKLIME DUST GOT ON CLOTHING & BURNED SKIN.

May 21, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS LO5DING QUICKLIME TRUCK WHEN DUST BLEW INTO HIS EYES.

May 12, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING INTO TRUNK OF HIS CAR TO GET HIS TOOL BOX WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE SPARE TIRE HE FELT A SHARP PAIN THAT WENT FROM HIS TOES TO HIS NECK AND HE COULDNT STAND UP

April 15, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING INSTALL FABRICATED CHUTE ABOVE #4 COAL MILL WHEN HE BROKE A RIB

September 13, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING WIRE IN CABLE TRAY CAUSING MILD STRAIN OR TEAR IN GROIN.

August 6, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP HAD BEEN SHOVELING WHEN HE HURT HIS BACK HE HAD STOPPED SHOVELING AND BENT OVER FOR SOME REASON AND WHEN HE RAISED UP HIS BACK HURT

July 28, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS RAKING CLODS WHEN HE RECEIVED LIME BURNS AT THE BENT OF BOTH ELBOWS

June 16, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE WAS PULLING A WATER HOSE WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE WENT HOME ON SUNDAY AND RODE HIS TRAIL BIKE AND HAD A MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT.

March 15, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS DIGGING OUT SCREW WHEN HE TOOK SOME LIME OUT OF THE SCREW THE MATERIAL THAT WAS IN THE ELEVATOR EMPTIED OUT THROUGH THE HOLE CAUSING LIME DUST IN EYES.

March 2, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL CLEANING OUT ELBOW FROM KILN EXIT TO SCRUBBERS WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

February 9, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING COAL REJECT AT #4 COAL MILL WHEN HE STRAINED LOWER BACK

January 18, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING UP WITH THE WATERHOSE SURFACE WAS MUDDY SHE STRAINED WHILE PULLING THE WATERHOSE FREE OUT OF THE MUD

November 5, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL WORK DUTIES WHEN HE GOT LIME IN HIS LEFT EYE.

October 22, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

THE EE WAS WASHING OUT 8-SC-4 & BOTTOM BARRELS OF LITTLE HYDRATE AT DROP INTO SCREW. OVER A PERIOD OF TIME DURING THIS PROCESS EE BECAME WET ON LEGS HAND & ARMS. THE SCRUBBER WATER THEN CAU SED LIME BURNS.

October 9, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL WORK DUTIES WHEN HE RECIEVED LIME BURNS TO BOTH ARMS & HIS NECK.

September 25, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON 22 TAKING NUTS OFFWHEEL, WHEN HE FELT A CATCH IN HIS BACK.

September 23, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A HOLDING PIN FROM THE BOOM OF THE CRANE WHEN THE BRACKET HOLDING THE PIN BROKE CAUSING THE PIN THE EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING TO PULL FORWARD AND DOWNWARD PINCHING EMPLOYEES F INGERS AND TEARING THUMB OPEN.

September 16, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEER WAS RAKING GRATE WHEN THE KILN WAS PPPPOPPING AND ASH RING COMING THROUGH. HE RECEIVED LIME BURNS ON HIS ARMS NECK AND BACK.

September 11, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING NORMAL WORK DUTIES WHEN LIME BLEW INTO HIS EYES.

September 4, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal cleanup man, cleanup worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS RAKING CLODS ON THE KILN FLOOR WHEN HE RECEIVED LIME BURNS ON HIS WRIST, NECK AND ELBOW.

August 6, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPL STACKING 50 LB BAGS OF HYDRATE AND AIR WAS DUSTY.HE WAS SWEATING HEAVILY WHEN HE RECEIVED BURNS ON WRIST,ARMS,CHEST AND NECK.

July 23, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING 50 BAGS ONTO PALLET AND WAS REACHING FOR LAST ROW ON STACK AND TWISTED LOWER BACK.

July 23, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Contact with heat

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN TEMPERATURE IN EXCESS OF 100 DEGREES. EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BAGS AND BE BECAME ILL.

July 21, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BAGS WHEN HE RECEIVED LIME BURNS ON BOTH WRISTS.

July 18, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BAGS WHEN HE RECEIVED LIME BURNS ON BOTH WRISTS AND HANDS.

July 12, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BAGS WHEN HE RECEIVED LIME BURNS ON ABDOMEN AND RIGHT LOWER BACK

July 6, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS WORKING ON 7SC15 & DUST GOT IN HIS EYES.

July 4, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE BAGGING MACHINE (9BI)WHEN A BAG BURST SPRAYUNG LINE INTO EYES RESULTING IN LINE SBURNS TO EYES.

July 2, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING A MANUAL VALVE ON LOADING P SPOUT WHICH IS A LITTLE DIFFICULT TO CLOSE.

June 25, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON BAGGING MACHINE WHEN HE BEGAN COMPLAINING OF CHEST PAINS.

June 8, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPL BAGGING LIME SITTING IN BAGGING OP CHAIR.LIME GETTING ON BACK AND BEING RUBBED INTO DKIN BETWEEN BACK AND CHAIR BACK CAUSED LIME BURNS TO SKIN IN MIDDLE BACK.

May 2, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL AND 2 OTHERS LIFTING LARGE CHUNK OF SCRAP CONCRETE TO BE HAULED OFF LIFTING TO PUT IN BED OF YUK.EMPL DIDNT SEEK MED ATTENTION UNTIL 11-15-84.

April 30, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS BAGGING HYDRATE, DOING NORMAL DUTIES, WHEN HE RECEIVED BURNS ON HIS RIGHT LEG. HE DID NOT REPORT THE ACCDIENT UNTIL 5-3-84 AND BY THIS TIME THE BURN HAD BECOME INFECTED.

March 28, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A BOX OF G-2. HE STUMBLED AT THE DOOR AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.

October 31, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING BAGS ON PALLETS LIFTED A BAG OFF BALANCE AND PULLED MUSCLE IN SHOULDER-PINCHED NERVE

October 11, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS LOADING QUICK LIME TRUCK. PEBBLES & DUST FALLING OUT OF 7-SC-1 TO GROUND ALSO FALLS ON QUICK LIME LOADING AREA. MAY BE REASON FOR GETTING LIME IN HIS EYE.

October 3, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

TRYING SET WEIGHTS TO BAGS AND BAG BLEW UP IN FACE.

September 3, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS CONNECTING GREASE LINE TO AUTO GREASER USED FOR VEHICLE THE LINE S SPLIT AT CONNECTION AIR PRESS CUTTING HIS HAND AND FILLED CUT WITH GREASE

April 27, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING ASHRING-OTHER EMPL HANDED LARGE CLOD TO EMPL WHO HYPEREXTENDED HIS ARM CAUSING STRAIN TO RIGHT ELBOW.

March 31, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO HOOK UP AIR COMPRESSOR TO LOADER. THEY WERE BRINGING IT DOWN TO PUT ON THE PLANT LINE, THE TONGUE OF THE COMPRESSOR SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND S, OFF DRAW BAR OF LOADER AND EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH IT AND IT WAS OFF BALANCED CAUSING STRAIN.

March 2, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Lime Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING A 50# BAG OF HYDRATED LIME.

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