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February 24, 1994 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH AIR COMPRESSOR AND ACCIDENTLY STUCK HAND INTO BELTS.

February 21, 1994 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS STANDING IN BED OF SERVICE TRUCK. HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A TRANS CARRIER ASSEMLY AND TURNED TO PLACE ASSEMBLY ON A SKID, INJURING HIS LOWER BACK.

September 13, 1993 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING THE ROLL-AWAY CHUTE OUT TO CHANGE SCREEN CLOTH ON A DEISTER SCREEN &PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK

July 16, 1993 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

MOVING A 55 GALLON DRUM WITH A HAND TRUCK, WHEN HE TILTED IT BACK HE HIT HIS ARM ON A PIECE OF STEEL.

June 21, 1993 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS DRIVING HAUL TRUCK TO CRUSHER. HE SPOTTED A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY. HE GOT OUT OF HIS TRUCK TO MVOE ROCK AND PULLED THE LIGAMENTS IN HIS LOWER BACK.

November 17, 1992 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EMPLOEYE HAD SWEPT THE LUNCHROOM FLOOR AND PROCEEDED TO EMPTY A SMALL GARBAGE CONTAINER.WHEN HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP THE CONTAINER,HE EXPEREINCED A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.HE STATED H E SAT DOWN FOR A WHILE GETTING UP HE EXPERIENCED SHARP PAIN AGAINS WITH DIFFICULTY WALKING.

October 9, 1992 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ON WELDING GOGGLES AND CAUGHT CORNER OF LEFT EYE.

August 19, 1992 IN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

13038E END OF THE SHIFT THE INJJURED PARTY A FOREMAN DECIDED TO REMOVE THE PIN HOLDING THE LIFT CYLINDER AT THE FRONT LIFT ARM OF A 988B THE OPERATOR REPORTED THAT THE PIN WAS LOOSE AT THE END 06603HE SHIFT. AFTER EVERYONE HAD LEFT FOR THE DAY, FOREMAN NOTICE THAT PIN WAS LOOSE HE PULLED ON THE PIN WHEN IT CLEARED THE HOLE GRAVITY CAUSED THE CYLINDER TO DROP. PINCHED FINGER PIN TIR

June 3, 1992 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS SORTING BOULDERS AT GRAVEL PLANT OPERATION BOULDER SLIPPED AND SMASHED MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND,FINGER RECEIVED CONTUSION AND LACERATION.

May 6, 1992 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A SPADE SHOVEL,CLEANING PACKED LIME DUST OFF A RECIPRICATING FEEDER.EMPLOYEE SATES HE LIFTED A SHOVEL FEULL OF MATERIAL AND TURNED JUST RIGHT,PULLING WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS AMU SCLE IN HIS GROIN AREA.NOTE:FEEDER WAS SHUT DOWN AND LOCKED OUT.

January 22, 1992 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON FEEDER PINCH FINGER BETWEEN TWO GEARS

December 10, 1991 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS FILLING THE AIR SYSTEM ON A 631 HAULING UNIT. HE SHUT THE AIR VALVE, REMOVED THE PLUG AND FILLED THE RESERVIOR WITH ALCOHOL. HE TURNED THE VALVE ON WITHOUT THE PLUG AND BLEW ALCOHAL IN HIS LEFT EYE.

July 21, 1990 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING PULLEY ON CABLE ON CONVEYOR BELT, CABLE SNAPPED LOOSE AND STRUCK HIS LOWER, OUTER RIGHT LEG.

April 26, 1990 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALLING MOTOR ON SCREEN L HAND MASHED BETWEEN SHAFTS ON MOTOR

April 18, 1990 IN · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PREPARING TO MOVE A PORTABLE CONVEYOR TO THE CRUSHING SITE. THEY HAD THE HEAD SECTION HOOKED TO THE BUCKET TEETH OF A FRONT END LOADER WITH A 1/2" CHAIN. THE OTHER END WAS ON A SET OF WHEELS. THEY HAD THE FRONT END OF THE CONVEYOR ELEVATED. THEY WERE UNDER THE UNIT TYING UP THE SUPPORT LEGS. THE CHAIN HOLDING THE UNIT EITHER SLIPPED OFF OR CAME UNHOOKED, FALLING.

April 18, 1990 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck by falling object

PREPARING TO MOVE A PORTABLE CONVEYOR TO THE CRUSHING SITE. THEY HAD THE HEAD SECTION HOOKED TO THE BUCKET TEETH OF A FRONT END LOADER WITH A 1/2' CHAIN. THE OTHER END WAS ON A SET OF WHEELS. THEY HAD THE FRONT END OF THE CONVEYOR ELEVATED. THEY WERE UNDER THE UNIT TYING UP THE SUPPORT LEGS. THE CHAIN HOLDING THE UNIT EITHER SLIPPED OFF OR CAME UNHOOKED, FALLING.

February 8, 1990 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

CHANGING HYDRAULIC CYLINDER HOSE,CYLINDER ROLLED ONTO HAND -LACERATION REQUIRING STITCHES.

January 30, 1990 IN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A SHEET OF STEEL TO LOWER INTO STONE BIN WHERE REPAIR WAS TO BE DONE, STEEL SLIPPED AND SMASHED EMPLOYEES RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN STEEL AND HANDRAIL.

October 19, 1989 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS ROLLING OUT A BEND PULLEY. IN DOING SO HE GOT HIS FINGER SMASHED BETWEEN THW WEDLING TRUCK AND THE BEND PULLEY.

October 3, 1989 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS HAULING GRAVEL FROM PIT TO HOPPER AT GRAVEL PLANT. LARGE BOULDERS HAD CLOGGED GRATE IN GRAVEL BIN WHEN THIS HAPPENED EE HAD TO HAND PICK LARGE BOULDERS TO UNCLOGG AND ALLOW FURTURE PROD UCTION AT GRAVEL PLANT.

July 19, 1989 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL WAS PLACING SHUTE IN FRONT OF SCRREN WHEN SCREEN FELL. IT THEN CAUGHT FINGER HE THEN PULLED FINGER OUT. IT PINCHED FINGER & RIPPED SKIN OFF BOTTOM OF FINGER.

May 23, 1989 IN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck by falling object

A CABLE CLEVIS WAS DROPPED FROM ON TOP OF SHOVEL WHEN VICTIM WALKED FROM UNDERNEATH THE SHOVEL VICTIM RECEIVED STITCHES TO HEAD LACERATIONS.

March 24, 1989 IN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ONE END OF 14" METAL PIPE WAS CHAINED TO CRANE AND EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING OTHER END MOVING IT INTO PLACE3.EMPLOYEE SHOVED PIPE INTO ANOTHER PIPE AND HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT IN BETWEEN.

January 31, 1989 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LOADING RAILROAD TIES ONTO TRAILER FOR TRANSPORTATION TO SITE FOR NEW TRACK INSTALLATION.

February 29, 1988 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEAN TORCH TIP ACCIDENTLY DEPRESSED OXYGEN LEVER CAUSING FOREIGN MATTER TO ENTER RIGHT EYE

January 15, 1988 IN · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

NAME,WAS LIFTIN1 AND HOLDING UP A CHAIN CASE WHILE THE OTHER WORKER PUT BLOCKS UNDER IT.HE COMPLAINED OF PAIN TO THE SUPERVISOR BUT DID NOT REALIZE HE HAD SUSTAINED A HERNIA UNTIL A WEEK LATER WHEN HE FIRST W9NT TO A DOCTOR.

January 11, 1988 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED DOWN ON STAIRS SIDE RAIL OFF SCREEN LAYING THERE AND COVERALLS CAUGHT ON IT AND FLIPPED IT UP INTO CENTER HE WAS ASSIGNED TO HELP DISMANTLE SCREEN DECK AND REPAIR SAME

August 26, 1987 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING CONVEYO9 ROLLERS FROM OVERHEAD TO FLOOR BACK SPRAIN.

June 16, 1986 IN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

BENT OVER TO PI7K UP A 30LB TUE OF EXPLOSIVE WHEN HE LIFTED & STRAIGHTENED HE FELT PAIN IN HIS BACK

May 19, 1986 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5BILIZING RADIZTOR ON FORKS OF MON-MOVING FORKLIFT PREPARING TO MOVE BEFORE IT COULD BE TIED DOWN IT STARTED TO FALL EMPLOYEE TRIED TO KEEP IT FROM FALLING AGAINST LIFT ARMS AND HIS ARM FRACTU9ING HIS WRIST

February 3, 1986 IN · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING STEEL IN3SHOP A PIECE OF FOREIGN MATERIAL FROM THE STEEL GOT IN LEFT EYE

January 25, 1984 IN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

RELOCATING 1 1/2 X 48" STEEL RINGS. TH LEANED THEM AGAINST A TRUCK AT TOO GREAT AN ANGLE. THE BOTTOM SLID OUT ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR SPIRALING AND ROLLING ACROSS HIS TOES. TWO BROKEN TOES O N LEFT FOOT

August 3, 1983 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Irving Brothers Gravel Company Inc · Struck by falling object

VERTICAL ROCK CHUTE BECAME PLUGFGED.EMPL WENT UNDER AND THREW ROCKS UP AT BRIDGED ROCKS.

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