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January 29, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

U S Bureau Of Mines · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS SHOVELING DIRT FROM THE HOPPER OF A AMERICAN SWEEPER WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND THE PAIN SHOT UP HIS BACK AND INTO HIS NECK.

June 20, 1984 PA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS

U S Bureau Of Mines · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL DUMPING LOADOUT OF DUMP TRUCK.ELEVATED DUMP BED PRIOR TO RELEASING TAILGATE.WITH BED ELEVATED TAILGATE RELEASE LEVER WAS TO HIGH IN AIR FOTEMPL TO REACH END OF LEVER.GRASPED MIDDLE OF LE VER AND PULLED.INSUFFICIENT CLEARENCE BETWEEN MIDDLE OF LEVER AND BED FRAME-FINGER WAS PINCHED.

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