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September 28, 1999 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buffalo Crushed Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE STATES THAT HE WAS LIFTING A CONVEYOR ROLLER FROM THE GROUND AND FELT A PULL IN HIS LOWER BACK. HE REPORTED IT THE NEXT DAY.

March 16, 1998 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buffalo Crushed Stone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING STEEL PLATE ONTO FORKLIFT. HE DINT' SEE PLATE UNDER SNOW AND CAUGHT LT RING FIGNER TIP BETWEEN PLATES CAUSING LACERATION.

March 20, 1997 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buffalo Crushed Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN RT. ELBOW. THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE FROM CHANGING IDLERS. STARTED OUT AS 1ST AID ONLY. ON 8-15-97 EMPLOYEE STILL COMPLAINED OF PAIN AND WAS TURNED OVER TO COMP. ON 9- 26-97 REPORT FROM DR. STATED THAT THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS EXCEPT A SMALL BONE CHIP IN ELBOW. OUT PATIENT SURGERY REQUIRED. NO LOST TIME ANTICIPATED.

December 1, 1995 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buffalo Crushed Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A CIRCULAR SAW AND FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

March 10, 1994 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buffalo Crushed Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS THAT HE WAS CHANGING A HOSE ON A TRACTOR AND CLAIMS HE STRAINED HIS NECK & SHOULDER.

January 22, 1993 NY · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buffalo Crushed Stone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP. WAS HOLDING NYLON CHOKER-WENT TO GIVE IT TO ANOTHER EMP. BY WHIPPING IT-LOOP CAUGHT RT RING FINGER CAUSING FX.

March 24, 1992 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buffalo Crushed Stone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALLING HUB ON SHAFT OF MOTOR, IT SLIPPED DOWN HIT R MIDDLE FINGER

May 31, 1991 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buffalo Crushed Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS SQUATTING UNDER MAC TRUCK WORKING ON FUEL LINE. EMPL TWISTED BODY & FELT PAIN IN RT KNEE.

November 16, 1990 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buffalo Crushed Stone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL DISMANTLING A POWER BRAKE CLUSTER FOR EUKE.THE PISTON WEDGED IN CYLINDER CASING THEN BROKE FREE.EMPL HAD HAND IN POSITION WHERE MIDDLE FIN-GER RIGHT HAND LACERATED AT FINGERNAIL LINE.

October 4, 1990 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buffalo Crushed Stone Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL CLOSING BOTTOM HALF OF LOADER AND IN SLAMMING IT SHUT,THE WINDOW -TOP HALF-SLAMMED ONTO EMPL LEFT HAND 4TH FINGER.FX TIP.

January 26, 1990 NY · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buffalo Crushed Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS STANDING, WAITING ON CUSTOMER, BENT SLIGHTLY TO WRITE ON NOTE PAD (PHONE IN EAR) AND BACK SNAPPED CAUSING PAIN DOWN RT LEG.

November 10, 1988 NY · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buffalo Crushed Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

ENTERED STONE OFICE ON 12-6-88 WITH PROTRUSION IN STOMACH AREA. POSSIBLE HERNIA. SAID HE FELT PAIN IN NOV WHEN HE WA> LIFTING BELT SPLICE ONTO CONVEYOR.

July 26, 1988 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buffalo Crushed Stone Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING STEEL LOCK NUT FROM WORN OUT 4' CRUSHER HEAD LOCK NUT SLIPPED FROM HAND AND PINCHED FINGERS BETWEEN HEAD AND NUT

September 14, 1987 NY · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Buffalo Crushed Stone Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PU5LING CALBE FROM NORTH WEST CRANE MODEL 6. IN PULLING CABLE OUT HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

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