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April 2, 1997 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Clanahan Rock Products · Over-exertion in lifting objects

QUARRY TRUCK DRIVER STOP ON ROADWAY TO PICK-UP LARGE LIMESTONE ROCK THAT HA DFALLEN OFF THE TRUCK AHEAD OF HIM ON HIS LOAD. ROCK DIDN'T LOOK THAT BIG OR HEAVY. ABOUT 1/2 WAY THRU PUSHING, LI FTING AND ROLLING IT OUT OF NEED HE BURT OR PULL MUSCLE IN BACK.

June 15, 1993 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Clanahan Rock Products · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OTHER AND EE WERE UNLOADING SCREENS USED AT PLANT FOR CRUSHING ROCK TOEHR SAYS CLEAR HANDS SAW ONE HAND CLEAR AND OTHER ONE MORNING CLEAR LET SCREEN DOWN WITH TOW MTOOR AND HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FI NGER AND RING WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 PIECE OF STEEL BROKE BOTH FINGER AND CRUSHED SOME.

April 9, 1993 TN · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Clanahan Rock Products · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WORKING ON DRILL THAT HE OPERATES PUTTING BATTERY ON WHEN HE SQUAT DOWN TO PICK UP BATTERY HE COULDNT PICK UP REAL GOOD & GOT EE TO HELP HIM HE THINKS THAT WHEN HE PULLED HIS LOWER BACK MUSCLE TOOK OFF WORK WORK ON UES THE 13TH WENT TO DOC CAME BACK ON MON 4-19-93 WORK UN TIL 04-23-93 OFF AGAIN CALLED ME MON 4-26-93 GOING TO NASHVILLE SEE DOC

February 27, 1992 TN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Clanahan Rock Products · Struck against stationary object

HAD JUST BEEN GETTING READY TO GO TO WORK ALL EQUIP RUNNING STEP UP ON DRILL TO GET ON LOADER HE OPERATION WHEN STEP UP ON NEXT STEP HIT TOP OF HEAD ON RIGHT SIDE WITH PIECE OF STEEL THAT A CA BLE RUNS THREW CUT TOP OF HEAD ABOUT 1 1/2

October 29, 1990 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Clanahan Rock Products · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING ROLLER UNDER SHORT BELT AT PLANT HOLDING ROLLER IN LAP LEANED BACK TO PICK BUP ROLLER. ROLLER MOVE UP WHEN PICK UPROLLER TO PUT UNDER SHORT BELT CAUSING HIM TO LEAN BACK FURTHER HAD TO CATCH HIMSELF TO KEEP FROM FALLING.

June 27, 1989 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Clanahan Rock Products · Contact with hot objects or substances

TRUCK GAUGE SHOW HOT SO BEFORE EATING LUNCH WAS GOING TO LOOSEN CAP & LET STEAM OFF WHEN CAP CAME OFF & HOT WATER SPRAYED OUT OF RADIATOR & BURNED FACE UPPER & UNDER RT ARM UPPER PART OF CHEST ON RT SIDE

June 9, 1989 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Clanahan Rock Products · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

DIGGING OUT FROM UNDER IMPACT WITH SHOVEL & TRYING TO MOVE SOME PACK ROCK IT HAD RAIN-& WHEN PUSH DOWN ON SHOVEL BACK STARTED HURTING DOC SAYS PULLED LIGMENT

May 13, 1989 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Clanahan Rock Products · Struck by falling object

EMPLS WERE CHANGING HAMMERS IN HAMMER MILL. EMPL DIDN'T MOVE BACK FAR ENOUGH ONE OF HAMMERS FELL OFF & HIT LEFT FOOT JUST ABOVE LITTLE TOE & BROKE LITTLE TOE BONE.

March 15, 1989 TN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Clanahan Rock Products · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THIS EMPLOYEE HAD RETURN BACK TO WORK HERE AFTER BEING EMPLOYED WITH HIS FATHER PAST 2 YRS. AND HADN'T USED A SHOVEL IN A WHILE WAS WORKING ON PUG MILL AND HAD TO REMOVE SOME LOOSE ROCK FROM A ROUND MILL AND PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT ARM. WENT TO DR. TOLD HIM TO KEEP WRAP ON ARM FOR FEW DAYS.

July 12, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Clanahan Rock Products · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS WORKING ON TRANSMISSION IN SHOP USING A WRENCH DROPPED WRENCH INSIDE TRANSMIWSSION PUT RT HAND INSIDE TRANSMISSION WITH OTHER HAND TURNED TRANSMISSION OVER TO GET WRENCH GEAR ON INSIDE TRA NSMISSION MASHED RT INDEX FINGER GEAR INSIDE MASHED AND CRUSHED INDEX FINGER ON RT HAND

April 14, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Clanahan Rock Products · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HELPING HIM MOVE A ANGLE IRON AND PUT INTO SWINGER BUCKET WHEN PLACING PIECE OF MACHINE INTO BUKET OF LOADER RIGHT INDEX FINGER GOT CUT WHEN ANGLE IRON WAS LOWER INTO LOADER BUCKET. CUT FINGE R AND MASHED FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

August 21, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Clanahan Rock Products · Struck by falling object

WORKER WAS HELP3NG CHANGE HAMMERS IN HAMMERMILL AND DROPPED ONE HAMMER WHICH HIT GROUND AND BOUNCED ON HIS ANKLE CAUSING A FRACTURE

July 24, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Clanahan Rock Products · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE WAS PULLING 5N ELECT EXTENSION CORD AND JERKED IT BREAKING LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

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