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June 5, 1993 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nerco De Lamar Company · Struck against stationary object

EE IS A GAS MECHANIC IN THE MOBILE MAINTENENACE SHOP AND WAS WORKING ON A PICK UP TRUCK. WHILE WIPING GREASE FROM THE SPINDLE ON THE AXEL A VERY FINE METAL SLIVER PENETRATED HIS LEFT HAND INDE X FINGER ON THE TOP SIDE JUST BEHIND THE FIRST KNUCKLE THIS INJURY REQUIRED REMOVAL ONLY, WHICH WAS DONE BY A DR IN THE HOSPTIAL THE SLIVER WAS NOT REMOVED BECAUSE DR COULD NOT A GOOD GRIP ON

May 2, 1993 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nerco De Lamar Company · Struck against stationary object

EE IS A CN RECOVERY PLANT OPERATOR AND WAS DOING A TEST IN THE LAB. HE DROPPED A CALIBRATED BEAKER, TRIED TO CATCH IT HOWEVER THE BEAKER BROKE BEFORE HE COULD CATCH IT THE EE CUT HIS FINGER ON THE BROKEN BEAKER GLASS THE CUT REQUIRED STITCHES ONLY AND NO LOST TIME FROM WORK.

March 7, 1993 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nerco De Lamar Company · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS REMOVING TOOLS FROM A BOX ON THE MIDDLE LEVEL OF THE CONE CRUSHER AS HE STARTED TO LEAVE THE AREA HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON A LOW I BEAM DESPITE HIS HARD HAT HE DEVELOPED AO CONCUSSION WHIC H IN TURN THREW HIS METABOLISM RATE OUT OF ORDEREE BLOOD SUGAR DROPPED WITH RESULTANT EPISODE OR UNCONSCIOUSNESS 15 MIN LATER.

December 4, 1992 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nerco De Lamar Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE IS A MOBILE MAINT. MECH. EMPLOYEE LIFTED THE REAR HOOD ON A 777 HAUL TRUCK STRAINED HIS BACK. EMPLOYEE HAS A HISTORY OF BACK PROBLEMS. TWO DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT THE EMPLOYEE FAILED TO RETURN TO WORK. HE WENT TO A CHIROPRACTOR FOR TREATMENT, CHIROPRACTOR RECOMMENDED HE SEE A PHYSICIAN. X-RAYS AND MRI EXAM SHOW NOTHING, BUT EMPLOYEE STILL COMPLAINS OF PAIN.

October 15, 1992 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nerco De Lamar Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE IS A MECHANIC AND WAS CHANGING A TOOTH ON A SHOVEL BUCKET LOADER. EMPLOYEE PICKED UP THE USED TOOTH AND SET IT ON THE TAIL GATE OF A PICK-UP. AS HE PULLED HIS HAND OUT OF THE INSIDE O F THE TOOTH HE CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND. THIS INJURY REQUIRED STITCHES ONLY.

September 23, 1992 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nerco De Lamar Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE IS A MILL MAINT. WHO WAS WORKING ON THEMILL. ONE OF THE MILL LINERS WAS BEING HANDED OUT BY HIM FROM THE MILL. THE LINER HAD A SHARP EDGE THAT CUT THROUGH HIS GLOVE AND INTO HIS HAN D.

January 13, 1992 ID · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nerco De Lamar Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING THE POWDER CREW. WAS TRYING TO REMOVE A PLASTIC WRAPPER FROM THE NONEL DELAY WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF THE WRAPPER AND EMPLOYEE STRUCK SELF IN THE MOUTH, CHIPPING A TOOT H.

January 8, 1991 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nerco De Lamar Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING CLEAN UP AROUND CONVEYOR BELT AND LIFTED A WEIGHT ON A BELT SCRAPER IMPROPERLY.WHEN HE DID THIS HE STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN HIS LOWER BACK.

January 8, 1991 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nerco De Lamar Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF THE ACCIDENT THAT OCCURRED THE DATE SHOWN ABOVE. EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING UNLOADE ROLLS OF PLASTIC PIPE THAT WEIGHED APPROX. 25 LBS. EMPLOYEE PICKED UP ONE ROLL AND TWI STED TO UNLOAD IT. HE SAW A DOCTOR WHO HAD HIM OFF WORK FOR FIVE DAYS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDEENT. HE WENT IN FOR SURGERY ON HIS BACK, SUPPOSEDLY AS A RESULT OF THE INJURY.

April 5, 1990 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nerco De Lamar Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE IS MILL DAY LABORER AND WAS LOADING A SPECIAL BARREL WITH 5" STEEL BALL FROM A STORAGE BIN. EMPLOYEE TURNED TO GET A STEEL PRY BAR BUT DID NOT FIND ONE. ON TURNING BACK TOWARD THE BAR REL EMPLOYEE JAMMED FOOT UNDER ONE OF THE "WINGS" OF THE BARREL. THIS CAUSED HER FOOT TO SWELL DRAMATICALLY REQUIRING TIME OFF ONLY.

July 7, 1989 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nerco De Lamar Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED IS AN EQUIPMENT MECHANIC. HE HAD FINISHED PUTTING NEW CUTTING EDGES ON A D8 DOZER AND HARAISED THE BLADE TO REMOVE THE STANDS. AFTER REMOVING THE STANDS HE WAS GETTING BACK ONTO THE DO ZER TO SET THE BLADE ON THE FLOOR AS HE STEPPED ON TO THE PUSHARM HE FELT HIS KNEE ON THE LEG LEG POP AND CRACK 3-4 TIMES IT HURT HIM TO REST OF THE NIGHT. HE LATER SAW DR WHO SAID IT POSSIBL

May 4, 1989 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nerco De Lamar Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL CLAIMS BACK HURT WHILE REPLACING HYDRAULIC RAM ON BACKHOE.EMPL DIDNT REPORT ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL AFTER HE HAD GONE HOME.NO ACCIDENT REPORT MADE UNTIL 5-24.

December 29, 1988 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nerco De Lamar Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL THINKS IT MAY HAVE OCCURRED WHILE CHECKING LEVELS ON THE THICKNER TANKS BUT IS NOT CERTAIN HIS BACK BEGAN HURTING AFTER SOMETIME HAD PASSED EXACT CAUSE IS NOT KNOWN

October 15, 1988 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nerco De Lamar Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE IS A MECHANIC IN THE MOBILE EQUIP MAINTGENANCE SHOP & WAS HELPING THE WAREMAN UNLOAD ROLLS OF PLASTIC HOSE FROM DELIVERY TRUCK HOSE MAY WEIGH APPROX.25LBS PERROLL EMPLOYEE PICKED UP ONE ROLL & TWISTED HIS BACK TO UNLOAD IT IN DOING SO HE STRAINED THE LOWER BACK MUSCLEDS & REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION & TIME OFF TO HEAL THE MUSCLES

January 18, 1988 ID · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nerco De Lamar Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CL3MBING ON TO THE SHOVEL LOADER WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING POP IN HIS SHOULDER AREA EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE DID NTO THINK ANYTHING OF IT SINCE NOTHING HURT LATER IN THE MORNING HI S NECK STARTED 7O HURT UPON EXAMINATION BY A DR ASSISTANT IN TOWN IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE EMPLOYEE HAD A MUSCLE SPASM THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM REQUIRED ONLY MEDS FOR SPASM

September 9, 1987 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nerco De Lamar Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE IS A M3LL MECHANIC & WQAS HELPING DO PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE TO THE DSHGMILL IN THE CHUTE FOR THAT PURPOSE THE WEAR PLATE CAUGHT AN EDGE ON THE CHUTE & FLIPPED UP IN SUCH A MANNER AS T O CATCH THE EMP5OYEES WRIST & CUT IT THIS INJURY REQUIRED SUTURING ONLY

August 31, 1987 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nerco De Lamar Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE IS A M3LL MECHANIC AND WAS HELPING TO ASSEMBLE A SPRINKLER SYSTEM IN THE VICINITY OF THE TAILINGS POND. HE WAS HOLDING TWO PIECES OF PIPE WHILE A CO WORKER PUSHED ON THE OTHER END TO CONNECT THE PI1E TOGETHER. INJURED HAD HIS FINGER IN THE PORTION OF PIPE THAT SLID INTO THE ADJOING PIPE AND PINCHED THE PAD ON THE RING FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND. THIS INJURY REQUIRED

February 12, 1987 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nerco De Lamar Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING AS A LABORER AND WAS ASSISTING IN HOOKING UP A PROFANCE TANK TRAILER 100 GAL TO A PICK UP HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO RAISE THE TANK TONGUE AND FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BAC

September 25, 1986 ID · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nerco De Lamar Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE BENT OVER TO3PICK UP AN EMPTY 30 GAL. BARREL AND FELT A SLIGHT TWINGLE OR PAIN BUT DID NOT THINK TOO MUCH OF IT. HE FINISHED THE SHIFT NEXT DAY HE COULD NOT GET OUT OF HIS BED SAFETY DIRECT TOOK HIM TO J.5. HELAT CLINIC PA THERE RX MUSCLE RELAX AND WEEKEND OF BED REST. THIS INJURY REQUIRED NO FURTURE TREATMENT.

June 14, 1985 ID · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nerco De Lamar Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING INTO A HAUL TRUCK AND SLAMMED THE DOOR ON HIS FINGER

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