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November 24, 1997 WI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arthur Overgaard Division · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING IMPACT BARS ON PRIMARY IMPACTOR, EE FELT A CATCH IN HIS BACK WAS REACHING FOR AIR WRENCH ON CATWALK.

September 11, 1997 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arthur Overgaard Division · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS REPAIRING A CONVEYOR BELT ON CRUSHING PLANT SCREEN - WAS ROLLING BELT BACK TO FIX THE TEAR WHEN HIS FINGER WENT BETWEEN THE BELT & THE PULLEY. TIP OF RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WAS CUT, REQUIR ING THREE STITCHES.

August 11, 1997 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arthur Overgaard Division · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE & ANOTHER WERE CLEANING QUARRY AREA. THEY WERE STACKING RAIL TIES WHEN THE EE NOTED BELOW EXPERIENCED BACK DISCOMFORT.

May 6, 1997 WI · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arthur Overgaard Division · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A TIRE TO PUT IT IN THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK TO FINISH THE WORK DAY AT THAT POINT HE INDICATED HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT ANDGOT WORSE AS HE DROVE HOME. EE ALSO INDICATED TH AT HE HAD WELDED FOR APPROX 3 HRS EARLIER THAT DAY.

September 19, 1996 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arthur Overgaard Division · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SETTING A DOG LEG CONVEYOR UNDER THE SCREENING UNIT APPARENTLY OUR WORKER WAS LOOKING ACROSS THE CONVEYOR FOR CLEARANCE WHE HE WAS STRUCK IN THE MOUTH.

June 7, 1995 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arthur Overgaard Division · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS ON SCREENING PLANT WHEN HE SCRAPED HIS FINGER. A WEEK OR SO LATER IT WAS INFECTED.

April 26, 1995 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arthur Overgaard Division · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON IMPACTOR TO REPLACE THE LINERS HE UNBOLTED IT TO ALLOW IT TO DROP SO THAT HE COULD MOVE IT OUT BUT WHEN IT DROPPED HE WAS UNABLE TO HOLD IT & SMASHED HIS FINGER UNDER T HE WEIGHT OF THE LINER

October 15, 1992 WI · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arthur Overgaard Division · Struck against stationary object

EE IS A DRILLER IN A ROCK QUARRY. AFTER HE HAD BORED A HOLE HE WAS CLEANING THE ROCK OUT OF THE HOLE WITH HIS R HAND WHILE HIS LEFT HAND WAS RESTING ON THE CENTRAILIZER OF THE DRILL. HE BUMPED THE CENTRALIZER AND IT FLIPPED SHUT PINCHING THE OUTSIDE PART OF THE LITTLE FINGER ON THE L HAND REQUIRING 4 SUTURES.

August 7, 1992 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arthur Overgaard Division · Over-exertion in lifting objects

95493ATES HE WAS INJURED WHILE LIFTING WOODEN BLOCKING.

May 8, 1992 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arthur Overgaard Division · Struck by falling object

I.NAME STANDING ON THE GROUND AND REACHED INTO TOOL TRAILER WHICH IS ABOUT 4' ABOVE GROUND TO GET A WARE PLATE.IT SLIPPED FROM HAND,FELL DOWN THE STEPS AND STRUCK FOOT CAUSING INJURY.

June 3, 1986 WI · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arthur Overgaard Division · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BROKEN FINGER L9FT HAND. WWHILE REMOVING PIN FORM FOLDING CONVEYOR PIN DROPPED OUT PINCHING I.NAMES HAND BETWEEN BRACES.

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