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May 2, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Refractories & Minerals Corp · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CHANGING KILNS FROM OIL BCK TO GAS. THE OIL DRAIN CAN WAS UNDER THE SPOUT. HE REACHED TO GET THE CAN AND SCRAPED HIS ARM ON THE PIPE, ( LIKE HE HAD DONE A HUNDRED TIMES BEFORE). IT WAS SO INSIGNIFICANT IT WASN'NT EVEN CUT, MORE OF A SCRAPE. EE DIDN'T BOTHER WITH IT. BY EVENING HE HAD 103 DEGREE FEVER. WENT TO THE DR, THEN TO THE HOSPITAL, THEN SURGERY TO REMOVE A STAPH INFEC

August 9, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Refractories & Minerals Corp · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS SETTING A PORTABLE TANK INSIDE THE BED OF A DUMP TRUCK TO USE AS A TEMPORARY WATER TRUCK HE HAD CLAMPED THE FRAME WORK TO THE BED SO HE COULD BOLT DOWN THE TANK CRAWLING AROUND HE BUMPE D HIS HEAD REQUIRING A COUPLE OF STITCHES

March 11, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Refractories & Minerals Corp · Struck against stationary object

THE DRAIN IN FRONT OF MAINTENACNE WHSE WAS PLUGGED DUE TO ALL THE FLOODING. INJURED ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE RUBBLE & WAS STUCK IN THE LEFT HAND WITH A SLIVER WHICH REQUIRED REMOVAL BY A DR.

July 1, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal shopman repair cars, mechanic HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Refractories & Minerals Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED AND EMPLOYEE WERE LIFTING A 20'O" ANGLE IRON WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AND LEFT HIP. IT SHOULD BE NOTED: HE HAD ASKED HIS SUPERVISOR IF HE COULD HAVE SATURDAY 7-2 ADN SUNDA Y 7-3 OFF. BECAUSE SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE ON VACATION IT WASN'T POSSIBLE. HE ALSO TOLD AN EMPLOYEE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER I'MGOING TO HAVE SAAT AND SUN OFF.

November 24, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Refractories & Minerals Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING THE BOOM LADDER ON 938 ELECTRIC SHVOEL AND JAMMED HIS FINGER INTO THE LADDER FRACTURING THE LITTLE FINGER, RIGHT HAND.

October 27, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Refractories & Minerals Corp · Struck against stationary object

212 MUSTANG LOADER WAS OVERHEATING.ALL THE GUARDS WERE REMOVED TO EXPOSE THE RADIATOR SO IT COULD BE STEAMED CLEANED. UPON COMPLETION OF STEAMING THE MUSTANG WOULDN'T START.EMPL SET-UP THE JUM PER CABLES INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT,ONE TO THE STARTER SOLENOID, THE OTHER TO THE ENGINE LIFTING MOUNT.EMPL REMOVED THE MOUNT CABLE, EMPL NICKED THE MIDDLE FINGER,R-HAND, REQUIRED 3 STIT

April 26, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Refractories & Minerals Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS SACKIGN 65 AQ PRODUCTS WHEN HE FELT A LOW BACK STAIN ON 4-26. HE REPORTED TO FIRST AID ON 5-3 AND WE SENT HIM TO THE DR AND HE WAS TREATED FOR THE LOW BACK STRAIN OFF AND ON TO TH IS DATE 12-13-93. HE IS EXPERIENCING MORE BACK PAIN AND HAS BEEN ADVISED NOT WORK UNTIL THE BACK PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED.

June 24, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Refractories & Minerals Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS PART OF A MAINTENANCE CREW REPLACING A DRIVE MOTOR ON MILL 5 AS THE MOTOR AND BASE PLATE WERE BEING LOWERED INTO PLACE EE CAUGHT HIS FINGER UNDER THE BASE PLATE.

October 3, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
National Refractories & Minerals Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE REMOVED RADIATOR CAP ON MOBILE EQUIPMENT TO CHECK COOLANT LEVEL HOT WATER & STEAM ESCAPED BURNING EMPLOYEES HAND (1DEG&2DEG BURNS)

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