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1983–2026
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May 5, 1989 OH · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ernst Aggregates · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LOADING A DC ELECTRIC PANEL APPROX. 2 FT X 2 FT X 6 FT INTO A PICK-UP TRUCK BY HAND THE PANEL SLID AND CRUSHED THE TIP OF LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE TOOL BOX ON THE TRUCK AND THE DC ELECTRIC PANEL, RESULTING IN A SPLINTERED BONE AND 12 STITCHES.

January 3, 1989 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ernst Aggregates · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A PIECE OF PLATE STEEL APPROX 2 FT X 5 FT X 1/2 IN THE STEEL SLIPPED FROM HIS HANDS AND FELL ON THE RT FOOT ABOVE THE STEEL TOE OF THE SHOE BRUISING HIS RT FOOT

November 2, 1988 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ernst Aggregates · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS UNTHREADING A SECTION OF TWO INCH PIPE EMPLOYEE UNDERESTIMATED WEIGHT OF PIPE USING ONE HAND TO HOLD IT PIPE FELL FROM LEFT HAND STRIKING THUMB ON RT.HAND EMPLOYEE BROKE THUMB ON RT.HAND

October 20, 1988 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ernst Aggregates · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING BEARING HOUSING FROM SIDE OF SCREEN. BEARING HOUSING SLIPPED PINCHING KNUCKLE BETWEEN HOUSING AND A BOLT ON SCREEN. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED THREE STITCHES BETWEEN RING FING ER AND LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND. EMPLOYEE RETURNED TO WORK SAME DAY.

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