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July 24, 2007 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
O-N Minerals (Filler Products) Company · Struck by falling object

Removing chunk from rear end of a 35 ton haul truck, when last bolt was removed the chunk fell striking employee in the head. He was taken to the hospital by company vehicle and received 4 stitches in right side of head. Failure to make secure and inattention to job hazard were the causes.

March 15, 2007 GA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
O-N Minerals (Filler Products) Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee didn't shut-off, lock and tag equipment before performing task, leading to fractures to fingers and hand.

July 20, 2006 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
O-N Minerals (Filler Products) Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Another employee got irate with IE for not doing his job and physicaly assaulted him. The employee doing the assaulting was terminated and taken to jail and IE was taken to the ER by the EHS Manager where he received 3 stitches on the left eye brow. He returned to work and didn't miss any time.

May 16, 2005 GA · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
O-N Minerals (Filler Products) Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Miner Reported his elbow hurting on 5/16 from loading ANFO. He did not go to the Dr. till 5/25 and was diognosed with tendonitis, his arm is in a sling and he is on light duty for 2 weeks. This is a possible repetative motion injury.

March 17, 2004 GA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
O-N Minerals (Filler Products) Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Injured was tapping a shaft out of a bearing. When it came out if smashed his finger between the shaft and the table. The basic cause was having his fingers under the shaft and the immediate cause was inattention to job hazard and improper hazard assessment of task. He was taken to the ER and received three stitches to his left index finger.

February 24, 2003 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
O-N Minerals (Filler Products) Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CLEANING WET BUILD UP OUT OF BUCKET ELEVATOR WITH THE ELEVATOR RUNNING. WHEN THE BUILD UP CAME LOOSE THE BAR WENT INTO THE BUCKETS CAUSING HIS FINGER TO GET CAUGHT BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE ELEV ATOR FRAME WORK.

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