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June 7, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alliance Sand Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE GETTING A 2" X 4" X 10' PIECE OF LUMBER FROM OVERHEAD STORAGE INJURED DROPPED LUMBER TO FLOOR, SAME PIECE OF LUMBER BOUNCED BACK HITTING INJURED ON RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A SLIGHT FRACTOR ON HEEL.

May 19, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alliance Sand Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE ASSISTING TWO OTHER EMPL REPAIR FLAT TIRE ON #5 EUCLID INJURED CLAIMS HE HURT HIS BACK WHILE HELPING TO LIFT TIRE ON EDGE PRIOR TO MOUNTING TIRE.

June 1, 1985 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Alliance Sand Company · Struck by flying object

AFTER COMPLETING LOADING AN OUTBOUND CUSTOMER\S TRUCK, EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM HIS LOADER WHEN AN AIR BORNE FOREIGN BODY ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE RESULTING IN A SCRATCHED CORNER.

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