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May 16, 2026 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C A Langford Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE was putting a piece of steel inside wash plant to be bolted with two people. EE was on outside putting bolt through steel. Steel slipped from the inside and smashed EE's finger against chute. Resulted in hairline fracture of middle knuckle on right index finger.

January 22, 2025 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C A Langford Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Lifting a 4d battery out of a komatsu 480 loader. EE hurt EE's lower back during this. Drove self to the dr. @ 11 am that morning and got x-ray. Had an MRI scheduled that friday. x -ray showed herniated L5 disk.

September 20, 2022 AL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C A Langford Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

felt a sharp pain when exiting the truck, strain to low back

June 24, 2019 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C A Langford Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Back Injury, Not sure of exact time/date of injury. Seems to be cumulative from clean-ups while shoveling.

January 15, 2018 AL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C A Langford Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Setting caterpillar water pump, the fill pipe swung and struck employee in the shoulder/neck area.

December 26, 2015 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C A Langford Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Strain of the calf muscle. We were setting a pump due to the extreme rain. He pulled his calf muscle while placing pipe. The slope (which was not extreme) may have helped cause the muscle strain.

January 2, 2013 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C A Langford Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Employee lifted a tank and strained his back.

October 30, 2002 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
C A Langford Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

REACHED ACROSS CONVEYER TO REMOVE ROCK. HURT BACK DUE TO STRETCH. ALREADY HAD A PREVIOUS BACK PROBLEM FROM NON-WORK RELATED INJURY. REMOVING THE ROCK REAGGRAVATED THE INJURY.

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