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December 10, 1997 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Schildberg Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CONDITIONS WERE DAMP AND FINER MATERAIL WAS BEGINNING TO COLLECT ON THE SIDE BELT CHUTE OF THE SCREENING PLANT. EE WAS USING 6' WOODEN HANDLED SCRAPER TO CLEAR THE MATERIAL BUILD UP. THE SCRAP ER BECAME WEDGED. EE PUT PRESSURE ON HANDLE AND IT BROKE. THE HANDLE HIT HIM IN THE FACE CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS CHIN. EE RECEIVED SUTURES. AND RELEASED.

August 19, 1993 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Schildberg Construction Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS HELPING WITH A WATERPUMP INSTALLATION. EVERYTHING WAS COMPLETED AND EE WAS STARTING TO LOWER THE SUCTION HOSE, AS HE LOWERED THE HOSE THE WINCH HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND THUS LETTI NG THE WEIGHT OF THE HOSE SPIN THE HANDLE. INSTEAD OF LETTING THE HOSE FALL EE TRIED TO CATCH THE HANDLE RESULTING IN A FRACTURED FINGER AND CUT ACROSS THE LEFT HAND. CONDITIONS WERE WET AND

March 12, 1993 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Schildberg Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE CONDITIONS AT THE QUARRY WERE DAMP AND THE MATERIAL INTEH BINS HAVE TO BE OCCASIONALLY SCRAPED OUT. HE WAS BENT OVER THE RAILING WHILE SCRAPING THE WALLS OF THE BIN. THE SCRAPER IS APPROX 14' IN LENGTH. WHILE SCRAPING PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. HE WAS JUST TRAINED IN PROPER LIFTING AND IN THE POSITION ONE SHOULDER NOT BE IN WHEN PRYING, LIFTING AND PULLING.

October 14, 1985 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gendler Stone Products Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HIT ON RIGHT L9G WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE WORKING ON TRACK FRAME OF 155 KOMATSU DOZER

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