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December 4, 2003 OK · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lone Star Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CLAIMS HE GOT HIS RIGHT KNUCKLE CAUGHT IN BETWEEN A HEAVY BAR AND SOME ANGLE IRON. HE WAS TRYING TO CLEAN OUT THE CHUTE FROM #4 BELT TO THE #5 BELT.

November 17, 2003 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lone Star Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ALLEGES WHILE HE WAS PRYING BEARING CAP WITH TRACK BAR AND BAR SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN ON FLOOR AND HIT HIM ON LEG, ELBOW, BACK AND UPPER & LOWER THIGH. THE REASON THIS IS SO LATE IN BEING RE PORTED IS THAT EE WAS ABLE TO DO HIS REGULAR JOB UNTIL HIS RESTRICTIONS WERE CHANGED ON 1/13/04.

May 9, 2003 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lone Star Industries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE PRYING OUT DRIVE BEARING OFF OF #3 KILN INCLINE SCREW. THE BAR SLIPPED AND ONE EMPLOYEE PULLED A MUSCLE IN BACK.

March 19, 2003 OK · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lone Star Industries Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS ALLEGEDLY CHECKING THE HEAD PULLY/PUMP DRAFT LINE ON #1 RAW MILL WITH A HAMMER IN DOING SO, HE ALLEGEDLY CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM ON A PIECEOF INSULATING SHEET METAL.THE LACERATION REQUIRE D SUTURES.

October 8, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lone Star Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ALLEGES HE WAS SCRAPING THE WINDOWS ON THE LOCOMOTIVE WITH A RETRACTABLE RAZOR SCRAPER. HE LOST THE SINGLE EDGE BLADE THAT GOES IN THE SCRAPER. HE ALLEGES HE BEGAN LOOKING FOR THE RAZOR ON THE FLOOR AND COULD NOT FIND IT. HE WAS THEN CALLED TO MOVE THE LOCOMOTIVE. HE ALLEGES THAT WHEN HE SQUEEZED THE HAND BRAKE HE FELT A PAIN ON HIS LEFT HAND THE RAZOR CAME OUT THRU THE TOP OF T

September 20, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lone Star Industries Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE ALLEDGES THAT HE AND THREE OTHER REPAIRMEN WERE CHANGING THE SOUTH CRANE DRIVE WHEEL. THEY WERE REMOVING THE TOP WALKWAY PLATE AND THE WRENCH HE WAS HOLDING SLIPPED AND HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE CRANE.

July 22, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lone Star Industries Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS PULLING ON CHAIN HOIST, WHILE PULLING #1 KILN HOOD IN PLACE. ANOTHER WORKER WAS HOLDING A HEAD ROLLER AND LET IT SLIP AS EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON THE CHAIN. EMPLOYEE SAY S HE GAVE A STRONG PULL WITHOUT RESISTANCE AND INJURED HIS BACK.

November 20, 2001 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lone Star Industries Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE INJURED SHOULDER WHILE SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER& HANDLING HEAVY METAL. THIS IS AN OLD INJURY FROM 5/10/01 THAT HE AGGRAVATED.

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