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December 19, 1997 MT · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Montana Limestone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BLT WITH A UTILITY KNNIFE, IT SLIPPED AT THE END OF THE BELT. DUE TO FOLLOW THROUGH, I WAS CUT ON LOWER LEFT ARM.

June 30, 1997 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Montana Limestone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TIGHTENING A U-BOLT ON A BELLY DUMP TRIALER, THE ACK HOLDING THE AXLE UP FELL DOWNWARD (RIGHT UPPER PORTION) HITTING EMPLOYEE'S LIP.

September 4, 1996 IA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. · Struck by flying object

DRILLER WAS REMOVING DRILL BIT FROM BROKEN DRILLSTEEL. THE BALL PEEN HAMMER HE WAS USING CHIPPEDAND THE CHIP LODGED IN THE DRILLER'S CHEST. THE CHIP WAS LATER REMOVED BY A DOCTOR.

June 28, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Montana Limestone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BREAKING UP A CLOD OF DIRT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BGI LOADOUT SYSTEM. THE SHOVEL SPADE WAS POSITIONED BETWEEN THE CLOD AND THE LOADOUT LIP. WHEN THE CLOD LOOSENED, IT FORCED THE SHOVEL BA CK, HITTING EE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE.

March 26, 1996 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKIGN REMOVING THE VIBRATOR FROM THE IMPACT FEEDER UNDER GROUND AT FT. DODGE MINE. WHEN UNIT CAME LOOSE IT CAUSED A COME-A-LONG TO JUMP AND THE HANDLE HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE L EFT HAND FRACTURING A BONE IN THAT HAND.

January 13, 1993 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Montana Limestone Company · Fall onto or against objects

USING A CROWBAR TO CLOSE A DOOR ON RAIL CAR, WHILE PULLING CROWBAR BACK, THE BAR SLIPPED, HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE SHOULDER & KNOCKED HIM TO THE GROUND.

July 15, 1992 MT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Weaver Stone Products Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLOSING A RAILCAR DOOR. USING A PRY BAR TO CLOSE THE DOOR, EMPLOYEE CLAIMS TO HAVE "OVEREXTENDED" HIMSELF.

April 9, 1992 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Weaver Stone Products Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPL TIGHTENING SCREEN BOLTS,WRENCH SLIPPED AND EMPL HIT ELBOW ON ANOTHER SCREEN BOLT.

June 25, 1991 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Weaver Stone Products Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE CLEANING DEBRIS FROM UNDER A CONE CRUSHER, A ROCK BROKE LOOSE A SMASHED EMPLOYEE MIDDLE FINGER-LEFT HAND.

November 12, 1990 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO FREE A JAM UP INT HE PRIMARY WITH A CHAIN AND FELT SOME PAIN. HE STATED THE PAIN BECAME WORSE THE NEXT DAY FROM BOUNCING IN THE LOADER. HE WAS DIAGNOISE D AS HAVING A HERNIA.

October 29, 1990 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED HE WAS REACHING OVER THE TIRE TO CHANGE OIL FILTER ON HIS LOADER AS HE WAS REACHING HE STATED HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

August 31, 1990 MT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Weaver Stone Products Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLED UP LICK WITH PRY BAR TO LOCK CAR DOOR

May 18, 1990 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Weaver Stone Products Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS ON CONE CRUSHER WRENCH SLIPPED CASUING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE & FALL APPROX 10'.

August 7, 1989 IA · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A CHAIN WAS BEING USED TO PULL A HOSE OVER THE DREDGE. A CLAMP ON THE CHAIN BROKE AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT KNEE CUTTING IT.

June 3, 1989 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Materials Inc. · Struck by flying object

STRIKING BOLT WITH MAUL TO REMOVE IT FROM FRAME PC OF METAL FLEW STRUCK HIM IN L KNEE PUNCTURING IT.

July 29, 1987 IA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Martin Marietta Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TIGHTENI3G DRILL STEEL ON DRILL WITH STEEL GRABBAR WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED KICKED BACK & HIT EE ON HIS LEFT WRIST & PALM SIDE. RESULTED IN TORN TENDONS IN LEFT WRIST.

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