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September 16, 1999 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Fall from machine

THE RADISTON OVER HEATED ON THE 600 HOE. INJURED HAD CLEANED SCREEN AND HAD HIS ARM INSIDE VENTS, TO TIGHTEN WING NUT. HE SLIPPED AND INJURED HIS RIGHT FOREARM. HE SLIPPED OFF THE CAT PADS.

June 19, 1999 OH · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING FLEXCO TAPE WITH RAZOR KNIFE, SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TOEMERGENCY ROOM AND RECEIVED FIVE STITCHES.

November 4, 1998 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS STANDING IN THE BED OF THE R-25 TIGHTENING THE BOLTS HOLDING A BIN VIBRATOR ON. THE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF THE BNUT AND THE EE FELL BACKWARDS OVER A SMNALL PILE OF SCREENING IN THE TRUCK BE D. HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT SHOULDER, INJURING IT.

September 20, 1997 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

COMEALONG SLIPPED OFF WHILE PULLING SCREEN.

July 15, 1997 OH · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FOREMAN AND EE WERE USING A HAMMER AND PINCH TO REMOVE TEETH ON DRAGLINE BUCKET, PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO EE S WRIST.

July 9, 1997 OH · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BELT SLIPPIN GTRY TO STOP GRAVEL COMING OUT OF CHUTE WITH SHOVEL AND HANDS.

March 19, 1997 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

AFTER REMOVING WELDING HOOD TO HIT SLAG WITH SLAG HAMMER, EE DID NOT PUT ON SAFETY GLASSES.

February 13, 1997 OH · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING THROUGH BELT WITH POCKET RAZER KNIFE ANDKNIFE CLOSED ON FINGER

February 10, 1997 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO KNOCK WOODEN HAMMER HANDLE BACK INTO TWO POUND HAMMER. A SPLINTER FROM HANDLE RAN THROUGH HIS RIGHT FOREFINGER. DOCTOR OPENED FINGER TO REMOVE SPLINTER. HAD TO HAVE FOUR STITC HES.

November 2, 1996 OH · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING JACK UP CONE CRUSHER, WHEN JACK KICKED OUT STRIKING EE IN HIS CHEST, EE SUFFERED A BRUISE TO HIS CHEST.

October 21, 1996 OH · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMP WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE A LARGE ROCK THAT WASPLUGGING OPENING OF FEED HOPPER. WHILE PRYING ATROCK WITH PRY BAR, ROCK SLID, CAUSING BAR TO COME LOOSE. WHEN BAR CAME LOOSE IT KNOCKED EMP OFF BALANCE CAUSING HIM TO FALL FORWARD, HITTING HAND/WRIST ON STEEL I BEAM.

September 21, 1996 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS KNOCKING BOLTS OUT OF GRAVITY TAKEUP WITH HAMMER & PUNCH PIECE OF METAL STRUCK HIM IN LEFT EYE.

July 29, 1996 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE WORKING IN IMPACK MILL, EE WAS DRIVING A BOLT OUT OF HOLE WITH HAMMER AND PUNCH TO CHANGE A WARE PLATE. IN DOING SO GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN LEFT EYE.

July 9, 1996 OH · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS SPLICING A BELT CONV, USING A COME-A-LONG, WHEN THE HANDLE BENT AND HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACK INTO CONV.

June 22, 1996 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS CHECKING PLANITARIES SERVICING MACHINE AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

November 29, 1995 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

LOST CONTROL OF PRY BAR RESULTING HITTING LEFT HAND ON BOLTS DOING DAMAGE TO LEFT HAND RING FINGER.

October 28, 1995 OH · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS REMOVING A ROCK FROM FEEDER WITH A 8# HAMMER. SECTION OF ROCK BROKE LOOSE AND HIT HIM ON THE RT LEG, ABOVE ANKLE AND BELOW KNEE.

June 7, 1993 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON MASON SAND CONVEYOR RE-SPLICING BELT. CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT WITH RAZOR KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING LEFT THUMB.

May 26, 1993 OH · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SMASHED THUMB WHILE UNLODGING ROCK FROM SILO SCHUTE. USED A LONG BAR TO UNLODGE ROCK AND WHEN ROCK BECOME FREE, IT PULLED LONG BAR UP AND THUMB WAS PINNED BETWEEN PIECES OF METAL IN SILO SCHU TE.

July 30, 1992 OH · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON AMMCO DREDGE.REPLACING CUTTER HEAD.I WAS HOLDING A SPECIAL WRENCH AS IT WAS BEING HIT BY A SLEDGE HAMMER.THE WRNECH SLIPPED AS I BEGAN TO RE-ADJUST THE LABORER HIT IT AGAIN WITH HAM MER,STRETCHING THUMB OUT OF SOCKET.

July 30, 1992 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Struck by flying object

TYRING TO ALIGN BOLT HOLES UP ON 90 DEGREE ELBOW I TOOK A HAMMER HITTING BOLTS THRU HOLES NOT NOTICING SAND IN THREADS SAND SPLATTERED INTO LEFT EYE.

May 20, 1992 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS WORKING ON DRIVE LINE ON DUMP TRUCK CUTTING NUT WITH HAMMER AND CHISEL. PIECE OF STEEL GOT IN EYE.

August 9, 1991 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELED ASPHALT OUT LOADER BUCKET & BRUISED RIGHT HAND

November 20, 1990 OH · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WELDING TWO-40' SECTIONS OF DREDGE LINE TOGETHER.TOOK 6' PRYBAR AND TRIED TO LIFT ONE SECTION UP FOR ALIGNMENT CAUSING PAIN IN LOWER BACK GOING DOWN RIGHT SIDE INTO FEET.

July 31, 1990 OH · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ADJUSTING CLUTCH ON DREDGE WITH BAR,IT SLIPPED AND HIT RIGHT EYE.

April 16, 1990 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING NUT WITH WRENCH WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED OFF & HIT THE BACK OF HIS HAND ON A METAL OBJECT BRUISING HAND EMPLOYEE CAME BACK TO WORK THE SAME DAY BUT WAS ON LIGHT DUTY FOR TWO DAYS

November 12, 1987 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRESSING SLEEVE3ON SHAFT WITH HYDRALIC JACK AND JACK SICKED OUT AND HIT ARM.

November 11, 1983 OH · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Shelly Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DRIVING SPECIAL MADE PUMCHWITH A WOODEN HANDLE IN IT WITH HAMMER A SMALL PC OF STEEL FROM EITHER THE PUNCH OR HAMMER WENT INTO THE LITTLE FINGER AT THE FIRST JOINT ON LEFT HAND

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