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August 21, 1998 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dolomite Products Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAKING ADJUSTMENTS TO CRUSHER EE HIT HIS HAND WITH A HAMMER. RIGHT INDEX FINGER

November 14, 1994 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dolomite Products Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS REPLACING IDLERS AFTER SPLICING THE BELT, THE IDLER FELL OVER PINCHING HIS THUMB BETWEENTHE IDLER AND THE STEEL FRAME OF THE CONVEYOR.

November 2, 1992 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Manitou Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHAIN FROM COME A LONG WAS HUNG UP ON 1 INCH PIPE. WHEN HE FREED UP CHAIN PIPE SNAPED ONTO FOOT AND BROKE FOOT NEAR ANKLE.

September 24, 1990 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dolomite Group · Over-exertion in lifting objects

SUFFERED A HERNIA LIFTING A DRAWBAR WHILE REPLACING SCREENS ON STINE SHAKER.

June 12, 1990 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dolomite Products Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE DISLODGING ROCK FROM GRAVITY TAKE UP RT HAND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN PRY BAR AND GRAVITY TAKE UP.

February 6, 1990 NY · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dolomite Products Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

PULLING OUT DENT IN BODY OF QUARRY TRUCK WITH A YALE COM-A-LONG COME A LONG BROKE FELL BACK AND HIT HAND AND BACK ON FLOOR OF TRUCK.

November 6, 1989 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dolomite Products Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

TWISTED BACK WHILE MOVING ROCKS WITH PINCH BAR.

March 29, 1988 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dolomite Products Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HELPING MECHANIC CHANGE SPRING ON HAUL TRUCK USING WRENCHES TO REMOVE NUTS,WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE OVER EYE.

July 29, 1986 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Dolomite Products Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING STONE3DUST IN CRUSHER HOUSE GOT DUST IN EYE CAUSING INFECTION.

November 10, 1983 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Concrete Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REMOVING TIRE AND PORTER POWER SLIPPED AND PINCHED FINGER BETWEEN FRAME & PORTER POWER

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