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1983–2026
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March 11, 1986 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHAIN JACK SETT3NG PRESSURE AGAINST PAD-EYETHAT DID NOT HAVE ENOUTH WEED ON PAD EYE MORE WELD WAS GOING TO BE PUT ON IT WITH CHAIN JACK PRESSURE AGAINST IT.I NAME RECEIVED DEEP CUTS UNDER LEFT T EYE & LOWER L3P ON LEFT SIDE.

October 4, 1985 OK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS PREPARI3G TO LOWER A CONTAINER FROM AN ELEVATED WALKWAY TO THE GROUND 60' BELOW WITH A ROPE. CONTAINER FELL FROM EDGE OF WALKWAY PREMATURELY AND FELL APPROX 2' BEFORE REACHING END OF SLACK. SUDDEN F2RCE ON ROPE BEING HELD BY THE EMPLOYEE RESULTED IN STRAINED MUSCLE IN HIP

July 23, 1985 SC · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF 3/4IN CONDUIT HIS HAND SLIPPED CUTTING HIS FIRST FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE CONDUIT LACERATION TO FIRST FINGER OF RIGHT HAND REQUIRING 4 STITCHES

March 12, 1985 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS USING STEEL BAR TO CLOSE A SLIDE GATE ON A R/R COVERED HOPPER. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE & FALL. HE PUT HIS RIGHT ARM OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF. IN SO DOING HE CAUSED S FULL WEIGHT TO BE PLACED ON THE RT ARM DISLOCATING THE SHOULDER.

February 8, 1985 WV · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS ON #4 PUMP, WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACKWARDS ONTO FLOOR.

January 4, 1985 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSIGNED TO REPLACE THE LAGGING ON THE MINUSIL ELEVATOR HEAD PULLEY THE PULLEY WAS IN THE SHOP ON THE FLOOR OF THE WEST TRUCK BAY EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 2 1/2 LB HAMMER & A PIECE O F KEY STOCK TO REMOVE THE OLD LAGGING BY DRIVING IT OUT ONE SIDE EMPLOYEE SWUNG THE HAMMER MISSED THE KEY STOCK AND HIT HIS HAND

May 24, 1984 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO POSITION LINERS ON ROD MILL BY BUMPING LINERS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. IN THE PROCESS, A SLIVER OF STEEL SEVERED OFF THE LINER PENETRATING INTO THE CALF OF HIS RIGHT LEG, W HICH REQUIRED SURGERY FOR REMOVEL OF STEEL.

March 9, 1984 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A IMPACT WRENCH TO LOOSEN A NUT ON A BOLT IN THE HAMMER MILL DOOR & TOM LINGO WAS USING A BOX END WRENCH TO HOLD THE HEAD OF THE BOLT THE NUT WAS ON. THE BOX END WRENCH SLIP PPED OFF THE HEAD OF THE BOLT, STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH BROKE OFF A PIECE OF HIS FRONT TOOTH.

February 22, 1984 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS INSTALLING A NEW BUSHING EE /WAS INSTALLING A NEW BUSHING FOR A TOWER CHAIN ON THE DM-4 DRILL. WHILE TAPPING A BUSHING IN WITH A HAMMER HE HIT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. THE WOUND REQUIRED ONE SUTURE.

February 8, 1984 SC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS BRUSHING DRY SCREENS & THE LID COVER IS HELD OPEN BY A ROPE- THE ROPE SLIPPED CAUSING LID COVER TO FALL ON HIS HEAD.

November 21, 1983 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPENING THE SLIDE DOOR ON THE BOTTOM OF A RAIL CAR WITH A SHORT BAR. HE WAS JERKING THE BAR WHEN IT SLIPPED AND HIS RIGHT HAND WITH THE BAR IN IT, HIT HIS LEFT HAND

November 8, 1983 WV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp · Struck against stationary object

WHILE CUTTING BOLT WITH HAMMER AND CHISEL THE BOLT BROKE CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO STRIKE HIS WRIST AGAINST EDGE OF ROLLER ON CONVEYOR BELTWAY

July 28, 1983 WV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp · Struck against stationary object

WRENCH SLIPPED HWILE TIGHTENING BOLT CAUSING ARM TO STRIKE PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.

June 22, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING SHOVEL PRYING MUD FROM TRACKS OF DOZER.PIECE OF DRIED MUD LET LOOSE CAUSING DOWNWARD JERK OF SHOVEL WHICH RESULTED IN JOLT TO LEFT SHOULDER RELEASING CALCIUM DEPOSITS CAUSING BURSITIS OF LEFT SHOULDER.

June 22, 1983 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMP PICKED UP A WASHDOWN HOSE TO CLEAN UP WITH WHILE IT WAS UNDER PRESSURE CAUGHT HIM OFF GUARD JUMPED TO GRAB HOSE AND HIT HIS LEFT EAR ON A BEAM CUTTING SAME 5 STITCHES OT CLOSE

May 12, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS TRYING TO CLEAR BLOCKAGE IN THE DIRT BIN WITH A TAMPING POLE WHEN HE RAMMED THE POLE UP THE CHUTE IT BOUNCED BACK HITTING HIM ON THE UPPER LIP CAUSING A LACERATION TO INSIDE OF LIP REQUIRING 5 SUTURES

April 28, 1983 OK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED HE HURT SHOULDER WHILE SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER ACCIDENT WAS NOT REPORTED AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUESTED UNTIL FOLLOWING DAY

April 7, 1983 SC · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO MAKE A RAILCAR ROLL BY USING A CROW BAR WHICH WAS AN IMPROPER TOOL FOR THE JOB AND HE STRAINED HIS BACK

April 4, 1983 WV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GLUT HANDLE STRUCK HIM WHEN IT BOUNCED UP WHILE HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOOSEN SAND ROCK IN CRUSHER JAM.

January 15, 1983 SC · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pennsylvania Glass Sand Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO OPEN SLIDE DOOR ON RAIL CAR WITH A BAR, THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING RIGHT ELBOW TO HIT AGAINST RAIL CAR, FRACTURE FOREARM.

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