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1983–2026
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July 13, 1995 OK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Clair Lime Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CUTTING HOLES IN THE COAL DISCHARGE BELT WITH A LOCKBLADE POCKET KNIFE, WHEN THE KNIFE CAME UNLOCKED AND CUT RIGHT INDEX FINGER - REQUIRING SUTURES.

May 1, 1995 OK · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Clair Lime Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS ON CATWALK SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER HITTING COAL CHUTE TO DISLODGE PLUG UP. CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN HANDLE OF THE HAMMER AND A VIBRATOR MOUNTED ON THE COAL BIN. FRACTURED RIGHT HAND.

April 4, 1995 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Clair Lime Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS USING 12# SLEDGE HAMMER TO PERFORMDUTIES REPETITIVE MOTION ALLEGEDLY CAUSED STRAIN TO SHOULDER

January 23, 1995 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Clair Lime Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

B16 CRUSHER HAD A LOOSE BOLT IN IT AND EE STOPPED CRUSHER TO TIGHTEN THE BOLT. WRENCH SLIPPED AS HE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT AND HIT FINGER, FRACTURING FINGER.

June 14, 1994 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Clair Lime Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS TRYING TO OPEN #10 CHUTE USED A #LARGE ME TAL WRENCH TO HIT THE HANDLE & CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE HANDLE & THE WRENCH THE IMPACT CRUSHED THE ## TIP OF THE FINGER (RT HAND RING FINGER ) (FOUR SUTURES)

December 13, 1993 OK · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Clair Lime Company · Struck by falling object

CLEANING WALLS OF DEMISTER TANK. S CALED MATERIAL ABOUT 3" THICK AND 6' HIGH CAME LOOSE FROM WAS JUST ABOVE EMPLOYEE AND KNOCKED HIM INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE CONE. FALL WAS ABOUT 5 FT THE EMPLO YEE WAS STANDING ON A LEDGE FRAM THE DUCT THAT LEADS TO THE DEMISTER TANK. THE LEDGE STANDS OUT 1 FT FROM THE TANK.

June 9, 1993 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Clair Lime Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS USING BAR PRYING ROCK FROM MINE CEILING & P8ULLED MUSCLE IN RT ARM (ACUTE TENDON STRAIN IN RT ARM)

January 14, 1993 OK · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Clair Lime Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HAMMERING TRYIMNG TO LOOSEN U JOINT ON TEREX TRUCK PIECE OF STEEL OR FOREIGN OBJECT GOT IN LEFT EYE SCRATCHING EYE WAS ISSUED PRESCRIPTION BY PHYSICIAN

July 5, 1988 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Clair Lime Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

WHILE EMP. WAS UNPLUGGING A STOPPAGE INN THE DUST HOPPER AT FEED END OF KILN, UNAWARE OF ACCUMULATION OF HOT WASTER ABOVE THE PUG, THE HOT WATER GUSHED OUT WHEN AN OPENING WAS PROBED, BURNIN G EMP. ON BOTH LEGS, HIPS, AND RIGHT FOREARM.

December 8, 1987 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Clair Lime Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE CLEANING 7HE DE-MISTER SILO, A LARGE PIECE OF HARDENED MATERIAL FELL, STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT LEG BETWEEN THE HIP AND KNEE.

November 11, 1987 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Clair Lime Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE CLEANING 2UT VENTURI SCRUBBER WITH LONG BARS AND TRYING TO PULL BAR UP,CAUGHT BAR CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO SUFFER BACK STRAIN.

May 9, 1983 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
St Clair Lime Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE PULLING ON THE BAR REMOVING ROCKS FROM OVERHEAD THE BAR SLIPPED STRIKING EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE LEGS

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