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1983–2026
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August 26, 1997 WI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Arthur Overgaard Division · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ON A LADDER & LEANING OVER TO SET THE JAW OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHING UNIT USING 4' WRENCH - RIGHT LEG HURT [THOUGHT HE PULLED A MUSCLE] - DID NOT IMPROVE.

July 31, 1997 WI · Metal/Non-Metal loader head operator, roscoe operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Arthur Overgaard Division · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRIVING THE PIN INTO THE TOOTH OF THE LOADER BUCKET WHEN HE MISSED STRIKING THE PIN AND STRUCK HISHAND.\

June 16, 1997 WI · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Arthur Overgaard Division · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS REPAIRING THE JAW OF CRUSHER WHEN HIS WRENCH SLIPPED FROM A NUT CAUSING WORKER TO STRIKE ELBOW ON FRAME OF JAW.

June 15, 1994 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Arthur Overgaard Division · Struck by flying object

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SEPERATE (2) LENGHTS OF DRILL STEELS USING (2) PIPE WRENCH AND A WINCH. APPARENTLY A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW FROM THE JAW OF THE WRENCH STRIKING JAY IN THE FOREARM.

November 15, 1993 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Arthur Overgaard Division · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A LARGE ROCK FROM THE JAW OF THE CRUSHER, THE PRY BAR WEDGED HIS HAND BETWEEN IT & THE STRUCTURAL FRAME CAUSING HIS INJURY.

November 5, 1992 WI · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Arthur Overgaard Division · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ADJUSTING THE CLUTCH OF TH EPRIMARY CRUSHER AND INSIDE OF THE BELL HOUSING HE USED A VISE GRIP ON THE PIN OF TH ECLUTCH SO HE COULD ROTATE IT TO DESIRED ADJUSTMENT. THE JAW APPARENTLY S TOP ON IT'S UPSTROKE ROTATED TO ITS DOWNSTROKE WHILE HIS HAND WAS INSIDE THE BELL HOUSING. THE VISE GRIP ROTATED WITH THIS CLUTCH, WEDGING HIS HAND CAUSING INJURY.

May 24, 1991 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Arthur Overgaard Division · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE TIGHTENING THE LEVELING, STABILIZING SCREEN SACK UNDER THE BREAKER MACHINE, THE BAR SLIPPED FROM THE TURN HOLE AND HE FELL AGAINST THE MACHINE BENDING HIS HAND, WRIST BACKWARD.

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