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December 30, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Board Of County Commissioners · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

CARRIAGE ROLLER UNDER CRUSHER WAS STUCK. ATTEMPTING TO BREAK LOSE WITH A PRY BAR, WHILE DOING THIS CAUSED MUSCLE STRAIN IN ABDOMEN.

May 10, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Board Of County Commissioners · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RUBBER MAT WITH UTILITY KNIFE, ON UNEVEN SURFACE. UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED, DUE TO PRESSURE APPLIED TO KNIFE HIT LEFT THIGH CAUSING LACERATION. RQUIRED STITCHES IN WOUND.

March 30, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Board Of County Commissioners · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REMOVING BOLTS FROM TAIL PULLEY BEARING WITH WRENCH. SHOULDER ON BOLT HEAD WAS ROUNDED OR WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF BOLT CATCHING SMALL FINGER OF LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE FRAME OF THE EQUIPMENT AND T HE WRENCH.

March 18, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Board Of County Commissioners · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING 9/16" WRENCH REMOVING AIR LINE FITTING, JAW OF WRENCH BROKE. FORCE BEING USED CARRIED LEFT WRIST AND ARM FORWARD HITTING METAL OBJECT CAUSING LACERATION.

October 23, 1992 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Board Of County Commissioners · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

USING HAMMER AND PUNCH BAR TO REMOVE LINER WEDGE PINS-EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO HIT PUNCH BAR WITH HAMMER MISSED, HAMMER CONTINUED ON PAST PUNCH BAR CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER HANDL AND PUNCH BAR.

March 13, 1992 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Board Of County Commissioners · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING DOWN HIGH PRESSURE LINE WHEN CLAMP ON AIR HOSE CAME LOOSE ALLOWING AIR HOSE TO BECOME DISCONNECTED HOSE THEN STRUCK BETWEEN THE LEGS I NAME DID GO TO DR AT GOLDEN MEDICAL CLINIC HE WAS DIAGNOSED TIWH CONTUSIONS N THE TESTICALS

June 20, 1991 CO · Metal/Non-Metal pumper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Board Of County Commissioners · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ADJUSTING ROLLS ON CRUSHER WITH BREAK OVER BAR REDUCER SOCKET COMBINATION PUTTING TENSION ON THE ADJUSTMENT BOLTS REDUCER BROKE AND THE BAR HIT HIM IN R KNEE

February 28, 1990 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Board Of County Commissioners · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING LOCK NUT ON DRIVE GEAR ON SECONDARY CRUHSER, THE HANDLE BROKE ON THE SOCKET HITTING I NAME IN THE JAW RESULTING IN FACICAL CONTUSIONS FRACTURED TEETH AND BRIDGE REPLACEMENT.

January 31, 1989 CO · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Board Of County Commissioners · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING CRUSHER SCREENS & PLATFORM ON PRIMARY CRUSHER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER

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