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1983–2026
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December 19, 1997 MT · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Montana Limestone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BLT WITH A UTILITY KNNIFE, IT SLIPPED AT THE END OF THE BELT. DUE TO FOLLOW THROUGH, I WAS CUT ON LOWER LEFT ARM.

June 30, 1997 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Montana Limestone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TIGHTENING A U-BOLT ON A BELLY DUMP TRIALER, THE ACK HOLDING THE AXLE UP FELL DOWNWARD (RIGHT UPPER PORTION) HITTING EMPLOYEE'S LIP.

June 28, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Montana Limestone Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS BREAKING UP A CLOD OF DIRT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE BGI LOADOUT SYSTEM. THE SHOVEL SPADE WAS POSITIONED BETWEEN THE CLOD AND THE LOADOUT LIP. WHEN THE CLOD LOOSENED, IT FORCED THE SHOVEL BA CK, HITTING EE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE.

January 13, 1993 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Montana Limestone Company · Fall onto or against objects

USING A CROWBAR TO CLOSE A DOOR ON RAIL CAR, WHILE PULLING CROWBAR BACK, THE BAR SLIPPED, HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE SHOULDER & KNOCKED HIM TO THE GROUND.

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