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September 15, 1995 WV · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lafarge Construction Materials · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING A PIECE OF STEEL OUT OF FEEDER WITH PRY BAR. PRY BAR SLIPPED BRUISING RIBS WHEN EMPLOYEE FELL AGAINST FEEDER.

May 24, 1995 WV · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lafarge Construction Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON MANITOWAC 4600 TRAVEL CHAIN WITH MECHANIC EE WAS HOLDING A PANEL BAR IN THE TRAVEL CHAIN PIN HOLE TO HOLD THE CHAIN IN PLACE WHEN THE CHAIN MOVED CAUSING THE PINCH BAR TO JUMPS TRIK ING EE HAND.

July 19, 1994 PA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lafarge Construction Materials · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHIPPING SCALE OFF OF A WEAR PLATE WHEN THE SCALE STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN LEFT EYE.

December 16, 1993 WV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lafarge Construction Materials · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EIGHTENING NUT ON BOLT ON CONVEYOR USING WRENCH HAS PAIN IN RIGHT ARM.

December 16, 1993 WV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lafarge Construction Materials · Fall onto or against objects

USING PRY BAR ON SCREEN-PRY BAR BROKE- CAUSING EE TO FALL BACKWARDS 3' INJURING LEFT ELBOS-LEFT MIDDLE BACK & BACK OF RIGHT KNEE.

June 1, 1992 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lafarge Construction Materials · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATES HE INJURED HIS LOWER BACK SOMETIME THE MORNING OF 6-1-92 EE STATES HE DID VARIOUS JOBS THAT MORNING AND DID NOT KNOW WHICH JOB CAUSED HIS PROBLEM. THE JOBS HE PERFORMED THAT MORNING WERE A DROVE A EUCLID TRUCK B SHOVELING AND C USING A PRY BAR.

June 29, 1991 WV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lafarge Construction Materials · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

CHANGING SEALS ON SCREEN BY REMOVING COUNTERWEIGHT FIRST.PULLING ON COUNTERWEIGHT HANGING ON COME-A-LONG EMPLOYEE REPORTED ON 06-29-91 BUT DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT AT THAT TIME.

May 15, 1990 WV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lafarge Construction Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIRING T ENSION SPRING ON 9A SCREEN WITH A COME-A-LONG IN ORDER TO HOOK CABLE ON SPRING WHILE ALLING ON SPRING SPRING SNAPPED & STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN LEFT HAND

May 12, 1990 MO · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lafarge Construction Materials · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING ROCK DRILL WHEN GUARD SLIPPED OUT WHILE AT TEMPTING TO PUT GUARD BACK THE SPECIAL TOOL (WRENCH) SLIPPED OFF & GUARD STRUCK EMPLOYEES FOOT & THEN PINNED IT AGAINST THE DRILL

October 16, 1989 WV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lafarge Construction Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HELPING INSTALL SCREEN PANELS IN SCREEN WHILE USING SPUD WRENCH TO ALIGN PANELS WRENCH SLIPPED STRIKING NOSE

August 23, 1989 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lafarge Construction Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A TWO POUND HAMMER ON BOLTS TO A ROLLER CHAIN IN A MAINTENANCE REPAIR PROCEDURE ON CRUSHING PLANT HAMMER SLIPPED OFF BOLT & CHAIN STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON FINGER

August 22, 1989 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lafarge Construction Materials · Struck by falling object

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE BOULDER FROM CRUSHER UNDER A CONTROLLED PROCEDURE. ONCE THE LARGE BOULDER WAS RELEASED EE WAS LOOSENING CHAIN USED FOR PROCEDURE WHEN A SMALLER ROCK FELL ON HIS F OREARM.

February 2, 1989 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lafarge Construction Materials · Struck against stationary object

EMPL WAS USING A PRYBAR TO CLEAN THE TRACKS OF A D9 MACHINE OF DEBRIS THE BAR SLIPPED AND THE EMPS THUMB STRUCK THE FRAME OF THE D9

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