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June 30, 1995 OH · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Lafarge Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WELDING GUARD BRACKET WELDING ROD STUCK TO BRACKET WHEN TRYING TO BREAK OFF THE ROD IT BROKWE & PUNCTURED LEFT ARM

September 17, 1993 OH · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Lafarge Corp · Struck by flying object

WHILE CHIPPING AT A FRESH WELD, A WELD PIECE OGOT INTO RIGHT EYE.

January 22, 1993 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Lafarge Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INSTALLING WEAR PLATES IN SURGE BIN. EE TACK WELDED ONE CORNER IN PLACE, THEN PUT TENSION ON PLATE WITH CRANE TO LIFT OTHER CORNER UP. LOWER CORNER WAS HANGING UP. HE WENT TO TRIM THIS WITH A TORCH, THE TACK WELD BROKE AND PLATE SWUNG OUT, PINNING HIM TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HOPPER.

July 18, 1992 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Lafarge Corp · Struck by flying object

USING AIR POWER GRINDER REPAIRING SPLICE ON 3 GALLEY BELT. DID NOT FEEL ANYTHING BUT MAN WORKING WITH HIM NOTICED RED SPOT IN EYE. AFTER THAT EYE BECAME SORE AND SWOLLEN.

November 6, 1991 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Cleveland Quarries Company · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A WATERLINE AT 7X QUARRY. HE WAS WELDING AROUND THE PIPE AT THE BREAK. WHEN HE BENT OVER TO WELD UNDER THE PIPE HIS HELMET FELL OFF HIS HEAD AS HE STRUCK AN ARK AND THE WELDING FLASH HIS EYES.

March 25, 1991 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Cleveland Quarries Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING 2 1/4IN ASHLAR OFF OF POWER ROLLERS WENT TO TAKE A PIECE OFF & HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT IN THE POWER ROLLER

November 27, 1990 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Cleveland Quarries Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING CAB FROM CAT FRONT END LOADER USING IMPACT WRENCH TO TAKE OUT OF BOLT WRENCH TWISTED PINNED R HAND

February 21, 1989 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Cleveland Quarries Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PUT HAND ON POWER ROLLER GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLERS & PULLED HAND INTO ROLLER

August 17, 1988 OH · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Cleveland Quarries Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RUNNING JACK HAMMER,DRILL STRUCK IN STONE CAUSING JACK HAMMER TO TWIST AND SPRAINED LEFT HAND.

March 19, 1986 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Standard Slag Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE I NAME3AND ANOTHER I NAME WERE DRILLING & S PLITTING RIP RAP.THEY HAD ONE HOLE DRILLED AND SPLITTER IN THAT HOLE.PEDRO WAS DRILLING ANOTHER R READY FOR HOL9 BEING DRILLED.I NAME STEPPED ON SIDE OF ROCK BEING SPLIT AND IT BROKE OFF.THROWING HIMSELF & PULLING I NAME WITH DRILL OFF THE ROCK.I NAME RECEIVED NECK AND BACK INJURIES.

January 14, 1986 OH · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Cleveland Quarries Company · Struck by falling object

CUTTING OLD RAI5ROAD RAILS UP FOR SHIPMENT WAS CUTTING BENT RAIL ON TOP OF PILE WHEN RAIL WAS CUT IT FELL CAUSING PILE TO SHIFT THE RAILS FELL & PINNED LEGS BETWEEN GROUND & RAILS

June 12, 1985 OH · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Standard Slag Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REBUILDING CUTTER DISCHARGE CHUTE,CUTTER CHUTE MOVED A HALF CYCLE AND SQUEEZED RIB CAGE AND SHOULDERS AGAINST SIDE OF HOPPER.RIB CAGE AND SHOULDERS SQUEEZED -PINNED.

March 25, 1985 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Standard Slag Company · Struck by flying object

DUST BLOWING INTO CAB OF DOZER-DOOR NOT CLOSED.FOREIGN OBJECT IN RIGHT EYE.

November 16, 1984 NV · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Standard Slag Company · Struck against stationary object

OPERATING JOY DRILL AND BUMPED KNEE AGAINST DRILL TRACK.

June 22, 1984 WV · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Standard Aggregates Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON DRAGLINE WHEN A PIECE OF HOT STEEL FELL INTO HIS RIGHT BOOT, CAUSING A 3 DEGREE BURN ON HIS RIGHT ANKLE

July 14, 1983 OH · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Cleveland Quarries Company · Struck by falling object

TWO COWORKERS AND MYSELF WERE USING A BREAKING HAMMER TO SEVER A BLOCK OF STONE FROM THE QUARRY BED AND THE VIBRATION FROM THE BREAKING HAMMER WE WERE USING CAUSED THE JACK HAMMER LAYING ON TH LEDGE ABOVE TO MOVE AND FALL OVER THE EDGE OF THE BLOCK ONTO MY FINGER

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