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December 5, 2014 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Drummond Dolomite, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The injured employee was assisting in setting cables on the mill 7 ft crusher when the bulldozer operator was signaled to go "back". However, the operator thought he was signaled to go "forward", which tightened the cable, causing injured's hand to be pinched between the crusher and cable.

July 17, 2014 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Drummond Dolomite, Inc. · Struck by falling object

The injured was die grinding stainless steel parts in the maintenance shop. After grinding he looked up and metal fleck' s that were on his safety glasses fell into his eye.

November 21, 2012 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Drummond Dolomite, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While welding cracks in the primary crusher main frame, the injured was doing a lot of twisting and turning and felt pain in his hip with increasing pain.

September 29, 2011 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Drummond Dolomite, Inc. · Struck by flying object

The injured EE was grinding steel on the cutting table, about waist high, when a piece of steel came up from the grinding wheel and went up behind from the bottom of his safety glasses, lodging in his left eye.

August 14, 2007 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Drummond Dolomite, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

The injured employee was removing rusted metal from back of #29 Mack truck using a 6" angle grinder and pliers when he cut his hand while reaching over the grinder with the pliers to remove the metal.

March 3, 2006 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Drummond Dolomite, Inc. · Struck by flying object

The injured got a piece of metal in his right eye while operating a die grinder while repairing a shifting linkage.

October 11, 2005 MI · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Drummond Dolomite, Inc. · Struck against a moving object

THE INJURED EXPERIENCED SORENESS IN HIS BACK AFTER OPERATING THE PC400LC-7 KOMATSU AFTER DIGGING OUT LARGE ROCKS AND THE BUCKET SLIPPED OFF SEVERAL TIMES DROPPING, CAUSING JAR SENT TO THE CAB AND SEAT.

September 23, 2005 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Drummond Dolomite, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS USING A DIE GRINDER TO CUT A SOLENOID FREE FROM THE FRAME OF THE 1988 FORD MODEL CARGO 8000 FUEL TRUCK, APPLYING THE CHARGED GRINDER TO THE BOLTS OF THE MOUNTED SOLENOID, WHEN THE GRINDER "DUG IN" AND JUMPED, STRIKING THE BACK OF THE INJURED'S LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE THUMB AND INDEX FINGER RESULTING IN A 1 1/2 INCH LONG CUT.

December 8, 2001 OH · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Huron Lime, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING LATHE TO MACHINE A PIECE OF STEEL. RIGHT HAND WAS RESTING ON LATHE. (EMPLOYEE IS LEFT HANDED). LONG PIECE OF STEEL SHAVING FROM PIECE BEING MACHINED TOUCHED HIS HAND. IT SCA RED HIM AND HE JERKED HIS RIGHT HAND BACK. IN DOING SO, THE SHAVING CUT HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

July 29, 1995 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Huron Lime, Inc. · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING INSPECTION DOOR ON CHUTE TO SCREEN WHEN LIME DUST FELL FROM BEHIND HIS GLASSES INTO HIS RIGHT EYE. LIME DUST FELL FROM VIBRATION OF EQUIPMENT RUNNING NEARBY. THIS WAS ON THE 7TH FLOOR WHERE RISING HEAT CURRENTS ADDED THE STIRRING OF DUST.

November 13, 1992 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Drummond Dolomite, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING INSTALL THE SLEEVE ON TOP OF THE CRUSHER & WAS GUIDING IT INTO PLACE SLEEVE DROPPED SUDDENLY & CAUGHT HIS GLOVE & PULLEWD HIS LITTLE FINGER ON HIS RT HAND UNDER IT THIS PINCHED THE TIP OFF OF HIS FINTER SURGERY WAS REQUIRED TO REPLACE THE SEVERED FINGER TIP

June 2, 1992 MI · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Drummond Dolomite, Inc. · Flash burns (welding)

95149ED RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO HIS EYES WHILE HOLDING A PIECE OF STEEL IN PLACE WHILE IT WAS BREING WELDED BY ANOTHER EE, EE AT WALKWAY OVER MILL FEEDER.

May 15, 1991 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Huron Lime, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIRMAN REPLACED ELEMENT ON A REX COUPLING HE SPUN THE MOTOR WITHOUT REPLACING THE GUARD ELEMENT BROKE & STRUCK HIM IN THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND

September 30, 1987 MI · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Drummond Dolomite Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE RUNNING T2E HOUGH, THE INJ EMP, WAS DIGGING ROCK ON T HE QUARRY FLOOR, HE RAN THE BUCKET INTO THE BANK HITTING A BIG ROCK, TWISTINGK HIS BACK

July 16, 1987 MI · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Drummond Dolomite Inc · Struck by flying object

THE PERATOR SET3AND ADJUSTED THE DRILL HE WAS USING (NO.3)AFTER GETTING THE DRILL ADJUSTED,THE COUPLING BROKE,WHEN HE WENT TO SHUT THE DRILL DOWN A PIECE OF THE COUPLING LODGED H.IN HIS ARM.

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