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September 19, 1986 VA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Lone Star Cement Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE CRANE OPERA7OR AND OILER ON 11 WORK RIG HAD BEEN CLEANING A SAN BARGE WITH A SMALL FRONT END LOADER. THE LOADER WAS LIFTED BACK ONTO THE DECK OF THE WORK RIG, THE OILER DISCONNECTED THE SL INGS AND HAD RE5TTACHED THE CLAMSHELL BUCKET. HE TURNED TO GO AND MOVE THE F.E. LOADER. THE CRANE OPERATOR BEGAN HOISTING BUCKET. AS SOON AS THE END OF BUCKET CLEARED THE TIMBERS THAT THE CRA

June 24, 1986 VA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Lone Star Cement Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATIN1 SHOVEL LOADING HAUL TRUCKS FROM THE MUCK PILE. A LARGE ROCK FELL FROM THE TOP OF THE MUCK PILE & S TRUCK THE CAB. THE OPERATORS CAB WAS DAMAGED & THE LEVER PANEL STRUCK EES LE G. 3

April 17, 1986 VA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Lone Star Cement Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ LUBRICATING3MASTER CLUTCH ASSEMBLY ON CLAMSHELL CRANE.DIDNT SHUT DOWN ENGINEAND LIFTED UP HINGED GUARD TO REMOVE OIL PLUG WITH WRENCH.FLY WHEEL WAS STILL TURNING AND CAUGHT SIDE OF RIGHT H AND.EMPL NOT WE5RING WORK GLOVES.

September 17, 1985 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Lone Star Cement Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 35 LB JACK HAMMER TO BREAK UP MATERIAL WHEN THE SIDE ROD ASSEMBLY BROKE STRIKING HIS HAND

June 22, 1985 PA · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Lone Star Cement Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

3 ELECTRICIANS INCL INJ EMPL WERE CHANGING HOLDING LINE CABLES ON OVERHEAD CRANE.THE OPERATOR WA INSTRUCTED BY ELEC WHO WERE STANDING ON TOP OF BUCKET TO TAKE SLACK OUT OF 2ND HOLDING LINE PRI OR TO ATTACHMENT TO EQUILIZER BAR.THE OPERATOR AFTER TAKING SLACK OUT CONTINUED TO HOIST CAUSING EQUILIZER BAR TO PINCH EMPL FOOT.

March 20, 1985 MD · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Lone Star Cement Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS CLEANING A CHOKED DUST COLLECTOR PIPE WITH HIS HAND THROUGH AN ACCESS PORT BELOW A ROTARY VALVE HE CLEARED THE AREA BELOW THE ACCESS PORT THEN REACHED ABOVE THE CLEAN OUT PORT PUT TING HIS HAND INTO AN OPERATING ROTARY VALVE

January 31, 1985 PA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Lone Star Cement Inc · Struck by falling object

INJ EMPL STANDING BESIDE SCAFFOLD OBSERVING MEN REMOVING OVERHEAD MATERIAL WITH AIR HAMMER.CHUNK OF MATERIAL FELL AND BOUNCED OFF SCAFFOLD AND STRUCK EMPL ON CHIN.CUT ON CHIN REQ 3 SUTURES.

November 8, 1984 MD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Lone Star Cement Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAR JAMMED CEMENT BAGS AT THE TOP OF A GRAVITY FEED (DOWNWARD) CONVEYOR HE CLIMBED UP ABOVE THE CONVEYOR STRADDLING IT TO REACH DOWN AND MOVE SOME BAGS A BAG ROLLED DOWN THE CONVEYOR TOWARD THE BAG PRESS HE TRIED TO STOP IT WITH HIS LEFT FOOT, THE 90# BAG PUSHED HIS FOOT INTO THE B AG PRESS

August 4, 1984 WV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Lone Star Cement Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE GRINDING RUST ON A DUMP TJAILER, THE WIRE BRUSH GRINDER HIT A POCKET WHERE THE RIBS OF THE TRAILER GOING CAUSING IT TO JUMP. IT HIT THE OPERATOR IN THE CHIN AND REQUIRED TWO STITCHES TO

May 9, 1984 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Lone Star Cement Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A TEFLON LINER INSIDE A CHUTE WHILE A FELLOW EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A HOLE THROUGH THE LINER FROM THE OUTSIDE. AS THE DRILL BIT PENETRATED THROUGH THE TEFLON L INER IT LACERATED THE EMPLOYEE\S HAND.

February 24, 1984 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Lone Star Cement Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO REMOVE NUTS FROM BOLTS HOLDING SPIDER TO MAIN FRAME OF GYRATORY CRUSHER AS GYRATORY WAS STARTED UP TO CRUSH SOME LOOSE MATERIAL ONE OF SPILLAGE GUARDS AT BOTTOM OF FEE D BIN FELL ON EMPLOYEE BELOW STRIKING HIS RT ARM AND HAND

December 9, 1983 VA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Lone Star Cement Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO CUT AN ALL THREAD BOLT WITH BAND SAW WHEN HE APPROACHED THE SAW HE DID NOT CHECK THE LATCH HOLDING THE SAW IN THE UP OSITION AS HE WAS PLACING THE BOLT ON THE SAW TAB LE THE SAW FELL AND STARTED THE ON-OFF SWITCH WAS DISCOVERED TO BE FAULTY ALSO

December 2, 1983 MD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Lone Star Cement Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

NISEWARNER & WEAVER WERE USING THE SWENCH WRENCH TO CLOSE A STUBBORN SLIDING DOOR ONT HE BOTTOM OF A CEMENT CARING R/R/ CAR. NISEWARNER WAS PULLING DOWN ON THE HANDLE -APPROX 5\ LONG- WEAVER W AS PUSHING DOWN THEY THOUGHT THE PRESSURE WAS RELEASED ON THE WRENCH. THEY LET UP THE HANDLE RELEASED THE TENSION & BACK LASHED HITTING WEAVER.

January 16, 1983 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Lone Star Cement Inc · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS USING A BENCH GRINDER ON THE ROUGH EDGE OF A 16 IN 21 IN X 1/4 IN PIECE OF STEEL AS HE WAS RUNNING THE PIECE FROM LEFT TO RT THE PIECE BEGAN TO SLIP HE GRABBED FOR IT STRIKING HIS LEFT HAND AGAINST THE GRINDING STONE

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