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Years on record
1983–2026
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March 5, 1987 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
St Francis Material Company · Struck against a moving object

EMP WAS OPERATI3G DOZER, JARRING OCCURED FROM DOZER CUASED STRAIN TO BACK

December 2, 1986 AR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
St Francis Material Company · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING NEAR AN AUT OMATIC WELDER-FLASH FROM WELDER CAUSED BURNS TO H IS EYHES

November 4, 1986 AR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
St Francis Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS HOOKING3UP DRAG CHAIN ON VIBRATOR TO SLOW DOWN SPEED OF MATERIAL WHEN OPPOSITE END OF CHAIN CAME LOOSE AND FELL THRU VIBRATOR JERKING CHAIN FROM HIS HAND CAUSING CUT TO FINGER ON LEFT HAND 3

November 23, 1985 AR · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
St Francis Material Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING, ASHES WENT UP U NDER HELMET AND EMBEDDED IN RIGHT EYE.

June 14, 1984 AR · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper MACHINERY
St Francis Material Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HELPING OPERATE ROCK DRILL CAUGHT FINGER IN HYDRAULIC WRENCH

May 15, 1984 AR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
St Francis Material Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINT OCCASIONAL PAIN IN LEFT HIP FOR LAST 3 MTHS TREATED IN EMERGENCY ROOM ON 5-15-84 DR. EMERGENCY ROOM REFERRED TO DR. MAHON BONE SPECIALIST ADM. TO HOSPTIAL AND FOUND RUPTURED DISC TO BE PROBLEM SURGERY PERFORMED ON EMPLOYEE.

May 8, 1984 AR · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
St Francis Material Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WASUSING CUTTING TORCH WITH GOGGLES. A GRAIN OF SAND HEATED BY THE TORCH, EXPLODED, HITTING HIM IN THE EYE. HE WAS SENT TO THE DOCTOR IMMEDIATELY WHERE THE SAND WAS REMOVED. MEDIATELY WHERE THE SAND WAS REMOVED.

March 13, 1984 AR · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
St Francis Material Company · Flash burns (welding)

SEE STATEMENT ATTACHED.

January 20, 1984 AR · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
St Francis Material Company · Struck by flying object

EE WAS RUNNING DOZER IN PIT & GOT DUST N HIS EYES. HE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 1-23-84 & RETURNED TO WORK SAME DAY.

September 12, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
St Francis Material Company · Flash burns (welding)

ELECTREIC WELDER WAS SET UP & POWER WAS TURNED ON. A SHORT IN AUTOMATIC FEED LINE CAUSED AUTOMATIC FEED RESULTING IN FLASH & CAUSING BURN TO EYES.

June 27, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
St Francis Material Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HAVING BRAKES REPAIRED ON END DUMP TRUCK AFTER BRAKES WERE REPAIRED EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO INSTALL WHEEL AND TIRE BACK ON TRUCK EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING LUG NUT WH ILE OTHER EMPLOYEE WAS USING AIR WRENCH LUG NUT WASHER TURNED CATCHING EMPLOYEES FINGER

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