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September 20, 1989 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Northwestern States Portland Cement Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS USING IMPACT WRENCH AND SOCKET TO TIGHTEN BOLTS ON HAMMERS AT PRIMARY CRUSHER WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS INJURED PINCHED FLESHY AREA OF L PALM BETWEEN SOCKET AND IMPACT WRENCH CAUSING LACERTION TO PALM

August 4, 1989 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Northwestern States Portland Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS HOLDING STEEL CHANNEL IN POSITION FOR ANOTHER EMPLOYEE TO DRILL THROUGH.DRILL BIT MISSED CHANNEL FLANGE AND PENETRATED INJURD'S LEFT MIDDLE FINGERTIP(FIRST LOST WORKDAY IS 08-07-89

September 21, 1987 IA · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Northwestern States Portland Cement Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJ WAS MAKING 2PERATIONAL ADJUSTMENT ON PALLETIZING MACHINE ( THIS IS DONE WITH MACHINE RUNNING) WHILE CLEANING AN ELECTRIC EYE, INJURED LEFT MIDDLE FINGERTIP WAS CAUGHT AND PINCHED BY PALLE PALLETIZER STRI1PER PAD

March 6, 1987 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Northwestern States Portland Cement Company · Struck by powered moving object

WHILE CLEANING 8RUM OF CASTABLE MIXER, INJURED ACCENTALLY BUMPED START SWITCH WITH HIS LEG AND ACTIVATED MIXER BLADE. AS MIXER BLADE ROTATED, IT STRUCK THUMB AREA OF INUJUREDS HAND.

June 11, 1986 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Northwestern States Portland Cement Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS USI3G JACKHAMMER IN #2 KILN TO REMOVE OLD REFRACTORY AFTER JACKHAMMERING NOTICED DULL ACHE IN ELBOW NEXT MORNING SORENESS INCREASED SO INJURED REPORTED INJURY AND WAS SENT TO DR

April 14, 1986 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Northwestern States Portland Cement Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

INJURED WAS IN 8ECONDARY CRUSHING LUNCHROOM DOING PAPERWORK AND EATING LUNCH (APPROX.1 1/2 HR.PEROID)FUMES FROM LUNCHROOM SPACE HEATER CAUSED INJURED TO BECOME ILL.(HEADACHE. NAUSEA,FATIGUE).

January 21, 1985 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Northwestern States Portland Cement Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

WHILE BRAZING METAL CAGE FOR DUST COLLECTOR BAG,INJURED INADVERTENTLY GRABBED HOT BRAZING ROD CAUSING A BURN ON HIS LEFT HAND.AREA LATER BECAME INFECTED,AND EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR ON 01-25-85

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