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November 1, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PUSHING ON SURGE PILE WITH MUD CAT, CLAIMANT GOT PARTICLE IN EYE.

May 20, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal cutting machine operator, ripper, universal operator MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLAMS EXCESSIVE USE OF NECK FOR WORK ACTITVITIES. INJ NOT REPORTED TO EMPLOYER UNTIL 6-15-92.

April 20, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING TRACTOR IN PIT WHEN HE HIT A ROCK AND HURT HIS BACK.

January 27, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Contact with hot objects or substances

WELDING

July 8, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS UTILIZING ELECTRIC GRINDER ON WING PULLEY.

June 29, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING CRANE FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER - FELL - STRAIN IN NECK AND SHOULDER

June 9, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE SHIFTED FROM REVERSE TO FORWARD WHEN HE HIT ELBOW ON SEAT FRAME CUTTING HIS ELBOW. DID NOT ADVISE ANYONE OF INJURY UNTIL 6-11-90.

April 19, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Struck by concussion

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS INJURED AT WORK - HAS NOT DESCRIBED HOW INJURY OCCURRED - FIRST NOTICE TO EMPLOYER 5-23-90 - DISCHARGED 4-19-90.

March 29, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WHILE BACKING DOZER OVER A LARGE ROCK WHICH CAUSED CRACKED WINDOW TO EXPLODE LODGING A PIECE OF GLASS IN EMPLOYEES EYE

September 29, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WHILE WELDING FOREIGN MATTER FELL INTO EMPLOYEES EYE

April 27, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WHILE CUTTING A STEEL PIPE WITH A TORCH,HOT SLAG WAS BLOWN INTO THE AIR AND HIT HIS EAR.

March 21, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WHILE CUTTNG METAL WITH TORCH, HOT SLAG BLEW BACK SPLASHING HIT STEEL UNDER EMPLOYEES CUTTING GLASSES BURNING CORNER OF LEFT EYELID.

March 19, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DURING COURSE OF WELDING EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED FOREIGN OBJECT IN LEFT EYE.

November 7, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS WI9ING A MOTOR ON GRIZZLY FEEDER. HE PERFORMED THIS WORK IN THE SAME AREA WHERE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING. THE FLASH FROM THE WELDING CAUSED A FLASH BURN TO EMPLOYEE EYES. EMPL OYEE DID DNOT S9EK MEDICAL ATTENTION UNTIL 11-10-87.

September 26, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS REPLACIN1 A SHAFT ON H EAD PULLEY FOR BASE BUNKER. FUMES INSIDE THE PULLEY WERE IGNITED BY A SPARK CAUSING A BLOW-BACK EFFECT TTHRU THE PUSHER HOLE BURNING THE EE.

August 13, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS RE1AIRING THE BUCKET ON THE LOADER AS HE WAS CHIPPING AWAY SLAG A VERY SMALL PIECE OF METAL LODGED IN HIS EYE

April 23, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS AS8ISTING WITH THE REMOVAL OF A LARGE ROCK FROM CRUSHER AND RESTED HIS HAND ON THE CABLE THAT WAS MOVING CAUSING BRUISED LEFT FIFTH FINGER.

April 7, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Flash burns (welding)

TWO EMPLOYEE WE9E WELDING IN A CONFINED AREA REFLECTION FROM THE OTHER ARC WELDER CAUSED FLASH BURNS TO EMPLOYEE EYES

March 4, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WELDIN1 GALVANIZED PIPE INHALED VAPOR

February 20, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WHILE 7UTTING DISCHARGE SCREENS REMOVED HIS GOGGLES TO MAKE SURE OF WHAT HE WAS CUTTING WHICH CAUSED BURN TO THE EYES.

February 13, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Struck by flying object

EMP LAID GRINDE9 (STILL SPINNING) DOWN ON TABLE AND PIECE OF METAL WAS THROWN ONTO EMPLOYEES EYE

January 10, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WHILE 4ELDING WEAR PLATES, PLATES SLIPPED AND HIT EMPLOYEE'S HAND.

January 3, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Contact with hot objects or substances

STEEL CABLES HA8 BEEN CUT IN HAL WITH A TORCH AND EMPL TOUCHED THE HOT CABLE.

August 19, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING ON A PIECE OF PLATE. HE DID NOT OBSERVE THAT THERE WAS ANOTHER SMALL PLATE STACKED ON THE PIECE HE WAS WORKING WITH. WHEN HE MOVED THE FIRST PLATE, THE SMALLER PLATE SLID DOWN AND HIT E4PLOYEE S HAND, CAUSING A BRUISE AND SMALL LACERATION.

December 31, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal tipple/top lander/skip dumper operator, binman, topman MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

EMP CLAIMS HE W5S OPERATING THE SCRAPER FASTER THAN USUAL AND THAT THE EXTRA MOTION CAUSED HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK STRAIN REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT

February 12, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS USING AN AIR ARC TO CUT OUT BRONZE OUTER ECCENTRIC BUSHING IN CONE CRUSHER. EMPLOYEE INHALED FUMES CUASED FROM BRONZE BEING CUT. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING REQUIRED EQUIPMENT. HIGHWINDS WERE A MAJOR FACTOR, TRAPPING FUMES IN CUTTING AREA. EMPLOYEE WAS EXAMINED INCLUDING X RAY BY DR NEXT DAY, RECEIVED MEDICATION AND RELEASED TO WORK.

May 29, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AN OVERSIZE ROCK BECAME LODGED IN FEED OPENING OF JAW CRUSHER. A 5 1/2\ PRY BAR WAS BEING USED TO ATTEMPT TO DISLODGE THE ROCK AND BECAME STUCK BETWEEN THE ROCK AND HINGE PIN GUARD ON CRUSHER. A DECISION WAS MADE TO HOIST THE LARGE ROCK OUT OF THE CRUSHER BY CRANE AND THE ROCK WAS RIGGED FOR THIS, THE BAR BEING STUCK FAST, IT WAS DECIDED TO BUMP THE CRUSHER AS THE

December 22, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Owl Rock Products · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SUPPORT ONE END OF SWING GENERATOR SHAFT ON THE MARION DRAGLINE UTILIZING A GRAB CHAIN AND THE 3 TON ELECTRIC HOIST IN THE DRAGLINE. HE WAS HOLDING THE GRAB CHAIN WI TH RIGHT HAND AND OPERATING CONTROLS OF ELECTRIC HOIST WITH LEFT HAND. HE INADVERTANTLY HAD HIS HAND BETWEEN THE COUPLING AND THE GRAB CHAIN WHEN HE BUMPED THE HOIST TO TIGHTEN CHAIN. THE HOI

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