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October 15, 1988 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Eastern Rock Products Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS GRINDING PIECE OF STEEL ON POWER GRINDER METAL CAUGHT ON GRIND WHEEL PULLING IT IN AND PULLED INJURIES THUMB IN WITH IT INJURY LOST END OF LEFT HAND THUMB.

August 1, 1988 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Eastern Rock Products Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING BOLTS WITH A TORCH UNDER PERSONAL VEHICLE AND PIECE OF SLAG DROPPED ON RITHGHT EYELID AREA

October 19, 1987 NY · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller MACHINERY
Eastern Rock Products Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

DRILL OPER CLEA3ING DRILL WITH HIGH PRESSURE HOT WATER UNIT DISCHARGE END OF WAND DROPPED DOWN BY LEATHER BOOT LEFT .STEAM WENT THROUGH STITCHING ON TOP OF BOOT AND BURNED HIS FOOT.TOP.

October 15, 1987 NY · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Eastern Rock Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EQUIPMENT OPERA7OR TRAVELING WITH DRAGLINE CRANE, ENGAGED TRACK LOCK LEVER TO STEER, LEFT HAND WAS ON LEVER AS IT KICKED ITS SELF OUT HITTING HIS LEFT PINKY FINGER.

September 29, 1986 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Eastern Rock Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING ON SCREEDN FRAME, KNEELING ON SAME WHEN HIS KNEE CAME OUT OF JOINT.

September 10, 1986 NY · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller MACHINERY
Eastern Rock Products Inc · Fall onto or against objects

INJ HOLDING DUS7 SEAL PLATES DOWN WITH 4' BAR AS ASPIRATOR WAS RAISING DRILL STEEL.BAR CAUGHT SEAL PLATES CAUSING INJ TO BE THROWN BACKWARDS.

May 20, 1986 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Eastern Rock Products Inc · Struck by powered moving object

CRUSHER OPERATO9 WAS WALKING ON PLATFORM AROUND CRUSHER WHEN A SMALL STONE FELL FROM BUCKET LINE AND HIT HIM ON ARM, CAUSING A NERVE TO BECOME PINCHED.

April 21, 1986 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Eastern Rock Products Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING OVERHEAD SLAG BOONCED OFF OF HIM OR EQUIPMENT ENTERED BEHIND HELMET AND BURNED EYE.

February 11, 1985 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Eastern Rock Products Inc · Flash burns (welding)

INJ WAS WELDING WITHOUT HIS WELDING HELMET ON FLASH BURN TO BOTH EYES

April 26, 1984 NY · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent MACHINERY
Eastern Rock Products Inc · Struck by flying object

INJURED WORKING UNDER CRUSHER (REPAIRING) USING AIR WRENCH -PC OF METAL OR DIRT LODGED IN LEFT EYE-NO PERMANENT DAMAGE

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