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March 13, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Allied Products Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED WAS CUTTING LIFTING EYE OF FEEDER OUT TORCH POPPED AND BLEW PARTICLE BACK IN R EYE

November 20, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Allied Products Company · Flash burns (welding)

EMPL WAS WELDING ON CEDAR RAPIDS SCREEN. REFLECTION FROM WELDERS AROUND HIM CAUSED HIS EYES TO BE BURNED.

October 15, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Allied Products Company · Struck by flying object

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP SHOP ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING. AS INJURED LEANED OVER TO PICK UP TRASH, FOREIEN BODY FLEW INTO EYE FROM GRINDER.

September 3, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Allied Products Company · Struck by falling object

EMPL WAS CUTTING ON BOTTOM OF MUD RING SIDE PART FELL HE TRIPPED ON AIR HOSE & COULD NOT GET OUT OF WAY. RESULTS RIGHT LOWER BACK.

August 5, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Allied Products Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS GRINDING PIECE OF ANGLE INRON WITH HAND GRINDER WHEN SOMETHING GOT INTO EYE.

June 15, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Allied Products Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED WAS BURNING OUT DISCHARGVE SCREEN PLATES FOR 301 MILL WHEN PIECE OF HOT SLAG WENT DOWN IN SHOE & BURNED FOOT. INJURED DID NOT GO TO DR. UNTIL 6/24/8,.

May 14, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Allied Products Company · Fall from machine

INJ. WAS UNLOADING FINES OUT OF RAIL CAR WITH A BACK HOE. BACK HOE OUTRIGGER SLIPLPED CAUSING MACHINE TO FALL TO ONE SIDE THROWING INJ. OFF ON GROUND.

May 4, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver MACHINERY
Allied Products Company · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS OPERATING CATERPILLAR SHOVEL AND WAS DUMPING A BUCKET OF STONE INTO A TRUCK A ROCK FELL CAME THROUGH WINDSHIELD RESULTING IN CUT ON LEFT LEG.

May 2, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Allied Products Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED WAS TIGHTENING PUSH LUG WITH AIR IMPACT WRENCH WHEN LUG BROKE LOOSE CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST KILN SHELL WHICH HAD BEEN PEREHEATED. EVIDENTLY TOO MUCH PRESSURE.

February 11, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Allied Products Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED WAS STANDING ON BEAM CLEANING CAST SETTLING TANK WITH WATER JET MUD CAME THROUGH FROM FRONT CHANNEL & KNOCKED HIS FEET OUT FROM UNDER H IM RT.LEG STUCK BETWEEN ANOTHER BEAM & MUD

December 2, 1987 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Allied Products Company · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS USI3G AIR LANCE TO BLOW DUST CHUTE OUT. BLOW BACK IN FACE CAUSED INJURY.

December 1, 1987 AL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Allied Products Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

INJURED WAS WEL8ING ON CRANE BUCKET ARM AND EVINDENTLY INHALED SOME FUMES FROM ELECTRODE INJURE WENT TO DR FOR COLD SYMPTOMS AND DR ADVISED HE HAD SOME CHEMICAL BURNS IN HIS THROAT

November 30, 1987 AL · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper MACHINERY
Allied Products Company · Struck by powered moving object

INJURED WAS ATT9MPTING TO HOOK HEADACHE BALL TO CABLE ON CHERRY PICKER CRANE. CRANE OPERATOR MOVED BOOM OVER TOWARD BALL. INJURED TURNED AROUND AND BOOM HIT HIM IN HEAD.

January 23, 1987 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Allied Products Company · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS GRINDING KILN SHELL PIECE OF STEEL IN EYE.

January 19, 1987 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Allied Products Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS HOL8ING BOLT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND WHENIMPACT WRENCH WAS APPLIED TO THE NUT SPINNING THE BOLT WITH HIS RIGHT HAND.

February 20, 1986 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Allied Products Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS WEL8ING A PLATE ON BOTTOM OF PORTABLE POWER SCREEN WHEN EMPLOYEE WORKING ABOVE CAUSED ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL TO FALL STRIKING INJURED AN LEFT HAND.

April 1, 1985 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Allied Products Company · Struck by flying object

MECHANIC WAS CLEANING SLOTS AN AIR COMPRESSOR BY BLOWING OUT SLOTS WITH AIR HOSE WHEN INJURIED WALKED BY. A PARTICLE BLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.

February 9, 1985 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Allied Products Company · Struck by flying object

USING HAND GRINDER TO REMOVE RUST FROM SHINES TO BE USED AT DRIVE PIER METAL PARTICLE GLANCED OFF OF CEMENT UP UNDER SAFETY SHIELDS AND INTO HIS LEFT EYE

November 19, 1984 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Allied Products Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

INJURED WAS CHECING KILN USING PROFECTING FACE SHIELD KILN BLEW BACK AND BLEW LIME UNDER SHIELD AND INTO LEFT EYE.

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