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September 27, 1996 MO · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Howard Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS WORKING IN THE PIT AREA AND A ROCK HIT HIS RIGHT HAND, PINKY FINGER.

May 20, 1996 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Howard Quarries Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

SHOT ROCK WAS APPARENTLY HUNG UP BETWEEN FEEDER AND HOPPER OF PLANT. EMP WAS IN PROCESS OF TRYING TO FREE MATERIAL, WHEN A LARGE ROCK ROLLED ONTO HIS FOOT.

April 14, 1995 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Howard Quarries Inc · Struck by flying object

EE HAD BACKED EUCLID TRUCK TO HOPPER AT CRUSHER PLANT, LOOKED OUT WINDOW & ROCK FLEW OUT OF GRIZZLY [CRUSHER] & HIT HIM IN THE FACE.

July 26, 1994 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Howard Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED STATED THAT HE AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF CHANGING THE HAMMERS ON THE HAMMER MILL. INJURED WAS LIFTIN GUP ONE HAMMER NAD REMOVING IT, THE DRILL STEEL PUSHIN G THE PIN CAME ON THROUGH IT AND SMASHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE HAMMER OR HIS FINGER BETWEEN PIN AND DRILL STEEL. HE DID NOT HEAR INJURED STATE THAT THE HAMEMR WAS LOOSE AND EMPLOYEE CONTINUED TO D

June 2, 1994 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Howard Quarries Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED STATED AS HE WAS CUTTING APIEC EOF METAL WITH CUTTING TORCH, THE HOSE GOT HUNG UP ON A ROCK, WHEN HE PULLED ON THE TORCH HEAD TO FREE THE LINE, IT CAME LOOSE AND RAKED THE LIT TORCH HE AD ACROSS HIS LEFT HAND.

April 14, 1994 MO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Howard Quarries Inc · Fall from machine

A PIPE FELL INTO THE FLOOD WATERS, HE WAS GOING TO TIE A ROPE TO IT TO PULL IT OUT OF THE WATER, THE PIPE WAS TOO HEAVY AND THE ROPE BROKE, CAUSE EE TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FALL. HE HIT A ROCK AND FELL INTO THE WATER. EE FELL FROM BULLDOZER.

July 12, 1993 MO · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Howard Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CABLE SLIPPED OUT OF SPOOL & HIT HIM NEAR THE EYE.

October 28, 1992 MO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Howard Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS REPLACING FAN BELTS ON V8 GENERATOR. EH WAS SPINNING FAN B HAND TO ALLOW BELT TO GO ONTO THE PULLEY. ONE BELT GOT LODGED IN FAN, WHEN THE FAN WAS PULLED ON, THE NEXT BLADE CAME A ROUND AND CUT THE FINGER.

August 28, 1990 MO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Howard Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EMPL WAS WELDING REAR END HOUSING ON TRUCK PIECE OF METAL GOT IN LEFT EYE WHICH HAD TO BE REMOVED BY DR.

May 3, 1989 MO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Howard Quarries Inc · Struck by falling object

I NAME WAS USING WINCH TO PICK UP A PIECE OF STEEL HE WAS POUTTING A HBLOCK UNDER THE STEEL WHEN THE C CLAMP CAME LOOSE & THE PIECE OF STEEL FELL ON HIM

April 29, 1989 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Howard Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING CUTTING TORCH TO CUT BEARINGS OUT OF ROLLER OF CRUSHER PLANT WHEN THE FLAME FLASHED BACK INTO FACE.

January 9, 1989 MO · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Howard Quarries Inc · Struck by flying object

I NAME WAS DRILLING WHEN HIS DRILL HIT A WAATER SPRING CAUSING MUD TO FLY IN HIS FACE AND INTO HIS EYES HIS LEFT EYEBALL WAS SCRATCHED BUT NOT PERMANETLY DAMAGED I NAME WAS SEEN BY DR ON 1-108 1-10-89 AND WAS TOILD BY THE DR THAT IT LOOKED LIKE THE SCRATCH ON HIS EYEBALL WAS HEALED

June 20, 1988 MO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Howard Quarries Inc · Struck by flying object

I.NAME WAS CHIPPING SLAG OFF THE TIP OF A HAMMER WHEN THE SLAG FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE

July 23, 1987 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Howard Quarries Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE GRINDING 5 PIECE OF METAL AT GRINDER, A PIECE OF THE METAL FLEW OUT OF GRINDER, HITTING I,NAME IN LEFT EYE.

April 17, 1987 MO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Howard Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE GRINDING 4ITH AHAND GRINDER,IT CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 PIECES OF METAL,JUMPED OUT AND CUT ARM.

February 7, 1987 MO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Howard Quarries Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

HE WAS CUTTING 5 H-BEAM OFF CRUSHER, A SPARK HIT THE ANGLE IRON, CIRCLED AND ENTERED HIS LEFT EAR.

January 21, 1987 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Howard Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 1/12/87 HE W5S CLEANING SNOW OUT OF THE BED OF THE TRUCK; HE JUMPED TO THE GROUND AND FELT HIS KNEE POP BUT FELT NO PAIN. ON 1/21/87 WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK, HE PUSHED ON LTHE CLUTCH AND FE LT HIS KNEE POP3AGAIN AND THEN FELT PAIN.

September 4, 1986 MO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Howard Quarries Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMP WAS WELDING3WHEN A HOT PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS EYE

January 9, 1986 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Howard Quarries Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL RUNNING DO1ER OVER ROUGH GROUND.WHILE BACKING MACHINE UP WENT OVER ROUGH CENTER OF AREA JARRING OPERATOR.

June 18, 1984 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Howard Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON AN ENGINE, SEEING IF THERE WAS A SPARK IN THE SPARK PLUG, HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT FOREFINGER BETWEEN THE FLYWHEEL AND STARTER ROPE SHIELD BRACKET

April 9, 1984 MO · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager MACHINERY
Howard Quarries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF FAN OF GENERATOR HITTING EMPLOYEE IN EYE

August 18, 1983 MO · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Howard Quarries Inc · Struck by flying object

WELDING.

July 14, 1983 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Howard Quarries Inc · Struck by flying object
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