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September 21, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Medusa Cement Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

IMJURED AND FELLOW EMPLOYEE'S WERE USING A CAT 631 SCRAPER IN AN ATTEMPT TO EXTRACT BOGGED CAT D-8 BULLDOZER WHEN INJURED ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE TOW CABLE FROM REAR OF SCRAPER EITHER SCRAPER OR BULLDOZER MOVED CAUSING HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER TO BE CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT BETWEEN CABLE AND SCRAPER

June 25, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Medusa Cement Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING DUST FROM #3 KILN PRECIPATOR A SECTION WHEN SONIC HORNS BLEW THE DUST FLUSHED THE EMPLOYEE RECIEVE BURNS TO RIGHT ARM, NECK, RIGHT EAR AND LIPS.

May 23, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Medusa Cement Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS USING AIR LANCE TO REMOVE MATERIAL FROM PREHEATER FELT PAIN IN LEFT SHOULDER

March 16, 1988 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Medusa Cement Company · Struck by falling object

REMVOING LINERS FROM FINISH MILL. LINER FELL AGFTER BOLTS WERE CUT OFF, HITTING RIGHT ANKLE.

March 11, 1988 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Medusa Cement Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HANDLING BRICK AND BLUE RAMMING WITH AIR HAMMER.

February 24, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Medusa Cement Company · Struck by flying object

USING AIRLANCE TO BLOW COAL BEING UNLOADED FROM RAIL CAR THROUGH CHUTE TO COAL DRAG. PARTICLES FOF COAL WERE BLOWN INTO INJURED'S LEFT EYE.

December 6, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Medusa Cement Company · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS OPE9ATING 8GA.INDUSTRIAL GUN TO SHOOT REFRACTORY & COATING FROM INSIDE ROTARY KILN PC.OF COATING OR REFRACTORY FLEW 30FT FROM POINT OF SLUG IMPACT TRAVELED THRU OPENING IN SHIELD FOR OPERAT OR &3STGRUCK HIS LEFT CHEEK

November 27, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Medusa Cement Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJ WAS USING J5CKHAMMER IN UNDER TRACK SCALE PIT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE POSITIONS OF JACKHAMMER HE P ULLED MUSCLE IN RT SHOULDER

September 6, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Medusa Cement Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED WAS USI3G AIR LANCE TO REMOVE BUILT UP MATERIAL FROM PREHEATER WALLS. HOT MATERIAL BLEW OUT AND BURNED HIS LEFT EYE LID AND CAUSED ABRASIONS TO LEFT CORNEA. INJURED WAS WEARING BOTH FA CE SHIELD AND S5FETY GLASSES AT TIME OF ACCIDENT.

July 21, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Medusa Cement Company · Struck by flying object

INJ OPENED COMP9ESSED AIR VALVE CAUSING ACCUMULATED CEMENT TO BE BLOWN INTO EYE

May 12, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal shopman repair cars, mechanic MACHINERY
Medusa Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS TUR3ING PLASTIC BUSHING IN LATHE-/WHEN HE GRASP MATERIAL WHICH HAD BEEN TURNED OFF, HIS THUMB PULLED BETWEEN CUTTING TOOL AND BUSHING.

April 7, 1987 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Medusa Cement Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A JACKHAMMER CLEANING OUT BUILD UP AROUND TAIL PULLEY OF #1 DRAG COMPARTMENT WHILE OPERATING JACK HAMMER EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

April 10, 1986 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Medusa Cement Company · Struck by flying object

INSJURED PERFOR4ED USUAL MAINTENANCE REPAIR DUTIES DURING SHIFT WHICH INCLUDED USE OF SURFACE GRINDER& WORKING IN DUSTY AREA AFTER LEAVING WORK HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING PAIN IN LEFT EYEMEDICAL

January 16, 1986 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Medusa Cement Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

WELDING WITH ST5INLESS STEEL ROD IN A CONFINED AREA.VENTILATION HAD BEEN FURTHERLIMITED BY SINATLLTION OF VISING TO IMPROVE VERY COLD WEATHER WORKING CONDITIONS.NOTE EMPLOYEE HAS A CHRONICE AS ASTHMATICCONDIT3ON WHICH REDUCE HIS TOLERENCE OF FUMES..

November 16, 1985 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Medusa Cement Company · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS USING O3YGEN/ACETYLENE TORCH TO CUT OUT SECTION OF 1" PLATE. AS HE NEARED THE END OF THE CUT THE WEIGHT OF THE SECTION GBEING CUT OUT CAUSED IT TO SWING DOWN AND BREAK OFF. THIS UNEXPE CTED DROP OCCUR9ED WHEN INJUREDES FEET WERE POSITIONED IN A LOCATION WHERE THE PLATE FELL

July 10, 1985 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Medusa Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HUB SEPARATED FROM A GEAR BEING HOISTED AND BOUNCED OFF AN AIRSLIDE ONTO THE EMPLOYEES UPPER LEGS BOTH WERE BRUISED

December 28, 1984 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Medusa Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED AND FELLOW WORKER WERE EACH USING DISC GRINDERS TO REMOVE METAL FROM SHAFT. GRINDER FELLOW WORKER WAS USING WAS DIRECTED SO METAL FLEW ONTO INJURED CAUSING HIM TO JUMP BACK FROM WORK. THE GRINDER TWISTED IN HIS GRASP AND DISC WHICH WAS STILL ROTATING STRUCK HIS LEFT WRIST CAUSING A LACERATION REQUIRING THREE STITCHES

December 13, 1984 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Medusa Cement Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE JACKHAMMERING BUILD UP ALONG CATWALK EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HER FINGERS BETWEEN HANDRAIL AND JACKHAMMER HANDLE.

June 19, 1984 GA · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Medusa Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED HAD COMPLETED MAKING CUT WITH ELECTRIC BAND SAW, RAISED BLADE OFF MATERIAL BEING CUT, AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO LOCK BLADE IN RAISED POSITION WHEN HIS RIGHT LARGE FINGER STRUCK MOVING BAND SAW BLADE, FINGER WAS LACERATED AND TWO SUTURES WERE NECESSARY TO CLOSE WOUND

March 22, 1984 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Medusa Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEEL CHIP FROM FINISH MILL LINER CUT LEFT CHEEK.

June 25, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Medusa Cement Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS ASCENDING RAMP TO S TART TO DRILL STONE WHEN THE DRILL RAN OVER A STONE WHICH CAUSED EMP TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND HIS FOOT WAS CAUGHT IN THE SPROCKET THE STONE HE HIT CAUSED THE PLATFOR WHICH HE WAS STANDING ON TO RAISE UP AND BREAK OFF

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