CRUSHER OPERATOR TURNED IN HIS CHAIR AND HURT HIS BACK WHILE RUNNING BACKHOE CONTROLLS. HE WAS TURNING IN SWIVEL CHAIR TO MOVE TO OTHER CONTROLS WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN LOWER BACK.
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November 20, 1989
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
American Aggregates Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
September 21, 1989
MI · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
American Aggregates Corp · Struck against a moving object
EMPL WAS RAISING CRUSHER BOWL WITH OVERHEAD HOIST HE HAD JUST SWITCHED FROM ONE HOIST TO ANOTHER HOIST WHEN CABLE BROKE DROPPING CRUSHER BOWL 2' TO FLOOR HE WAS RIDING ON THE BOWL
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