American Perlite Company · Struck by flying object
EE WAS CHANGING BEARING ON CONVEYOR BELT WHEN WIND BENERATED PERLITE BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.
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April 15, 1996
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
OTHER
American Perlite Company · Struck by flying object
EE WAS CHANGING SCREENS ON #1 & #2 HOMMERS ON THE DECK OF THE MILL WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW PERLITE DUST INTO EE'S EYES.
February 12, 1996
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
OTHER
American Perlite Company · Struck by flying object
EE USING SHOVEL TO CLEAN UNDER CONVEYOR BELT WHEN WIND GENERATED PERLITE BLEW INTO EYE[S].
October 19, 1995
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
OTHER
American Perlite Company · Struck by flying object
EMPLOYEE WALKING MILL ON DAILY ROUTINE, WHEN WIND GENERATED PERLITE BLEW INTO RIGHT EYE.
September 25, 1995
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
OTHER
American Perlite Company · Struck by flying object
WALKING THE MILL WHEN PERLITE (WIND GENERATED) BLEW IN LEFT EYE.
October 29, 1990
CA · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
OTHER
American Perlite Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE OPENED DOOR ON LOADER, WHEN CLIMBING UP TO FILL HYDRAULIC FLUID, A CRUST OF WIND BLEW DOOR CLOSED STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON COLLAR BONE.
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