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December 8, 1988 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
M A Hanna Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED CLAIMS HE WAS DRIVING A FORKLIFT DOWN A RAMP WHEN EIGHTER THE BRAKES FAILED OR HIS MACHINE SLIPPED ON THE ICEY ROAD AND THE MACHINE BOUNCED ON THE BOTTOM ROUGH ROAD.

February 23, 1988 MN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
M A Hanna Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED CLAIMS WHILE BACKING UP THE PRODUCTION TRUCK, HE WAS OPERATING HE LOST CONTROL ALONG WITH POOR VISIBILITY OR COMBINATION OF BOTH AND THE TRUCK WENT OVER THE EDGE OF THE DUMP.

October 5, 1987 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
M A Hanna Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED CLAIMS 4HENSTADNING BESIDE FORKLIFT THE PLACED FOOT IN BACK OF MACHINE. THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR TURNED MACHINE OFF BUT LEFT CLUTCH LANGAGED WHEN CLUTCH WAS LET OUT MACHINE MOVED OVER INJ URED LEFT FOOT.3

October 28, 1986 MN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
M A Hanna Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING #1253 HAULAGE TRUCK FROM #4154 SHOVEL THE STEERING FAILED ON THE HAULAGE TRUCK AND HIS LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT IN THE STEERING WHEEL AS IT SPUN.

March 7, 1986 OR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
M A Hanna Company · Struck against a moving object

EMP STOPPED AND3PARKED HIS PICK-UP ON A STEEP SECTION OF ROAD AND THEN NOTICED IT STARTED TO MOVE SO RAN BACK TO STOP IT AND AS HE ROUNDED THE FRONT FENDER HE HIT HIS ARM AND SHOULDER ON THE F ENDER, STRAININ1 HIS SHOULDER HE CLAIMS HE HAD IT IN GEAR AND PARK BRAKE SET. INVESTIGATION SHOUXX SHOWED PARK BRAKE WILL HOLD IF SET HARD ENOUGH BUT IT IS HARD TO SET

November 22, 1985 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
M A Hanna Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING WITH A BOOM TRUCK SETTING CULVERT IN THE DITCH AND THE PIPE SLID END WAYS A LITTLE PINCHING HIS RT FOOT

October 7, 1985 OR · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
M A Hanna Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF BOOM TRUCK NEAR THE REAR INSTRUCTIONG MILLW RIGHT WHO WAS ON BACK OF TRUCK. THE OPERATOR OF THE BOOM TRUCK LOWERED HIS OUTRIGGERS AND THE RIGHT REAR OUTRIGGER PINNED AND CRUSHED THE EMPLOYEE S LEFT FOOT RESULTING IN THE AMPUTATION OF THREE TOES.

May 22, 1985 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
M A Hanna Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED CLAIMS WHILE OPERATING HIS CASE LOADER HE MADE A PASS IN THE COOLER SUMP AND IN SO DOING HIT A RE-BAR WITH HIS BUCKET JARRING HIS BACK.

November 6, 1984 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
M A Hanna Company · Struck by falling object

INJURED CLAIMS HE WAS CLEANING A PLUGGED CHUTE WHEN A FROZEN CHUNK OF TACKONITE CONCENTRATE FELL FROM THE FEED BELT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LOWER LEFT SIDE OF HIS BACK

October 24, 1984 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
M A Hanna Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED CLAIMS WHILE OPERQATING A SMALL LOADER HIS BUCKET HIT A PIECE OF 4" PIPE THAT PROTUDED THROUGH CONCRETE FLOOR 1/4" LOADER STOPPED AND INJURED RECERVED A JOLT TO THIS BACK.

July 21, 1984 OR · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
M A Hanna Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMP SAW A ROCK CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TAIL PULLEY AND THE FRAME

May 23, 1984 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
M A Hanna Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED CLAIMS SCOOPING UP PELLETS IN COOLER WITH SWINGER LOADER HOT PELLETS CAME DOWN LANDING INSIDE LEFT BOOT BURNING ANKLE

May 2, 1984 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
M A Hanna Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED CLAIMS WHEN CLEANING UP COOLER BASEMENT WITH LOADER HIS BUCKET HIT INTO A SMALL PC OF RE-BRAB IRON STICKING UP OUT OF CEMENT FLOOR CAUSING MACHINE TO COME TO STOP JARRING HIM GIVING H IM SORE NECK

April 18, 1984 MN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
M A Hanna Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERTING A HAULAGE TRUCK DURING THE AFTRNOON SHIFT - SORE LOWER BACK AND PAIN BECAME WORSE BY END OF SHIFT

February 22, 1984 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
M A Hanna Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER WAS BRINGING A LOADED HAULAGE TRUCK DOWN THE EAST HAULAGE ROAD WHEN HE HIT THE BANK AND FLIPPED THE TRUCK OVER ON ITS SIDE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD DRIVER CLAIMS THE RETARDER FAILED DRIVER SAID HE DID NOT USE THE SERVICE BRAKES ROAD WAS GOOD TRUCK WAS NOT GOING VERY FAST

February 22, 1984 OR · Metal/Non-Metal hand loader, hand trammer POWERED HAULAGE
M A Hanna Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

WHILE CLEANING UP AROUND #14 CONVEYOR BLET EMP GOT THE HANDLE OF HIS RAKE CAUGHT IN THE CONVEYOR WHICH JERKED HIS HAND BETWEEN AN IDLER ROLL AND THE BELT WHICH FRACTURED THE LAST DIGIT OF H HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER

October 31, 1983 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
M A Hanna Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED CLAIMS WHEN MOVING SMALL LOADER INTO WORK AREA HE HIT CEMENT PILLAR SUPPORT BEAM HE DID NOT SEE AND TWISTED HIS NECK AND BACK ON IMPACT.

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