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August 28, 1998 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Holnam Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS REMOVING TALL GRASS AND TOP SOIL WITH CAT SCRAPER. ONE WHEEL OF THE SCRAPER HIT A HOLE AND EE WAS THROWN SIDEWAYS, RESULTING IN A MUSCLE STRAIN ON LEFT SIDE OF HIS NECK.

September 29, 1997 WA · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator POWERED HAULAGE
Holnam Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE LOADED BULK BAG ON FLAT BED TRUCK USING A FORKLIFT TRUCK. HE BACKED AWAY FROM TRUCK WITHOUT LOOKING BEHIND VEHICLE. HE STRUCK A PILLAR W/FORKLIFT.

February 5, 1996 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Holnam Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING BOBCAT TO MOVE BRICK/CLINKER. EXTENDED ARMS OF BUCKET TO DUMP AND A PIECE OF CLINKER FELL THROUGH CAGE AND HIT KNEE.

May 11, 1994 NM · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Holnam Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A 35 TON HAUL TRUCK ONA MUDDY ROAD. THE ROAD DESCENDS AT 10% FOR APPROX 1200', THEN AT 3% ON A SLIGHT CURVE TO THE LEFT. HE STARTE DDOWN IN THIRD GEAR, APPLIED THE BRAKE S, AND SLID. THE TRUCK WENT AGAINST HTE BERM ON THE RIGHT AND THEN LAID OVER ONTO THE LEFT SIDE. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED BRUISES AND A CERVICAL STRAIN AWHICH CAUSED A HEADACHE.

June 22, 1992 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Holnam Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJ OPERATING SMALL FRONT END LOADER-BOBCAT. PUT RING FINGER OF RIGHT HAND THROUGH EXPANDED METAL GUARD ON TOP OF MACHINE AND WHILE LOADING,FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE GUARD AND THE MILL SHE LL.WHILE TRYING TO FREE THE RIGHT FINGER THE LEFT FINGER WAS ALSO MASHED.MASHED TIPS OF BOTH RING FINGERS.

March 2, 1992 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Holnam Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE TRUCK INJURED WAS DRIVING HAS A WINDOW THAT IS HELD UP BY WOODEN WEDGES.THE WINDOW STARTED TO FALL AND INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO RE-INSERT THE WOODEN WEDGE WHEN HE STRUCK AND BROKE HIS FIN GER WITH THE WOODEN WEDGE.

June 21, 1991 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Holnam Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE SHIFTED GEARS IN A 35 TON TRUCK AND CUT HIS FINGER ON THE SHIFT RACK.

June 14, 1989 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Ideal Basic Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED EE WAS RIDING ON 980 CAT LOADER IN OPERATORS COMPARTMENT. HE STUCK HIS FOOT OUT OF THE CAB JUST AS THE OPERATOR TURNED SHARPLY. HIS FOOT WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK AND THE LIFT ARM RESULTING IN A BRUISED INSTEP. HE WAS SENT FOR X RAYS TO CHECK FOR DAMAGE THERE WAS NONE.

April 5, 1989 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Braswell Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING THE CONVEYOR BELT & A PIECE OF STEEL BLEW IN HIS EYES

December 9, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Ideal Cement Company · Struck by falling object

PIECE OF COAL ROCK FROM BELT FELL APP. 90' GLANCED OFF BOBCAT HITTING THE MAN ON HIS LEFT ANKLE.

October 31, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Ideal Cement Company · Struck by falling object

ROCK FALL FROM CONVEYOR BELT ROCK FALL INTO BOBCAT FROM CONVEYOR BELT HITTING MAN.

September 19, 1988 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Ideal Basic Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ON WEST REVERSING BELT ON 6TH FLOOR WITH SHOVEL WHEN RIGHT HAND GOT CAUGHT IN EAST REVERSING BELT ROLLER PINCH POINT AND HAND WAS MASHED BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT.

May 26, 1988 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Ideal Basic Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED UNLOADING COAL IN RAILROAD CARSAND WERE PREPARING TO MOVE CARS BACK UP THE TRACK, EMPLYEE WENT TO RELEASE THE BRAKE AND RESTED HIS HAND ON THE COUPLER. WHEN THE BRA KE RELEASED THE CAR ROLLED BACK AGAINST THE NEXT CAR AND PINCHED THE RING AND LITTLE FINGERS OF HIS LEFT HAND. PINCHED THE RING AND LITTLE FINGERS OF LEFT HAND. 2 STITCHES.

May 24, 1988 MT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Ideal Cement Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING CRUSHED ROCK IN HIS 35 TON QUARRY TRUCK. THE TRUCK'S REAR RIGHT TIRES SUNK IN SOFT MATERIAL. THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO BACK UP BUT STALLED THE ENGINE. THE TRUCK ROLLED BAC KWARD AND INTO THE BERM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE BERM CAUSED THE TRUCK TO TIP OVER ONTO ITS LEFT SIDE AND ACROSS THE ROADWAY. THE EMPLOYEE RECEIVED ONLY MINOR BRUISES.

March 31, 1988 AR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ideal Basic Industries-Cement Division · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE INJURED WAS TURNING THE OIL-VALVE ON THE CRUSHER ELEVATOR WHEN A ROCK FELL OFF THE ELEVATOR AND HIT HIS RIGHT RING FINGER AGAINST THE VALVE.

February 23, 1988 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ideal Cement Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A FORKLIFT AT THE STOREROOM LOADING DOCK HE DROVE THE FORKLIFT OVER A ROUGH PLACE ON THE DOCK AND JARRED HIS BACK X-RAYS SHOWED ARTHRITIS AND EMPLOYEE WAS GIVEN PRESCRI PTION MEDICATION FOR THE DISCOMFORT

September 21, 1987 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Ideal Basic Industries-Cement Division · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPERATING START3STOP BUTTONS ON CONVEYOR FRAME PACKING MACHINE-CAUGHT SMALL FINGER ON RIGHT HAND BETWEEN SHAFT COUPLING AND GUARD ON SHAFT. LITTLE FINGER BROKEN AND MASHED-PIN PUT IN FINGER TO SET BONE. 3

April 16, 1987 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ideal Basic Industries Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING 980 F9ONT END LOADER DIGGING DUMP SITE JOLTING OF MACHINE CAUSED BACK TO BECOME SORE AND ACHING.

February 22, 1987 UT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ideal Basic Industries Inc · Struck against a moving object

RECEIVED A MUSC3AL STRAIN WHEN LOADER STOPPED ABRUPTLY AS THE BUCKET STRUCK MA FROZEN DITCHING DURING CLEANUP OF THE STORAGE AREA.

September 30, 1985 OK · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler POWERED HAULAGE
Ideal Basic Industries Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING CLARK3LOADER AROUND ROCK SHOVEL, CONSTANT BOUNCING AND JERKING OF LOADER CAUSED PAIN IN LOWER BACK

May 15, 1985 AR · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
Ideal Basic Industries-Cement Division · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS OPERATING A WINCH TRUCK AND LOOKING OUTR OF THE WINDOWM, A TAG LINE HAD BEEN TIED TO THE TRUCK AND A METAL BAND THAT THE WINCH WAS HOISTING. THE TAG LINE BROKE AND SNAPPED BACK AN D HIT THE INJURED IN THE EYES.

November 1, 1984 NM · Metal/Non-Metal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Potash Company Of America · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

ATTEMPTING TO MANUALLY CLOSE A WOODEN DOOR WHILE DRIVING A VEHICLE PAST IT EMPLOYEE CAUGHT THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE F DOOR AND THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE

October 15, 1984 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Potash Company Of America · Struck by falling object

EE WAS RIDING IN PASSENGER SEAT OF A TRACK MOTOR WHEN THE TROLLEY POLE JUMPED OFF THE TROLLEY. AS HE REACHED FOR THE POLE TO REPLACE IT T HE POLE STRUCK A GUY WIRE & BOUNCED DOWNWARD WITH FOR CE ENOUGH TO KNOCK HIS HAND AGAINST THE VEHICLE FRAME CAUSING SEVERE LACERATION TO HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER. SUTURES WERE REQUIRED.

May 17, 1984 NM · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
Potash Company Of America · Struck against stationary object

DROVE BATTERY OPERATED VEHICLE GOLF CART TYPE UNDER STATIONARY CONVEYOR BELT NOT OPERATING SUFFERED CONTUSION TO RT ARM

December 29, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Potash Company Of America · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE LOST CONTROL OF A TRACK VEHICLE OF WHICH HE WAS THE ONLY OCCUPANT. HE BRUISED HIS KNEE WHEN HE JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. EXCESS BLOOD DRAINED FROM KNEE AT EMERGENCY ROOM. NO COMPLO ICATIONS.

November 20, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator POWERED HAULAGE
Potash Company Of America · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE DROVE A RUBBER-TIRED VEHICLE INTO CONVEYOR ROPE, LACERATING LEFT FOREARM. REQUIRED SUTURES AND RESTRICTED DUTY TO AVOID INFECTION.

October 7, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Potash Company Of America · Fall from machine

RIDING MANLIFT IN MILL.ATTEMPTED TO STEP OFF AT TOP FLOOR,TWISTED ANKLE CAUSING HIM TO LUNGE FORWARD LANDING ON POINT OF HEEL CAUSING HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF RIGHT HEEL.

September 8, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Ideal Basic Industries-Cement Division · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

INJURED WAS INSPECTING A CONVEYOR BELT. HE NOTICED AN IDLER WAS NOT TURNING. HE TOUCHED IT AND IT TURNED PULLING HIS HAND BETWEEN IT AND THE BELT.

July 19, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Ideal Basic Industries Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING A JAMMED DUST COLLECTOR SCREW CONVEYOR. SHE ATTEMPTED TO BACK OFF CONVEYOR WITH PIPE WRENCH WHEN IT SEDDENLY TURNED IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND PULLED HER HAND INTO THE DUST COLLECTOR HOUSING. A RAZOR SHARP EDGE OF SHEET METAL WAS PROTRUDING WHICH CUT HER FINGER.

May 31, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Thorstenberg Materials Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL REPLACING DIVIDER IN FEED BOX LOCATED AT DISCHARGE END OF CONVEYOR BELT.GOT LEFT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN DIVIDER AND LOG FEED CONVEYOR BELT.BELT WASNT SHUT DOWN BEFORE PROCEEDING WITH REPAIRS

May 10, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ideal Basic Industries-Cement Division · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS LIFTING COOLER GRATES FROM THE BACK OF A TRUCK WITH A FORKLIFT. AS HE BACKED AWAY FROM THE TRUCK THE LOAD TIPPED FORWARD THROWING HIM FORWARD & UP & HE STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE TOP OF THE FORKLIFT.

February 21, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Potash Company Of America · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

LEANED OVER BACK OF VEHICLE SEAT PULLED EXTRA HARD ON BRAKE WHEEL FELT PAIN IN SIDE DID NOT VISIT DOCTOR UNTIL MARCH 1 NO LOST TIME OR LIGHT DUTY XRAYS SHOW RIB FRACTURE

February 20, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE
Potash Company Of America · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING WITH CABLE CUTTERS TOO NEAR CONVEYOR. NATURE OF JOB REQUIRED CONVEYOR MOVEMENT. SPLICE STRUCK CUTTERS CAUSING THEM THE STRIKE EE IN FOREHEAD. SEVERAL SUTURES NEEDED. NO LOST TIME OR RE STRICTED DUTY.

January 24, 1983 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Ideal Cement Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPLOYEE PINCHED HIS LITTLE FINGER ON RT HAND ON THE TRACK ROLLER OF A FREDENHAGEN CLINKER CONVEYOR

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