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November 17, 1999 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cessford Construction Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING AN OFF-ROAD HAUL TRUCK AND DROVE OVER A LARGE ROCK IN THE ROADWAY. THE EE WAS JARRED AND INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.

February 19, 1999 PA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Lehigh Portland Cement Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE GOT HAND CAUGHT IN THE COOLING FAN OF A BOBCAT LOADER

February 23, 1998 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lehigh Portland Cement Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS STANDING ON A BUCKET ON TOP OF A ROLLER CONVEYOR. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HE PUT HIS HAND OUT TO STEADY HIMSELF. THE PALLETIZED TABLE RETURNED TO POSITION WHILE STEADYING HIMSELF & JPINCHE D HIS HAND BETWEEN THE TRACK & PALLETIZER WHEEL.

February 23, 1998 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cessford Construction Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING A COMPANY DUMP TRUCK. EE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE.

June 5, 1995 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cessford Construction Company · Struck against a moving object

RECURRENCE OF BACK FROM FORMER INJURY OF 11-03-94.

October 19, 1994 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cessford Construction Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING DUMP TRUCK IN THE QUARRY-SPREADINGROCK THE TRUCK TURNED OVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE . CARL SUFFERED A BROKEN NOSE AND DEEP CUTS ON THENOSE.

April 6, 1994 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cessford Construction Company · Struck against a moving object

EXTREMELY ROUGH ROAD, HIT BUMPS-BOUNCED ON SEAT IN THE TRUCK CAUSING STRESS TO BACK & NECK.

November 23, 1993 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Medusa Aggregates Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HAUL UNIT TRUCK DRIVER DRIVING R22 IN ROUTE TO PARK TRUCK FOR SECOND SHIFT TO BEGIN INJURED EE AND OTHER EE WERE STANDING AND TALKING IN ROADWAY TRUCK COULD NOT STOP IN TIME RUNNING OVER EE S LEFT LEG FROM KNEE DOWN.

September 8, 1993 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Medusa-Crescent Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVEL GOT CAUGHT UNDER BELT AND SMASHED 2 FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND. FRACTURE 4TH FINGER, SMASHED FINGERNAIL ON 5TH FINGER. TETNUS SHOT, SPLINT, AND TYLENOL WITH CODEINE.

June 5, 1992 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cessford Construction Company · Struck against a moving object

STRESS TO LOWER BACK

February 11, 1991 KY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Medusa Aggregates Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURY ALLEGEDLY TOOK PLACE ON 2/11/91 AND EMPLOYEE WORKED THEN 2/15/91. INJURY WAS NOT REPORTED UNTIL 2/17/91. EMPLOYEE VISITED CHIROPRACTOR AFTER WORK ON 2/15/91. EMPLOYEE CAME TO WORK ON 2/ 25 & 2/26/91 ON 2/26/91 EMPLOYEE WENT TO DR WARD AND CO WAS NOTIFIED EMPLOYEE POSSIBLY HAD A PULLED MUSCLE. EMPLOYEE ATTENDED ANNUAL REFRESHER TRAINING ON 3/5/91 WHICH HE WAS PD FOR AT PRESEN

December 20, 1990 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Medusa Aggregates Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OPER FRONT END LOADER SHUT DOOR ON HAD PAIN MDE HIM FAINT

October 31, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Medusa-Crescent Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING TRUCK.NECK GOT JARRED.

October 26, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Medusa-Crescent Inc · Struck against a moving object

MOVING LOADER IN DOME.STOPPED QUICKLY AND TWISTED NECK.

August 10, 1990 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
National Lime & Stone Company · Struck against a moving object

SKID LOADER TIPPED FORWARD HE REACHED OUT TO FRONT TO CATCH BALANCE HITTING GREASE ZIRK ON FRONT OF LOADER

July 21, 1990 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Medusa Portland Cement Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING #557 KILN FEED BELT WHEN BELT GOT HUNG UP ON ROLLER. WHEN IT RELEASED DUST FLEW INTO EMPLOYEES EYES. THIS IS BEING REPORTED TO ABATE CITATON #3620949 DATED 1-24-91) MSH A PART 50 AUDIT.

March 26, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Medusa-Crescent Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL INJURED NECK & BACK WHILE RUNNING BOBCAT.

November 5, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Medusa-Crescent Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS EN ROUTE TO PLANT WITH A LOAD OF STONE. A PICK-UP TRUCK PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF HIM AT INERSECTION. SUFFERED NECK INJURY DUE TO COLLISION.

February 23, 1989 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Medusa Aggregates Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPL WAS BEING LOADED IN PIT WHEN PIT LOADER LOADED BIG ROCK ON EUCLID CAUSING TRUCK TO SWERVE THROWING ;EMPL INTO SIDE OF DOOR.

July 7, 1988 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Medusa Aggregates Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ON A CONVEYOR MEASURING FOR A MOTOR MOUNT. HE FELL FACE FOWARD ON THE BELT AFTER THE BELT WAS STARTED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO DID NOT KNOW HE WAS ON THE BELT.

June 13, 1988 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Medusa Aggregates Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS EXAMINING CONVEYOR MOTOR TO DETERMINE REASON IT HAD TALLED THE VICTIM WAS RESTING HIS HAND ON ALTERNATOR BELT WHEN ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO START ENGINE CAUSING VICTIMS MIDDL E FINGER ON LEFT HAND TO BE PULLED INTO THE PULLEY

June 8, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Medusa Cement Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO ADJUST A 48 INCH SELF CLEANING TAIL PULLEY BY THE USE OF A PRY BAR AND WRENCH WHILE BELT WAS OPERATING HE HAD PLACED THE PRY BAR INTO THE FAR AND THE TAIL PULLEY GRABBED THE BAR AND IT FLEW UP AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT SIDE OF FACE CAUSING THE CHEEK TO BE BROKE IN 3 PLANES AND JAW CRACKED HE DID NOT REPORT THIS TIL NEXT DAY.

April 19, 1988 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Medusa Cement Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS OPERATING A SUPERSUCKER VACCUUM TRUCK HE TRIED TO REMOVE A CHUNK OF HARD MATERIAL FROM THE HOSE WHILE THE UNIT WAS RUNNING HIS LEFT HAND AND ARM WAS DRAWN INTO THE HOSE AND BRUISED

March 8, 1988 IL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE LET THE BED OF A HAUL TRUCK DOWN HARD JARRING THE CAB DUST CAME OUT OF THE DASH AND ENTERED HIS LEFT EYE CAUSING AN ABRAISION TO EYE.

February 9, 1988 IL · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Materials Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EM. WAS ASSISTING IN INSTALLING APOWER CABLE ON A POLE, THE CABLE WAS BEING LIFTED BY A LOADER WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF THE BUCKET AND CAUGHT THUMB BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND THE CABLE. LATER REALIZED IT WAS A FRACTURE.

November 11, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Medusa Cement Company · Struck against a moving object

RIGHT DRAFT ARM3OF 631 B PAYSCRAPER INJURED WAS OPERATING BROKE CAUSING SCRAPER BOWL TO DROP TO GROUND THE MACHINE STOPPED SUDDENLY AND THE REAR OF THE TRACTOR DROPPED DOWN CAUSING INJURED TO BE THROWN BACK3AGAINST CROSS MEMBER OF ROPS CAB

September 27, 1987 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Medusa Cement Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 100 TON EUCLID IN THE QUARRY HAULING LIMESTONE TO CRUSHER EMPLOYEE HIT A BUMP IN ROAD AND THE EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE RECEIVED NECK INJURY.

May 30, 1987 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Medusa Aggregates Company · Struck against a moving object

THIS ACCIDENT W5S REPORTED ON 6-1-87 AND HE HAD BEEN WORKING SINCE 7:30AM I,NAME TATED THAT HE HURT BACK ON 5-3087 WHILE DUMPING LOAD OF ROCK BUT DID NOT REPORT IT. AT ABOUT 10:30AM ON 6-1-87 HE SAID HE SHO6LD GO TO DR (TRAINING) WENT TO DR AND HAD PULLED MUSCLE.

February 12, 1987 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Medusa Aggregates Company · Struck by falling object

THE CUSTOMER WH2 IS THE OWNER OPERATOR AND NOT EMPLOYED BY MEDUSA HAD PULLED HIS TRUCK UP TO GET LAST PART OF LOAD, STEPPED OUT ON RUNNING BOARD OF HIS TRUCK TO INSPECT HIS LOAD, AT THAT TIME A ROCK FELL FRO4 #1 CONVEYOR AT A GLANCING LICK AND HIT HIS HARD HAT THEN BVOUNCED ONTO RIGHT SHOULDER CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE OF HIS SCAPULA.

January 29, 1987 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Materials Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL USING CHAI3 AND FORKTRUCK TO OPEN SLIDING DOOR TO FABRICATION BLDG.FORKTRUCK BECAME STUCK AND EMPL UNHOOKED THE CHAIN WHILE FORKTRUCK STILL IN GEAR.FORKTRUCK TIRES CAUGHT HOLD WHILE EMPL HAND STILL IN 7HAIN.

June 3, 1986 IA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Cessford Construction Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS ST5NDING BESIDE PIT TRUCK BEING LOADED UNDER THE CONVEYOR OF A RIP RAP PLANT ROCK BEING DUMPED INTO RIP RAP PLANT APPARENTLY CAUSED A SMALL PIECE OF METAL TO BE CHIPPED OFF & T HE WIND BLEW IT3INTO THE LEFT EYE

April 18, 1986 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Medusa Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS USI3G IRON BAR TO CLEAN E19 BELT TAIL PULLEY WHILE BELT WAS RUNNING BAR WAS PULLED UNOT PINCH POINT BETWEEN BELT AND ROLL AND END STRUCK LEFT SIDE OF INJUREDS HEAD

July 16, 1985 GA · Metal/Non-Metal car dropper, car shake out operator POWERED HAULAGE
Medusa Cement Company · Struck against a moving object

INJ WAS GRAVITY DROPPING RAIL HINJ WAS GRAVITY DROPPING RAIL HOPPER CARS AWAY FROM COAL UNLOADING STATION WHEN HE STOPPED THE CAR HE WAS RIDING IT WAS STRUCK BY A TRAILING CAR THE FORCE OF T THE IMPACT CAUSED HIS HEAD TO JERK AROUND AND HIS LEFT CHEEK TO STRIKE AGAINST THE CAR

September 15, 1984 GA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Medusa Cement Company · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL OFF TRAVELING CONVEYOR BELT ONTO INJUREDS LEFT HAND & INDEX FINGER. FINGER WAS LACERATED WITH LOSS OF NAIL.

May 24, 1984 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Thomasville Stone & Lime Company · Struck against a moving object

EMP WAS PERFORMING DUTIES OF DUMPSTER WHEN PAIN DEVELOPED IN LOWER LEFT ABDOMEN

October 10, 1983 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Thomasville Stone & Lime Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING TOW-MOTOR IN BAGGING WAREHOUSE OF PLANT #3 WHEN BOOM OFFORK-LIFT TRUCK STRUCK AREA OF DOOR-WAY CAUSING OVERHEAD GUARD TO COME OFF AND STRIKE EMPLOYEE HEAD AND FACE.

April 4, 1983 MO · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand POWERED HAULAGE
Capital Sand Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN WAS KING A LINE FROM THE DREDGE TO THE BARDGE HIS LEG WAS TRAPPED BY THE LINE AND PULLED HIM BETWEEN THE EQUIPMENT.

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