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December 28, 1992 OH · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Midwest Portland Cement · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS UNPLUGGING BELT HEAD AND INHALED FUMES FROM MATERIAL CALLED POND #2 ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE CAUSING THROAT IRRIATATION.

December 19, 1992 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Midwest Portland Cement · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPL PUTTING MATERIAL ( POND #2 ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE ) ON BELT WITH LOADER AND FUMES CAUSED RASH AROUND NECK AND THROAT IRRITATION.

July 20, 1991 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Midwest Portland Cement · Struck against a moving object

INJ OPERATING FRONT END LOADER HAULING CLINKER TO CRANE.STEERING CAUGHT,BACKED LOADER UP TO CHECK IT AND BACKED INTO CONCRETE PIER HITTING HEAD ON BACK GLASS BREAKING GLASS.THEN DISMOUNTED FRO M LOADER AND FELL FROM LADDER INJURING LEFT LEG.

July 8, 1991 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Midwest Portland Cement · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS LOADING CEMENT BAGS ON PALLET FORT TOWMOTOR TO MOVE HE WAS OFF TO ONE-SIDE TO ALLOW OPERATOR TO REMOVE LOADED PALLET. AS TOWMOTOR TURNED-AWAY REAR WHEELS RAN OVER TOP OF LEFT FOOT.

June 20, 1991 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Midwest Portland Cement · Contact with hot objects or substances

HINJURED WAS CLEANING UP CEMENT SPILL AT DISCHARGE END OF FINISH MILL USING A BOBCAT LOADER CEMENT HAD BUILT UP ON LUBE PUMP PLATFORM STRUCTURE CAUSING CEMENT TO FALL THRU GRATING ONTO OPERATO RS ARMS & ABDOMEN

May 9, 1991 OH · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Midwest Portland Cement · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS PUTTING PATER MATERIAL ON BELT, THRU A HOPPER WITH BOBCAT LOADER, ROCK CAME OUT OF BUCKET AND CAUGHT UNDER HOPPER, CAUSING A SPILL. HE DID NOT SHUT BELT OFF, BUT TRIED TO REMOVED LODGED ROCK WITH LEFT HAND. THE ROCK MOVED PINNING FINGERS BETWEEN BELT AND HOPPER BOTTOM.

August 17, 1990 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Midwest Portland Cement · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN OUT SOME ROCKS FROM THE TAIL PULLEY OF A SLOW MOVING GATHER-UP BELT. IN THE PROCESS HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGHT AND PULLED HIS ARM INTO THE PULLEY.

August 6, 1990 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Midwest Portland Cement · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ON A BELTLINE BY THE PORTABLE CRUSHER AND A ROCK ROLLED OFF FALLING ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

June 11, 1990 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
Midwest Portland Cement · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RUNNING LOADER BACK WENT OUT CAUSED HIM TO BE IMMOBILIZED HAS HAD PROBLEMS

February 23, 1990 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Midwest Portland Cement · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO THE TIME OFFICE TO CLOCK OUT AFTER HIS SHIFT AND HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE THAT WAS TRAVELING THE WRONG DIRECTION.

November 14, 1989 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Midwest Portland Cement · Struck against a moving object

OPER FRONT END LOADER WITH COAL. ON AN INCLINE AND IN 3RD GEAR TRIED TO DOWNSHIFT IN 2ND GEAR RESULT IN ENGINE DYING HAVING LIMITED BRAKES STRUCK STEEL BEAM STRUCTURE AND HAD FLAT TIRE ACC CA USED LUMBAR STRAIN IN BACK

August 26, 1989 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Midwest Portland Cement · Struck against a moving object

EMPL WAS RUNNING A BOBCAT LOADED WITH DIRT AND MADE A SUDDEN TURN RESULTING IN THE MACHINE ROCKING OUT OF CONTROL AS THIS HAPPENED HE HIT HIS HEAD CAUSING A LACERATION

July 2, 1989 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Midwest Portland Cement · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS BENT OVER SHOVELING ROCK OUT FROM #1 BELT WHEN ROCK FELL FROM ABOVE AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK.

May 21, 1989 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Midwest Portland Cement · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMPL BEATING ROLLERS ON RETURN BELT WITH ROLLER HANGER.BELT CAUGHT HANGER PULLING HAND INTO ROLLER AND BELT.

December 10, 1987 OH · Metal/Non-Metal shaft repair, skip tender, station tender POWERED HAULAGE
Midwest Portland Cement · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3VING THE TOWMOTOR ACROSS THE BRIDGE IN THE PACKHOUSE AND THE FORKS WERE TOO LOW AND CAUGHT ON THE METAL PLATING ON THE BRIDGE THIS CAUSED THE TOWMOTOR TO COME TO AN IMMEDIATE STOP JARRING T2E MANS BACK

September 9, 1987 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Midwest Portland Cement · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING CEMENT ONTO A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN IT HIT THE BELT AND SPLASHED UP IN HIS FACE.EMPLOYEE HAD GOGGLES ON BUT IT FELL THROUGH AND INTO HIS EYES.

June 10, 1986 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Columbia Northwest Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS CLE5NING A SNUBBER PULLEY FOR AN INCLINE BELT CONVEYOR WHILE THE BELT WAS RUNNING. HE DID NOT LOCK OUT THE BELT CONVEYOR BEFORE CLEANING. HE WAS USING A SPIKE HAMMER TO HIT HANDEN MATERIAL ON PU5LEY. HAND AND HAMMER WAS CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT BETWEEN ROLL AND CONVEYOR RECEIVED SEVERE LACERATION ON LEFT FROM STRUCTURE .

May 12, 1986 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Midwest Portland Cement · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SUBJECT WAS DIS7USSING JOB PROCEDURE WITH HIS LEADMAN FORKLIFT OPERATOR WAS MOVING THRU THE AREA VERY SLOWLY PAST THE TWO MEN THE RT FRONT WHEEL OF THE FORKLIFT RAN UP ON SUBJECTS LEFT FOOT CU RSHING THE FIRS7 TWO TOES NEITHER MAN NOTICED THE FORKLIFT

May 9, 1986 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sme Bessemer Cement Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE DART HAUL T9UCK WAS APPROACHING THE STATE LINE UNDERPASS AT ABOUT 5 45 AM WITH A LOAD OF STONE FROM THE QUARRY THE DART DRIVER I NAME WITCHER SAW THE MACK TRUCK COMING WITH A LOAD FROM TH LIMESTONE PLANT3ALTHOUGHT THE DART HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY I NAME SAID THE MACK TRUCK DRIVEN BY I NAME WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN I NAME APLIED HIS BRAKES AND WAS ALL BUT STOPPED WHERN THE MACK TGRUCK

May 9, 1986 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sme Bessemer Cement Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE DART TRUCK 4AS APPROACHING THE STATE LINE UNDERPASS AT ABOUT 5 45 AM WITH A LOAD OF STONE FROM THE QUARRY THE DART DRIVER EARL WITCHER SAW THE MACK TRUCK COKING WITH A LOAD FROM THE LIMES PLANT ALTHOUGH 7HE DART HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY EARL I NAME SAID THE MACK TRUCK DRIVEN BY I NAME WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN I NAME APPLIED HIS BRAKES AND WAS ALL BUT STOPPED WHEN THE MACK TRUCK HIT HI

March 3, 1986 PA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sme Bessemer Cement Inc · Fall from machine

DRIVE SHAFT KNU7KLE BROKE WHICH CAUDSED A LOSS OF STEERING -TRUCK WENT OFF ROAD INTO BEAM-EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM CAB OF TRUCK (WACO)BRUISING ANKLE AND BACK.

August 16, 1985 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sme Inc · Struck against a moving object

MOVING FRONTLOADER DOWN HILL FROM PARKING LOT - LOST BRAKES AND CONTROL ENGINE STALLED GOING OVER AN EIGHT FOOT EMBANKMENT - HIT FOREHEAD ABOVE RIGHT EYE - NEEDED SIXTEEN STITCHES

July 27, 1985 OH · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Midwest Portland Cement · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SUBJECT WAS STANDING ON A LADDER OUTSIDE THE PRECIPPTATOR WITH HIS HEAD AND SHOULDERS INSIDE THE HOPPER A BUILDUP OF DUST OVERHEAD FELL ONTO HIM KNOCKING HIM DOWN INTO THE HOPPER HIS RIGHT LEG WAS CAUGHT IN A SCREW CONVEYOR IN THE BOTTOM OF THE HOPPER THAT WAS RUNNING AND SEVERED HIS RIGHT LEG BELOW THE KNEE.

February 11, 1985 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Sme Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SEARCHING FOR NOISE ON 475 MICHIGAN LOADER ENGINE STUCK HAND WHERE HE THOUGHT NOISE WAS COMING FROM AIR INTAKE SUCKED HAND INTO TURBOR CHARGER CUTTING FINGER.

September 17, 1984 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Sme Bessemer Cement Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING BOBCAT TO CLEAN UP SLURRY AND DUST AROUND DRAG CLAIM HE WAS DUMPING OBER EDGE OF GUARD RAIL THE EPERATOR RAISED BUCKET TO HIGH AND THE BOBVAT TIPPED AND FELL FOWARD THROU GH GUARD RAIL

January 30, 1984 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Midwest Portland Cement · Struck against a moving object

EMP WAS DRIVING STONE TRUCK, HIT POTHOLE UNDER WATER. TRUCK SEAT WAS NOT WORKING (SHOCK ABSORVER) EMP TRAVELING ABOVE SPEED LIMIT TO GAIN TIME

January 6, 1984 PA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent POWERED HAULAGE
Sme Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED WAS MOVING STANDARD GAUGE RAILROAD CARS WITH YARD ENGINE. HE SET 6 HOPPERS ON STORAGE TRACK, 2 BREAKS WERE SET ON THE EMPTY CARS. THE ENGINE PULLED AWAY PROCEEDING DOWN TRACK. THE BRE AKS DIDNT HOLD AND THE CARS STARTED DOWN GRADE STRIKING ENGINE AND KNOCKING INJURED TO THE GROUND

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