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March 19, 1998 IA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Hallett Materials · Fall onto or against objects

PUTTING A CONVEYOR BELT ON CONVEYOR, CLAIMANT SLIPPED AND FELL DOWN CONVEYOR BREAKING A RIB AND BRUISING CHEST.

October 30, 1997 IA · Metal/Non-Metal inspector POWERED HAULAGE
Hallett Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLAIMANT WAS PULLING BACK ROCKS ON FEEDER TO CRUSHER WITH FRONT END LOADER, A VERY LARGE ROCK BECAME UNWEDGED AND AIR BORN BOUNCING BACK INTO WINDSHIELD OF LOADER AND HITTING CLAMANT IN CHEST AND JAW.

January 3, 1994 IA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Hallett Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIR WORK WAS BEING PERFORMED ON CONVEYOR TRYING TO GET BELT TIGHT POWER HAD BEEN TURNED ON THEN RIGHT OFF. EE GRABBED DRIVE PULLEY BELT TO TRY TO STOP IT FROM ROLLING BACK. HAND CAUGHT IN P ULLEY DURING ROLL BACK AND AMPUTED TWO MIDDLE FINGER PART OF PINKY AND BROKE FOREFINGER AND THUMB ALL ON RIGHT HAND.

December 20, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand POWERED HAULAGE
Hallett Materials · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CAUGHT LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN BOAT AND PIPELINE AND BROKE FINGER.

September 14, 1989 IA · Metal/Non-Metal inspector POWERED HAULAGE
Hallett Materials · Struck against a moving object

EMPL WAS DELIVERING PARTS IN AUTOMOBILE EMPL PULLED OUT ON HIGHWAY IN FRONT OF VEHICL VEHICLES COLLIDED

May 19, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Hallett Materials · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING NEW COMPRESSOR BELTS ON CUMMINS ENGINE AND GOT FINGERS CAUGHT.

June 12, 1987 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Hallett Materials · Struck by falling object

TWO EMPLOYEES W9RE TRYING TO MOVE A 5FTX7FT VIBRATOR OFF A FLATBED WITH 2 FORK-LIFT TRUCKS WHEN ONE EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF TO CHECK SOMETHING & VIBRATOR TIPPED OVER ON HIM HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPIT AL & TRANSFERRE8 TO AMES HOSPITAL FOR SURGERY ON HIS RT.FOREARM SEVERAL BONES WERE CRUSHED & HAD TO BE RE-CONSTRUCTED A LOSS TIME OF AT LEAST 8WKS.IS EXPECTED

January 5, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hallett Materials · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE GOT IN7O FRONT-END LOADER,STARTED IT UP,TURNED ON THE UNIT'S CAB HEATER MOTOR,& IT FAN BLEW BACK DIRT -DEBRIS & A SMALL PEBBLES INTO HIS EYE.EMPLOYEE CONTINUED WORKING,CAME TO WORK THE NEXT DAY AN8 THEN HIS EYE CONTINUED TO BOTHER HIM.WENT TO DR. DOR EXAM& REMOVAL OF THE DEBRIS & THE SMALL PEBBLES.

November 19, 1986 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hallett Materials · Struck against a moving object

WAS TRYING TO S4OOTH OUT RUTS WITH A FRONT END LOADER IN THE PIT AREA FOR EASIER ACCESS HE HIT A LARGE RUT JARRING HIS BACK AND NECK REC'D PAIN

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