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November 21, 1989 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Northwestern States Portland Cement Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED BRUSHED CHUNK OF CLINKER OFF CLINKER BELT CONVEYOR. CHUNK BOUNCED OFF WALL AND LANDED BACK ON RETURN SIDE OF CONVEYOR. INJURED ATTEMPTED TO GRAB CHUNK AGAIN AND PINCHED THUMB AND MID DLE FINGER BETWEEN CHUNK AND CONVEYOR SUPPORT.

October 13, 1988 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Northwestern States Portland Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS OPERATING SCRAPER IN AREA WHERE EXCAVATOR UNLOADS & DUMPS CLAY (SCRFAPER PICKS UP CLAY & MOVES IT TO STOCKPILE) EXCAVATOR OPERATOR FAILED TO SEE SCRAPER & DUMPED A BUCKET-LOAD OF CLAY ONTO SCRAPER CAB BREAKING SCRAPER WINDSHIELD & CAUSING LACERATION TO INJUREDS LEG

June 11, 1987 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Northwestern States Portland Cement Company · Struck against a moving object

INJ DRIVING MAI3TENANCE VEHICLEINTO SECONDARY CRUSHING AREA TO PICK UP ANOTHER EMPL AS HE APPROCACHED AREA APPLIED BRAKES AND BRAKES FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO STRIKE STEEL STAIRWAY.MAX.SPEED O F HAULSTERS IS 10-15MPH VEHICLE WAS IN 2ND GEAR AT TIME AND LIKELY TRAVELING LESS THAN 5MPH.

July 25, 1985 IA · Metal/Non-Metal shaft repair, skip tender, station tender POWERED HAULAGE
Northwestern States Portland Cement Company · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS MANUALLY CLOSING BOXCAR DOORS TOPREPARE CARS FOR LOADING. ONE CAR DOOR HAD CLOSED TO WITHIN 6" OF LATCH WHEN IT STUCK AND COULD NOT BE CLOSED FULLY BY HAND. INJURED THEREFORE MOV ED ONTO CLOSE DOOR IN NEXT CAR WHILE SECOND EMPLOYEE POSITIONED FORKLIFT INSIDE 1ST CAR TO PUSH DOOR CLOSED. INJURED HAD JUST RE-ENTERED AREA OUTSIDE 1ST CAR DOOR WHEN SECOND EMPLOYEE CONTACTE

April 3, 1985 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Northwestern States Portland Cement Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS USING A WOODEN BLOCK TO BLOCK THE WHEEL OFA COAL CAR AND POSITION IT FOR UNLOADING. WHEN CAR WHEEL CONTACTED BLOCK THE BLOCK TWISTED AND PINCHED INJURED\S LEFT RING FINGER BETWEEN BLOCK AND GROUND.

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