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January 28, 2009 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Fall onto or against objects

Employee was checking the heater in the #2 Euclid haul truck to see if it was blowing out heat. The employee's foot slipped and to catch himself he grabbed the heater unit with his hand and his finger went into the rotating blower fan and cut his right ring finger.

July 28, 2003 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING SHALE HAULING TRUCK. HIT ROUGH BUMP-JERKED NECK. SORE/STIFF NECK-RIGHT SIDE.

August 13, 2002 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING THE 972 CAT LOADER, RAN INTO A POTHOLE GOING 5 MPH. INJURED LOWER BACK.

July 21, 2002 OH · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

CHANGING PULLEY ON MOTOR, GLOVE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN BELTS PULLING RIGHT HAND. RECEIVED STITCHES.

June 13, 2000 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Hydraulic Press Brick Company · Struck against stationary object

SHOVELING UNDER BX SCREEN DECK. SCREEN SHUT OFF AND STARTED TO OVERFLOW. TRIED TO RUN OUT OF THE WAY OF FALLING MATERIAL WHEN STURCK A BEAM WITH HIS BACK.

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