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December 27, 1999 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Dixon-Marquette Cement Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE REMOVED V-BELT GUARD IN ORDER TO GRASP BELT, PULL BELT IN ORDER TO FREE A STUCK COAL MILL AIRLOCK. MOTOR WAS SHUT OFF BUT TENSION STILL EXISTED, AIR LOCK BECAME FREE AND ROTATED, DRAGGING H AND INTO SHIVE WHICH RESULTED IN BROKEN FINGER.

January 4, 1999 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Dixon-Marquette Cement Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OBSERVING MATERIAL FLOW INTO FIELD CONVEYOR #4 HOPPER, EE HAD HAND ON HOPPER LIP WHEN A FROZEN CHUNK CAME OFF BELT & STRUCK HAND CAUSINGCONTUSIONS

July 10, 1996 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Dixon-Marquette Cement Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DRIVING A VOLVO TRUCK AND ENGAGED IN HAULING AWAY DIRT FROM A STRIPPING OPERATION, EMP STATED THAT HE RAN ACROSS SOME RUTS IN THE HAUL ROAD AND AS A RESULT SUFFERED A DOUBLE HERNIA. REPO RTED THE INCIDENT THE NEXT DAY AND ON 7-30-96 WAS SCHEDULED FOR AN OPERATION O 8-5-96.

February 14, 1994 IL · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Dixon-Marquette Cement Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS USING A BAR TO ALIGN A MOVING BELT THE BAR CAUGHT ON A SPLICE IN THE BELT & KICKED BACK THE BAR

July 4, 1993 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Dixon-Marquette Cement Inc · Fall from machine

TAKING FORKLIFT FROM BURN FLOOR DOWN RAMP THE BREAKS WENT OUT. WENT OVER THE SIDE THROUGH GUARD RAIL FORKLIFT ENDED ON ITS SIDE. HE HAD A SORE SHOULDER AND BACK.

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