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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.

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

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.

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

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