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August 1, 1989 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Struck against a moving object

OPER BAKCING OVER TRAILING CABLE CONDUIT HIT HOLE IN ROAD JARRING NECK

July 19, 1989 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Struck against a moving object

OPER FRONT END LOADER BACK HURTING

July 1, 1989 MI · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO LOAD SCRAP STEEL ONTO A TRUCK WHILE CHAINING A PIPE TO LOADER MACHINE BACKED UP CAUSING PIPE TO STRIKE A I-BEAM WHICH FELL ON EMPLOYEE FOOT RESULTING IN FX

May 20, 1989 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Struck against a moving object

LOADER WAS MOVING 304 STOCK ON TOP OF PILE.OPERATOR HAD LOADER ON TOP OF 304 PILE WHEN STEERING WHEEL KICKED CAUSING INJURY TO UPPER RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER.INJURY RESULTED IN EMPLOYEE HAVING S HOULDER OPERATED ON 07-07-89.

March 29, 1989 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Fall from machine

BELT SHOVELING BELT STARTED THROWING HIM OFF.

January 4, 1989 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Struck against a moving object

RUPTURED DISK AS STATED BY THE PHYSICIAN EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THE OPERATION OF THE WHEELED LOADER AGGRAVATED HIS BACK.

November 2, 1988 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPL BACK UP ON STOCKPILE WHEN IT GAVE WAY UNDER TRUCK SLIDING TRUCK DOWN STOCKPILE DRIVER INTA CT.

September 30, 1988 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE ALLEDGED HE HURT HIS NECK WHEN HE HIT A HOLE IN THE ROAD OFF THE DUMP HOPPER EMPLOYEE STATES MY HEAD JUST SNAPPED BACK ALL THE WAY WAS A SMALL POPPING SOUND NECK BURNED FOR FEW MINUTE S AND THEN DIDNT FEEL ANYTHING ELSE

September 2, 1988 OH · Metal/Non-Metal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Struck against a moving object

RAIL ROAD SWITCH LEFT OPEN FOR SIDING TO YARD LOADED TRAIN CAME IN ON TRAIN WAITING TO GO OUT.

August 23, 1988 IN · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPL WAS BEING LOADED OUT OF MINE TKING IT TO PRIMARY. LOADER RAN UP ON ROCK & CAUSED ROCK TO SHIFT TO LEFT SIDE OF BUCKET & ON TRUCK WHICH CAUSED ROCK TO FALL ON EMPL'S ARM.

August 10, 1988 OH · Metal/Non-Metal fireman - locomotive, railroad clam operator, timekeeper, yard engine operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Struck against a moving object

LOADING CUSTOMERS TRUCK WITH 57 MATERIAL WAS APPROACHING 57 PILE WITH BUCKET ON GROUND.BUCKET STRUCK CONCRETE THAT HAD BEEN POURED OVER CORRUGATED PILE TUNNEL CAUSING LOADER TO STOP IMMEDIATEL Y CAUSING STRAIN TO LOWER BACK AREA.

August 1, 1988 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Struck against a moving object

992C LOADER DUMPED BIG ROCK FROM BUCKET INTO TRUCK. TRUCK BOUNCED FROM IPACT CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO BOUNCE. THIS ACTION STRAINED EMPLOYEES NECK.

July 29, 1988 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

NEW RUBBERS WERE INSTALLED IN FEEDER SIDE PLATE BUT WAS STILL LEAKING MATERIAL I PUT MY FINGER UP UNDER SIDE PLATE TO FEEL IF RUBBER WAS TIGHT FEEDER WAS RUNNING I THOUGHT MY FINGER WAS AHEAD FAR ENOUGH SO THAT FEEDER FLOOR WOULD NOT REACH MY HAND I WAS WRONG AND THE FEEDER PLATE CUT MY FINGER

June 10, 1988 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMP. WAS USING A FRONT END LOADER TO CLEAN THE AREA AROUND THE PLANT. WHILE USING THE LOADER, HE MANEUVER INTO AN AWKARD POSITION. HE PUT THE LOADER INTO REVERSE TO A LEVIATE THE PROBL EM. HE SIAD THE LOADER JARRED HIM WHEN HE PUT THE MACHIE INTO REVERSE.

June 3, 1988 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A PIT TRUCK WHEN THE STEERING LOCKED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO HIT PILLAR.

April 4, 1988 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING HAUL TRUCKS THAT WERE STOCK PILING. BACKED UNDER CONVEYOR AS THEY REVERSED IT.

February 10, 1988 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO SHUT LOADER ENGINE OFF USING STANDARD PROCEDURE(PULLING ACCELERATOR PEDAL UP)WHE HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF OF PEDAL THUS STRIKING THE BOTTOM OF THE DASH.THIS IN TURN RESULTED IN A LARGE "BUMP" RISING ON THE BACK OF HIS HAND OVER THE FIRST KNUCKLE-DOCTOR'S DIAGNOSIS-A BRUISE.

February 2, 1988 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WERE BEING TRANSPORTED TO PIT AREA BY WHITCOMB LOCOMOTIVE BECAUSE HIGH WATER WAS OVER ACESS RD OPERATOR RAN INTO SOME PARTED ORE CARS CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL FORWARD HE FELL INTO A L ITTLE STARTING ENGINE CUTTING HIS UPPER LIP

December 30, 1987 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 HELPING TO INSTALL A 16" DIAMETER PIPE ON THE 16" PUMP. HE WAS PUTTING A 1" BOLT THROUGH THE FLANGE OF 16" PUMPP AND THE FLANGE OF 16" PIPE. THE PIPE WAS BEING PLACED BY A FRO NT-END LOADER. 9MPLOYEE HELD THE BOLT AGAINST THE PIPE FLANGE. THE LOADER OPERATOR MOVED THE PIPE CAUSING IT TO SHIFT BACK TOWARD THE PUMP, THEREBY PUSHING THE BOLT AGAINST THE PUMP CAUSING M

November 25, 1987 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING OUT A RETURN ROLLER. BELT CAUGHT HIS LOOSE CLOTHING AND PULLED HIS HAND OVER TOP OF OUTSIDE ROLLER.

November 24, 1987 OH · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TROLLY CARRYING3LOAD FAILED TO ROLL WHEN PUSHED. LOAD SWUNG BACK PINCHING FINGER OF EMPLOYEE. LACERATIONS TO LEFT HAND, MIDDLE FINGER. APPROX. 7 STITCHES.

November 4, 1987 IN · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING EUCLID TRUCK FROM ONE SIDE OF THE SHOP BUILDING TO THE OTHER

October 21, 1987 OH · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Struck against a moving object

INJ BRUISED KNE9 ON STEERING COLUMN ON A PIT TRUCK .(OR KNEELED DOWN ON ROCK TIGHTENING BOLTS ON TOP OF CRUSHER WHILE USING AIR IMPACT WRENCH).

October 15, 1987 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Struck against a moving object

I,NAME WAS OPR.3A FRONT END LOADER MOVING PIPELINE & STRIPPING AND HIS BACK START HURTING.

October 8, 1987 IN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Struck by flying object

EMP WAS DRIVING3A TRUCK AND DUST FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE

July 8, 1987 OH · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS PICKING3MUD OFF CONVEYOR BELT INSIDE OF ENCLOSED SHANTY NEXT TO CONVEYOR A HIRED TRUCK LOST POWER (STALLED) AFTER IT HAD PASED THE SHANTY AND ROLLED BACKWASRDS, STRIKING THE SHANTY. T THE EMP WAS JAR9ED AND SEVERAL DAYS LATER WAS TOLD HE HAS A POTENTIAL RUPTURE IN THE STOMACH AREA. HE HAD WORKED UNTIL 7 13 87 WHEN STOMACH STARTED HURTING

June 10, 1987 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME WAS IN T2E LOADER BUCKET ABOUT 12' OFF THE GROUND CHANGING A BEAR ING ON A CONVEYOR HE HAD JUST FINISHED CUTTING THE OLD BEAR ING OFF FROM THE SHAFT AND WAS COMMING DOWN OT GET A PAIL O F WATER TO COOL3THE SHAFT. WHEN THE LOADER OPR. RELEASE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THE LOADER ROLLED FORWARD BEFORE HE COULD STOP IT AND BACK UP HE GTOT BETWEEN THE BUCKET AND PULLEY

April 7, 1987 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Aggregates Corp · Struck against a moving object

RUNNING LOADER 5ND HIT ROUGH PLACE IN FLOOR WITH BUCKET BLADE.TURNING WHEEL AND STOPPING LOADER HE SLID OFF SEAT AND HIT RIBS AGAINST STEERING WHEEL.

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