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February 7, 2013 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ormet Primary Aluminum Corp/Burnside Div · Struck by powered moving object

Emp. entered north area of tripper against instructions. Supervisor energized tripper, and tripper struck emp., knocking emp. out of tripper area onto catwalk grating. Coworker hit emergency stop cord, stopping tripper. Emp. reported incident to medical, did not complain of any symptoms for 5 days, then on 6th day, ER visit confirmed 3 compressed fractures to thoracic area.

January 26, 2006 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ormet Primary Aluminum Corp/Burnside Div · Struck against a moving object

The employee was running the bobcat and the machine started to malfunction. The bobcat started jerking around which caused the operator to be jerked around injuring his back. This injury is a L.T.A.

August 10, 2005 LA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Ormet Primary Aluminum Corp/Burnside Div · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

This employee stuck his hand in a moving conveyor.

March 2, 2000 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ormet Primary Aluminum Corp/Burnside Div · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORK ON THE #2 PANFILTER, CHANGING THE CLOTH. THE MACHINE WAS ENERGIZED ON HIS HAND WAS IN THE PATH OF THE ROLLERS. THE LEFT PINKY FINGER WAS LACERATED. HE RECEIVED 4 STITCHES AND WAS BACK TO WORK THE NEXT DAY.

February 15, 2000 LA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE

EE FELL OFF BIKE AFTER CHAIN CAME OFF THE BIKE. THE EE HIT RIGHT ELBOW TO GROUND SURFACE. ORIGINALLY TREATED AS A MINOR CASE, TILL WORSENED, X-RAYED THEN AND FOUND SMALL FRACTURE (2/17/00).

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