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November 15, 1995 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Quarries Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS WORKING ONS CRAPER, STANDING ON LADDER,, APPARENTLY OVER-REACHED AND FELL OFF LADDER. HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT, FORCING HIM TO STRAIN HIS BACK.

September 10, 1995 MO · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP ALLEGES HE WAS DRILLING ON TOP LEDGE,STEPPED OFF DRILL ONTO LOOSE ROCK, CAUSING KNEE TO BUCKLE. IT APARENTLY HURT FOR A MINUTE, THEN WENT AWAY. HOWEVER, GRADUALLY IT BECAME WORSE, EXPERIEN CING PAIN IN THAT KNEE.

December 16, 1994 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLIMBING INTO CAB OF EUCLID WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED. APPARENTLY HIS HAND WAS SECURE, BUT HIS BACK WAS TWISTED.

December 9, 1994 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Quarries Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS DOING HIS "PRE-OPERATION EQUIPMENT CHECK" AND WHILE ADDING COOLANT TO RADIATOR, FELL FROM ENGINE AREA TO GROUND, TRIED TO BREAK FALL USING ARMS.

September 8, 1994 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Quarries Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED THAT HE WAS MOVING AROUND IN AREA OF LIMITED SPACE, HE SET FOOT ON LOOSE ROCK AND IT GAVE WAY. HE FELL DOWN EMBANKMENT 6-8' INTO A HOLE.

February 23, 1993 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Quarries Inc · Fall from machine

MUDDY BOOTS AND IN A HURRY. INJURED WAS GETTIN GOFF A EUCLID AND MISSED THE HAND HOLD, SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND, LANDING ON ROCK. DISLOCATED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

February 11, 1993 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Quarries Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE STATED THAT HE HAD JUST GOTTEN DOWN FROM STOCKPILE T RUCK AFTER HAVING SERVICED IT AS HE WAS WALKING AWAY FROM TRUCK HE SLIPPED IN MUDDY AR EA SRAOUND WORK AREAA & FELL TO GROUND & HT HIS R T KNEE ON GROUND

March 3, 1992 MO · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Quarries Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DIRECTING EUCLID DRIVER BACK TO DUMP LOAD OF ROCK AND GAVE MOTION TO COMMENCE DUMPING, AT THAT TIME HE PROCEDED TO EDGE OF LEDGE TO MAKE SURE ROCK WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE. THE LEDGE GAVE WAY AND EE SLIPPED AND FELL WITH ROCK. HE GRABBBED HOLD OF LEDGE WITH ARM, BUT ROCK EVIDENTLY ROLLED AND HIT HIS LEG WHEN THIS OCCURRED HE LOST HIS GRIP AND FELL 5-6 FT AND APPARENTLY HIS LE

September 6, 1989 MO · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Quarries Inc · Fall from machine

THE INJURED WAS DISMOUNTING FROM SHOVEL.IT HAD BEEN RAINING AND HE FELT HIMSELF SLIPPING SO HE JUMPED.HE LANDED ON A ROCK AND TWISTED HIS ANKLE AND INJURED LEFT HEEL.

March 30, 1989 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Quarries Inc · Fall from ladders

I NAME HAD BEEN PAINTING AND WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF LADDER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE BOTTOM RUNG AND HIT CONCRETE FLOOR

March 29, 1989 MO · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Quarries Inc · Fall from machine

I NAME WAS STEPPING DOWN ON THE TRACK PAD TO GET OFF THE DOZER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL HE TRIED TO KEEP FROM FALLING AND CAUGHT THE FULL WEIGHT OF HIS BODY ON HIS R ARM BENDING HIS H AND BACK

July 7, 1988 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Quarries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS CHANGING HAMMERS IN HAMMERMILL AND CHANGED FOOT POSITION AND GRABBED SPINNER TO CATCH BALANCE AND FINGER WENT IN HOLE WHERE PIN IS AND BAR WENT IN ON FINGER

February 14, 1987 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Quarries Inc · Fall from machine

I NAME WAS ON T2P LANDING OF LOADER,WASHING LOADER,HIS HANDSJ WERE COLD AND WET,HE LOST HIS GRIP AND SLIPPED,WHICH CAUSED HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND INJURING HIS LEFT SIDE AROUND HIS RIBS.INTER NALLY. 3

January 6, 1987 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Quarries Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE W5S WALKING ON CATWALK OF PLANT, WHEN THE WALK BROKE, THE ANGLE IRON BROKE AND LEG WENT THROUGH.

January 5, 1987 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Quarries Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING OFF LOADER AND SLIPPED

July 21, 1986 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Quarries Inc · Fall from machine

AS EMPLOYEE WAS3GETTING OUT OF HIS TRUCK HE JUMPED ON HIS ANKLE & TWISTED IT

May 20, 1986 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Quarries Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO DISLODGE BOULDER IN CRUSHER EQUIPMENT, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK AND FELL ONTO STEEL ROD.

November 1, 1985 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Quarries Inc · Fall from machine

EMP WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK AND SLIPPED OFF STEP OF T RUCK DUE TO RAINY CONDITIONS AND FELL TO THE GROUND

May 28, 1985 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Quarries Inc · Fall from machine

I.NAME STARTED EUCLID AND WAS GETTING OUT TO LOWER BED SUPPORT, WHEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF STEP, DROPPING HIS BODY WEIGHT.

July 12, 1984 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Quarries Inc · Fall onto or against objects

AS HE WAS JETTING OFF FINE GRINDER AFTER ADJUSTING THE FEED HE SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING HIS HAND ON THE MACHINE

April 12, 1984 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Quarries Inc · Fall from machine

CHANGING AIR CLEANER FOOT SLIPPED ON MUDDY PUSH ARM AND FELL HITTING HEAD ON ROCK ON GROUND

August 11, 1983 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Quarries Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMP GOT OUT OF TRUCK, STEPPED ON FUEL TANK TO COVER LOAD, HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE TANK AND HE CAUGHT HIMSELF BY CATCHING THE HANDRAIL PULLING LIGAMENTS IN LEFT SHOULDER

May 6, 1983 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Quarries Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF THE LOADER AND STEPPED ON A ROCK, AND TWISTED HIS LEFT ANKLE.

March 16, 1983 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Howard Quarries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HELPING SHOVEL OPERATOR PUT ANTI-FREEZE IN SHOVEL,STEPPED DOWN OFF TRACK ON SLHOVEL AND TWISTED RIGHT ANKLE.

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