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September 9, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Board Of County Commissioners · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GREASING TAIL PULLEY ON SHAKER BOX, STEPPED DOWN OFF OF CONVEYOR BELT ONTO UNEVEN ROCKY GROUND. UNSTABLE FOOTING CAUSED EE TO TWIST, CAUSING PAIN IN RIGHT HIP OR LOWER BACK.

March 24, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Board Of County Commissioners · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WLAKING ON NORTH SIDE OF FEEDER BELT, MAKING PREPARATIONS FOR MOVING FROM THIS SITE. SLIPPED ON ICE COVERED BY SNOW. INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 2-23-94, WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY DR. UNTIL 3-24-94 WHEN E E'S DISCOMFORT DID NOT ABATE.

July 23, 1990 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Board Of County Commissioners · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HH WAS REPAIRING A CRUSHER CONVEYOR BELT WITH A FLEXCO BELT SPLICER. HE WAS WORKING IN CRAMPED GQUARTER WITH A HAMMER AND CHISEL WHEN HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS HAND. HE WAS ATTENDED BY A PHYSICIA N AND DIAGNOSED AS CONTUSION AND SUPERFICIAL ABRASION OF THE LEFT HAND. A SPLINT WAS PUT ON AND HE RETURNED TO WORK.

December 12, 1985 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Board Of County Commissioners · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WENT T2 GET OUT OF THE LOADER SLIPPED ON STEP AND FELL TO THE GROUND

November 21, 1985 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Board Of County Commissioners · Fall from ladders

WHILE CLIMBING 8ONW THE CRUSHER LADDER THE EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND THIS RESULTED IN A SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE AND HAIRLINE CRACK IN BONE

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