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May 2, 1996 TX · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apg Lime Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED WAS WALKING IN FRONT OF THE ROTARY KILN CONTROL ROOM WIHT AN EMPTY 5 LB COFFEE CAN ON HIS WAY TO GET A SAMPLE OF LIME FOR TESTING. INJURED STATES, ONE MINUTE HE WAS WALKING AND THE NEX T HE FELL FACE FIRST ONTO THE FLOOR. THE FLOOR IS OF EXPANDED METAL (GRAYTEX). THE FALL CAUSED ADEEP LACERATION THAT SPLIT HIS UPPER LIP. THE INJURED WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN FOR EMERG TREATMENT

January 15, 1995 VA · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apg Lime Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS STANDING ON A SLICK METAL SURFACE PULLINGON A ROPE - ROPE BROKE & EE FELL BACKWARDS ON BUTTOCKS CAUSING MUSCLE TEAR AROUND ???? LOW BACK GLUTEUS STRAIN.

June 6, 1994 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apg Lime Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE STEPPED OFF TRUCK ONTO LOOSE GRAVEL--SLIPPED--TWISTING ANKLE WHEN FALLING.

June 6, 1994 VA · Metal/Non-Metal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apg Lime Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS STEPPING OFF HAUL TRUCK LADDER AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

January 22, 1994 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apg Lime Corp · Fall from machine

INJURED HAD PARKED A FRONT END LOADER AND WAS WASHING HIS HANDS TO GO ON HIS MORNING BREAK (9:00 AM). AT THIS TIME HE NOTICED THAT HE HAD LEFT THE LOADER LIGHTS ON. HE CLIMBED UP THE LOADER AN D TURNED OFF THE LIGHTS. WHILE DESCENDING HE EITHER MISSED THE HANDRAIL WITH HIS LEFT HAND OR COULD NOT HOLD HIS GRIP WITH THE SAME HAND. IN DOING THIS, HIS BODY SWUNG OVER.

December 21, 1993 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apg Lime Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED ADN A CO-WORKER WERE LOWERINGA ROTARY KILN GRATE INTO A PLACE, GRATE SLIPPED AND PINNED RINGER BETWEEN GRATE AN DFLOOR. ACCIDENT CAUSED A CLOSED WOUND FRACTURE SIMPLE. WOUND WAS CLEA NSED ANDDRESSED BY DR RELEASED TONORMAL DUTIES.

October 7, 1993 VA · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apg Lime Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ACROSS RAILS AND TRIPPED, GRABBING A RAIL CAR CATWALK, HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER WENT THROUGH A SERRATED HOLE IN THE RUNG OF THE CATWALK/FRACTURING THE BONE AND TEARING THE S KIN OF THE FINGER AS HE FELL.

July 10, 1993 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apg Lime Corp · Fall onto or against objects

FELL BACKWARDS ON GREYTEX, TRIED TO BREAK FALL WITH RIGHT HAND. HAND HIT TOE BOARD OF RAILING, THE TOE BOARD FORCED WRIST BACKWARD. ON 7-23-93 ASKED TO HAVE HAND X-RAYED. X-RAY SHOWED A RIGHT HAND DISTAL RADIUS FRACTURE. CAST WAS APPLIED AND EMPLOYEE RELEASED TO WORK.

December 31, 1992 TX · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apg Lime Corp · Fall from machine

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF THE CRANE HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND HE WAS TRYING TO CATCH HIMSELF AND LANDED ON HIS LEFT WRIST.

October 14, 1991 VA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apg Lime Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM CAB OF 75' SCALING RIG AND FELL FROM LADDER. HIS FOOT WENT UNDER THE OUTRIGGER CO-WORKER WAS LOWERING.

July 7, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apg Lime Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPL HAD DESCENDED FROM PORTABLE LADDER. STOOL WAS ABOUT ONE FOOT FROM BASE OF LADDER. EMPL DID NOT REMOVE STOOL AS HE STEPPED BACK HE FELL OVER STOOL. HE FELL BACKWARD. HE BROKE FALL WITH LEF T HAND BUT WEIGHT FELL ON LEFT HAND. HE WAS TAKEN TO COPANY DR WHO TOOK X RAYS. XRAYS DO NOT SHOW DEFINITE FRACTURE CAST WAS APPLIED TO WRIST AS PRECAUTION IT WILL BE REMOVEDIN 20 DAYS TO 2 W

November 27, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apg Lime Corp · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS POKING ROTARY KILN TRANSFER CHUTE THAT HAD CHOCKED UP. TRANFER CHUTE HAS PLATFORM LOCATED BESIDE IT. PLATFORM HAS HANDRAILS SURROUNDING IT. PLATFORM IS ELEVATED APPROX 10' FRO M FLOOR LEVEL. CO-WORKER WAS BESIDE INJURED AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. AT SOME POINT TWO EMPL DECIDED TO EXCHANGE PLACES. INJURED STEPPED ONTO OPENING AT TOP OF LADDER SAFETY CHAIN WAS NOT IN

October 19, 1988 VA · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apg Lime Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WET SLIPPERY SURFACE CAUSED FALL- BRACED SELF BY CATCHING RAIL AND SPRAINED THUMB.

June 27, 1988 VA · Metal/Non-Metal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apg Lime Corp · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL IN FRONT OF LAB STEPS DUE TO MUD, AND HAD NO COMPLAINT UNTIL 7-22-88, WHEN SHE NOTICED SORENESS IN HER NECK AND STINGING IN HER SHOULDER BALDES/ARM. DIAGNOSTIC EXAM PERFORMED W/X-RAYS, NEGATIVE FOR FRACTURE. PAIN PILLS PRESCRIBED.

June 27, 1988 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apg Lime Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS GREASING THE 9 WEST PUMP WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF A BOARD COVERING A HOLE ON PUMP PLATFORM AND HIS FOOT WENT INTO THE HOLE CAUSING HIM TO FALL AGAINST PUMP MOTOR.

April 28, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Apg Lime Corp · Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE WAS ACCENDING STAIRS WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL WHEN HE FELL HE SUSTAINED MILD CONTUSION TO LEFT KNEE THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED BECAUSE RX WAS GIVEN TO HIS TAKEN IF PAIN WAS IN TOL ERABLE.

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