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November 10, 1993 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS USING FRONT END LOADER TO REMOVE MATERIAL FROM B-15. SURFACE WAS WET AND SLIPPERY FROM RECENT RAIN. BOTTOM STEP ON LOADER WAS MUDDY AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF CAUSING STRAIN TO LOWE R LEFT BACK.

August 25, 1993 GA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND TH EHANDRAIL BY THE TIME CLOCK IN SHIPPING AND STUBLED OVER THE HANDRAIL BASE PLATE. WHILE FALLING DOWN, HE TRIED TO GRAB THE BULLENTIN BOARD TO BREAK FALL, RIGHT HAND SLID DOWN BULLENTIN BOARD FRAME CAUSING DEEP LACERATION AT BASE OF RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.

August 14, 1991 GA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOEYE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM ROAD GRADER HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF STEP,HE FELL AND STUMBLED TO GROUND.AND PULLED MUSCLE BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES.HE WENT TO DOCTOR 08-19-91.LOST TIME STARTED 09- 03-91.

October 31, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE VALVE PACKER MACHINE. HE STOPPED FOR BREAK AND WAS LEAVING THE VALVE PACKER DOWN STEPS AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. LOW BACK PAIN.

July 5, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TOOLS FROM SCREW CONVEYOR WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL FROM SCREW CONVEYOR STRIKING STEEL COLUMN AND THEN FELL TO GROUND. AREA WAS WET AND SLICK FROM RECENT RAIN. CO NTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS TO FACE, ABDOMEN AND EXTREMITIES.

October 12, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING LADDER AT PRIMARY CRUSHER & FOOT SLIPED WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF RUNG OF LADDER THE RUNG NEXT TO HIS RT.ARM WAS FORCED INTO THE RTR.ARM PIT

July 27, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPL WAS WALKING UP FROM GROUND LEVEL TO APPROX 2' HIGH WAREHOUSE FLOOR MADE MISSTEP & LOST BALANCE FALLING BACKWARDS HITTING HIS HEAD ON WLEDING MACHINE.

July 26, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING WAREHOUSE AROUND KITTY LINE STRETCH WRAP AREA, STEPPED OVER TRASH AND FELL ON A ROLL OF STRETCH WRAP FILM.

July 13, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF MINE SERVICE TRUCK AT PLANT

May 21, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING DOWN STEPS BETWEEN YOUNG CRUSHER AND ROLL CRUSHER UNDER RAW CLAY SHED.

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