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December 10, 1997 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Schildberg Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CONDITIONS WERE DAMP AND FINER MATERAIL WAS BEGINNING TO COLLECT ON THE SIDE BELT CHUTE OF THE SCREENING PLANT. EE WAS USING 6' WOODEN HANDLED SCRAPER TO CLEAR THE MATERIAL BUILD UP. THE SCRAP ER BECAME WEDGED. EE PUT PRESSURE ON HANDLE AND IT BROKE. THE HANDLE HIT HIM IN THE FACE CAUSING A LACERATION TO HIS CHIN. EE RECEIVED SUTURES. AND RELEASED.

April 24, 1997 IA · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller MACHINERY
Schildberg Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMP WAS DRILLING HOLES IN ROCK LEDGE AND WAS PREPARING TO MOVE DRILL TO NEXT LOCATION. AS EMP MOVED DRILL STEP ON WHICH HE WAS STANDING RAN OVER 8" ROCK CAUSING STEP TO BE THRUST UPWARD AND TH EN CAME DOWN SHARPLY. AS EMP CAME DOWN KNEE WAS SOMEWHAT TWISTED. THIS CAUSED A SPRAIN TO RIGHT KNEE. LEDGE WILL BE FREE OF ANY LOOSE OR FOREIGN MATERIAL BEFORE DRILLING.

February 2, 1995 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Schildberg Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PREPARING TO UNLOAD THE POWDER PICKUP. EE HELPS ANOTHER EE, THE DRILLER FOR PLANT #5 . AS EE WAS CARRYING A 55 LB CASE OF TOVEX HE SLIPPED IN SOME MUD ON THE LEDGE. EE SUFFERED LOWER BA CK PAIN. EE STARTED USING A BACK BELT WHEN HE RETURNED TO WORK. EE HAS BEEN TRAINED IN THE USE OF BACK BELTS.

January 4, 1995 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Schildberg Construction Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING A CAT AND SCRAPER AT DAGGETT QUARRY. AFTER EE WAS LOADED, HE BEGAN TO HEAD DOWN ON THE FILL TO UNLOAD. THE CAT TRACTOR DROVE UP OVER A LARGE CHUNK OF FROZEN GROUND. EE HAD HIS SEAT BELT IN PLACE. SUDDENLY HE WAS THROWN FORWARD, CAUSING HIS BACK TO POP. THE SAFETY DIRECTOR OBSERVED THE OPERATIONS AND FOUND THE FILL TO BE SMOOTH AND IN ORDER.

August 19, 1993 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Schildberg Construction Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS HELPING WITH A WATERPUMP INSTALLATION. EVERYTHING WAS COMPLETED AND EE WAS STARTING TO LOWER THE SUCTION HOSE, AS HE LOWERED THE HOSE THE WINCH HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND THUS LETTI NG THE WEIGHT OF THE HOSE SPIN THE HANDLE. INSTEAD OF LETTING THE HOSE FALL EE TRIED TO CATCH THE HANDLE RESULTING IN A FRACTURED FINGER AND CUT ACROSS THE LEFT HAND. CONDITIONS WERE WET AND

March 12, 1993 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Schildberg Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE CONDITIONS AT THE QUARRY WERE DAMP AND THE MATERIAL INTEH BINS HAVE TO BE OCCASIONALLY SCRAPED OUT. HE WAS BENT OVER THE RAILING WHILE SCRAPING THE WALLS OF THE BIN. THE SCRAPER IS APPROX 14' IN LENGTH. WHILE SCRAPING PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK. HE WAS JUST TRAINED IN PROPER LIFTING AND IN THE POSITION ONE SHOULDER NOT BE IN WHEN PRYING, LIFTING AND PULLING.

March 5, 1991 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Schildberg Construction Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

THE INJURED PERSON WAS GETTING DOWN FROM THE DOZER. HE ATTEMPTED TO STEP ON THE UNDERCARRIAGE WHICH WAS MUDDY & WET, HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HE FELL ON THE TRACKS.

February 28, 1991 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Schildberg Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE INJURED PERSON WAS INSTALLING A LOADER TIRE WHILE TYRING TO LIFT THE TIRE INTO PLACE HE STRAINED HIS BACK.

October 8, 1990 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Schildberg Construction Company Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS SITTING IN HIS OWN VEHICLE WAITING FOR HIS SHIFT TO START WHEN HE BECAME ILL. HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WITH AN APPARENT HEART ATTACKI.

December 5, 1989 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Schildberg Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED PERSON WAS SERVICING LOADER. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ADD HYDRAULIC OIL TO RESERVOIR ON LOADER TRANFER HOSE CAME OUT OF OPENING STRIKING HIM ON KNEE.

January 10, 1989 IA · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Schildberg Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED PERSON AND 2 OTHER MEN WERE ATTEMPTING TO MOUNT A BOOM ON AN ENDLOADER BUCKET. WHILE TRYING TO ALIGN THE PIN HOLES, THE BOOM SLIPPED OFF THE BUCKET STRIKING THE INJURED PERSON IN T HE LEFT LEG.

November 22, 1988 IA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Schildberg Construction Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE INJURED PERSON WAS STARTING A WATER PUMP WHEN THE DISCHARGBE HOSE RELEASED FROM THE PUMP. THE FORCE OF THE WATER CAUSED HIM TO FALL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS RIGHT ARM.

April 3, 1986 IA · Metal/Non-Metal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Schildberg Construction Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WEATHER WAS CLO6DY AND MISTING HE WAS SEVERICING IMPACT BREAKER WAS WALKING UP CONVOYER BELT AND SLIPPED STRICKING HIS LEFT ELBOW ON PEICE OF METAL COVER. NO LOSS TIME ON 4-17-86 HIS LEFT ELB OW BECAME SORE 5ND INFLAMED AND WENT TO DOCTOR.

October 14, 1985 IA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gendler Stone Products Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HIT ON RIGHT L9G WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE WORKING ON TRACK FRAME OF 155 KOMATSU DOZER

September 10, 1985 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Gendler Stone Products Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING AIR FILTER ON TOP OF BIG DIESEL ENGINE TAKING OUT BOLTS ONE BOLT WAS STILL IN PLACE BUT FILTER GAVE WAY KNOCKING HIM OVER GUARD RAIL 4 OR 5 FT TO CEMENT FLOOR THEY W E R FREEING THE FILTER TO B E LIFTED OFF BY HOIST

November 13, 1984 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gendler Stone Products Company Inc · Struck by flying object

MAN WAS CLEANING DIRT OUT OF BELLY PAN OF D8L PRIOR TO REPAIR WORK FOREIGN MATERIAL GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

December 13, 1983 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Gendler Stone Products Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

HAULING SHALE UP INCLINE,TURNING INTO DUMP SITE,TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR,TRUCK ROLLED BACKWARD 30\.RIGHT REAR WHEELS RAN OVER SPOIL MATERIAL AND OVERTURNED ON SIDE.

June 15, 1983 IA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Gendler Stone Products Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRIED TO REMOVE SAFETY PIN HOLDING BOX UP CAUGHT HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN PIN AND BOX

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