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December 26, 2007 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Bellco Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Repetitive Movement operating equipment (loader). Accumulative trauma over time, 37 years as loader operator. No lost time until surgery.

December 11, 2007 OK · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bellco Materials Inc · Fall from machine

Trying to thaw door on loader and water dripped down where he was standing on ice and he slipped and fell.

November 30, 2007 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Bellco Materials Inc · Struck against a moving object

End dump driver was backing under pit loader, pit loader said his bucket dropped, hitting bed of truck and causing haul truck to come off ground. When pit loader raised bucket up, haul truck came down, causing it to jump forward causing employee's neck to move suddenly. Haul truck driver was wearing seat belt.

November 9, 2007 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Bellco Materials Inc · Struck by powered moving object

Employee was walking and supervisor drove next to him in pickup. The mirror hit employee causing in turn for the employee to hit the bed of the truck.

September 17, 2007 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Shoveling rock and strained back.

July 17, 2007 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Bellco Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

Walking around the plant to start servicing, he stepped on rock on ground and twisted ankle.

July 10, 2007 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Bellco Materials Inc · Struck against a moving object

While driving, He said the airride seat lost air pressure, and he hit a bump in road and jarred his back.

April 20, 2007 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bellco Materials Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

While doing maintenance, he slipped and fell and bent thumb back.

August 28, 2006 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

Sprain or strain of back while lifting railroad ties. **Report received in office on 9/27/06. Unaware of injury until report was received in the main office.

August 19, 2006 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bellco Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Working on equipment, pry bar hit thumb.

June 28, 2006 OK · Metal/Non-Metal coal strip operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bellco Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While hammering off bearing, steel sliver punctured hand & lodged in his left hand, index finger joint.

June 27, 2006 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bellco Materials Inc · Fall onto or against objects

Using a wedge to move rock from jaw of crusher, wedge and rock gave way and employee fell against the safety railing.

April 24, 2006 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bellco Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Repetitive movement of operating equipment, accumulative trauma over time. No lost time until 7-05-06 when he had surgery.

March 23, 2006 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bellco Materials Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE was walking across an elevated steel mesh walkway to a control house, when he slipped and fell on the walkway. It was snowing and sleeting at the time. The mid-rail and hand-rail prevented the EE from falling to the ground.

November 15, 2005 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bellco Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Fixing a V-16. Pushing a pipe wrench to dislodge a belt, Belt loosened and moved, placing his hand between a piece of metal and the wrench handle.

July 9, 2005 OK · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bellco Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Stepped off ladder to ground while doing maintenance.

June 6, 2005 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bellco Materials Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON EQUIPMENT, HE SLIPPED AND FELL, SCRAPING HIS BACK AGAINST THE EQUIPMENT.

May 24, 2005 OK · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bellco Materials Inc · Struck by falling object

PICKING UP TOOLS OFF THE GROUND, SET 2 1/2 LB HAMMER ON #1 SCREEN. HAMMER FELL OFF SCREEN BOUNCED OFF THE CAT WALK AND STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER BLADE

October 1, 2004 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CLEANING UP JUNK IRON PILES, LIFTING JUNK IRON HE SPRAINED OR STRAINED HIS BACK.

August 9, 2004 OK · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Rolling belts on V-16 and got his finger between the belt and sheave.

June 25, 2004 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bellco Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While using pipe wrench to change v-belt on screen, wrench slipped, catching hand between wrench and structural iron.

May 20, 2004 OK · Metal/Non-Metal coal strip operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Putting v-belts on v-16 pulleys and rolled fingers into pulley and v-belts and cut and smashed fingers.

March 24, 2004 OK · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator Fatality · MACHINERY
Bellco Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

Apparently the victim attempted to install drill steel with the mast vertical and the drill head rotating. The victim became entangled in the rotating drill steel when the steel cross threaded in the drill collar.

October 4, 2003 OK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD A WRENCH ON A BOLT, TIGHTENING BOLT, AS HE RAISED THE WRENCH, MUSCLE WAS PULLED IN HIS BACK.

September 16, 2003 OK · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bellco Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING WINDSHIELD OF HAUL TRUCK, HOLDING ON WITH ONE HAND AND HAD BOTH FEET PLACED WHEN HE LEANED OVER AND FOOT SLIPPED ON THE TRUCK LADDER AND AS HE STARTED TO FALL, HIS LEG GOT CAUGHT IN F ROM STEPS ON THE TRUCK, TWISTING HIS KNEE.

June 7, 2003 OK · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE ON A CONVEYER WHEN A 1 1/2 INCH SQUARE TUBING FELL AND HIT EE ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE.

March 11, 2003 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bellco Materials Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

JERKING ON A WRENCH TO LOOSEN A BOLT.

January 16, 2003 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Bellco Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE HAD DRIVEN 1 COMPANY VEHICLE TO THE AREA WHERE OTHER EE'S WERE REPAIRING A GEAR BOX. THE EE EXITED THE CO. VEHICLE & WAS STANDING BETWEEN 2 COMP. VEHICLES. ONE OF THE VEHICLES BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD A FEW FEET AND THE EE WHO HAD TRIED TO STOP THE COMP. VEHICLE BECAME LODGED BETWEEN THE 2 VEHICLES.

November 22, 2002 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

SPRAIN OR STRAIN. PUSHING SCREEN WITH TOP OF HEAD.

August 8, 2002 OK · Metal/Non-Metal rotary dump operator, car dump operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bellco Materials Inc · Fall from machine

JUMPED OFF END DUMP AND LANDED WRONG. MEDICAL RECORDS RECEIVED 8/20/02, PRESCRIPTION RECEIVED FOR INJURY.

July 30, 2002 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bellco Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN TIGHTENING BOLTS WITH WRENCH, SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER. 07/30/02-NO MEDICAL TREATMENT REQUESTED-NO LOST TIME. 08/07/02-MEDICAL TREATMENT REQUESTED.

July 16, 2002 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CLEANING FEEDER BY REMOVING ROCKS BY HAND.

June 17, 2002 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bellco Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

NUMBNESS & TINGLING EXPERIENCE WHILE OPERATING LAODER. (REPORT RECEIVED IN OFFICE 7/12/02. UNAWARE OF INJURY UNTIL REPORT WAS RECEIVED)

April 23, 2002 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Bellco Materials Inc · Struck by flying object

GRINDING ON CRUSHER, IT WAS WINDY; METAL SHAVING GOT INTO EYE. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

April 5, 2002 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Struck against stationary object

CUT THUMB WHILE WORKING ON SKID LOADER.

February 22, 2002 OK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bellco Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRYING ON BEARING WITH CAT BAR, CAT BAR SLIPPED, A SLIVER OF METAL WENT INTO THE EYE.

November 24, 2001 OK · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)
Bellco Materials Inc · Flash burns (welding)

IN AREA WHERE ANOTHER PERSON WAS WELDING, RECEIVED INDIRECT REFLECTION OF FLASH FROM WELDER.

November 15, 2001 OK · Metal/Non-Metal rotary dump operator, car dump operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING CHAIN WHICH WAS ATTACHED TO A CONVEYER BELT.

October 20, 2001 OK · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Bellco Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING GRATES IN HAMMERMILL AND SMASHED RIGHT HAND ON GRATE.

June 8, 2001 OK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bellco Materials Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

STRAINED SHOULDER WHILE LIFTING BELLY PAN ON 988B LOADER.

May 1, 2001 OK · Metal/Non-Metal rotary dump operator, car dump operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bellco Materials Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING END DUMP ON HAUL ROAD, HIT BUMP IN ROAD.

April 19, 2001 OK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bellco Materials Inc · Struck by flying object

TOO MUCH ROCK IN BUCKET, SHOOK BUCKET TO REMOVE EXCESS ROCK; 1 8"-10" ROCK BOUNCED OUT OF BUCKET AND HIT AND CRACKED WINDSHIELD. MINUTE PARTICLES OF GLASS WENT INTO HIS EYE.

January 3, 2001 OK · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bellco Materials Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE GOT OUT OF POWDER TRUCK TO PUT FUEL INTO IT. WHILE WALKING AROUNG THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE, HESLID ON SNOW AND FELL, TWISTING HIS LEG BEHIND HIM.

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