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September 11, 1995 PR · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Puerto Rico Concrete Products Incorporated · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS PULLING AHOSE TO CONNECT TO THE COMPRESSOR,HE SLIPPED AND TRIED TO KEEP HIS BALANCE AND HURT HIS WAIST.

June 26, 1993 PR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Puerto Rico Concrete Products Incorporated · Contact with hot objects or substances

THE WELDER WAS WELDING SOME METAL WHEN SUDDENLY HE LOST HIS BALANCE FALLING ON HIS KNEE AND HE BURNED HIMSELF WITH THE [TORCH ?] ON THE SIDE OF THE NECK.

June 1, 1993 PR · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Puerto Rico Concrete Products Incorporated · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS MOVING A PIECE OF STEEL FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER. IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND FELL ON HIS RIGHT FOOT. HE SUFFERED A CONTUSION. HE IS A MECHANICS HELPER. HE WAS REPLACING A ROLLE R ON A CONVEYOR.

August 25, 1992 PR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Puerto Rico Concrete Products Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

38505MPLOYEE WAS USING A POLE WHEN HE MADE A SUDDEN TWISTING MOVEMENT OF THE BACK RESULTING IN A STRAINED BACK.

January 31, 1992 PR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Puerto Rico Concrete Products Incorporated · Fall to the walkway or working surface

TRANSLATED FROM SPANISH: THE EMPLOYEE WALKED TOWARD THE 966 LOADER ON A HILL, WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A ROCK THAT HE STEPPED ON AND FELL, LANDING ON HIS LEFT HAND AND DISLOCATING THE SAME.

October 29, 1991 PR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Puerto Rico Concrete Products Incorporated · Struck by flying object

VICTIM WAS HAMMERING A BEARING TO REMOVE IT FROM ITS HOUSING WHEN A FRAGMENT OF METAL FLEW OUT AND EMBEDDED ITSELF IN A MUSCLE IN HIS LEFT THIGH.

August 9, 1991 PR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Puerto Rico Concrete Products Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE MECHANIC HELPER, DOING REPAIRS ON A BULLDOZER WAS USING A 20 LB SLEDGEHAMMER TO DRIVE IN A PIN WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

April 18, 1991 PR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Puerto Rico Concrete Products Incorporated · Struck against a moving object

EE TRUCK DRIVER WAS DRIVING HIS TRUCK WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

March 18, 1991 PR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Puerto Rico Concrete Products Incorporated · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WELDER WAS LOOSENED BOLTS. WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS CHEST. TRIED TO CONTINUE WORKING BUT COULDN'T. VICTIM APPARENTLY SUFFERED A MUSCLE PULL/STRAIN.

February 20, 1990 PR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Puerto Rico Concrete Products Incorporated · Struck by flying object

EE WAS MOUNTING A ROLLER ON A MACHINE. WHEN HE HIT IT WITH A HAMMER A FRAGMENT OF HARD POINT FLEW OFF STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT CHEEK.

February 12, 1990 PR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Puerto Rico Concrete Products Incorporated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE OPERATOR WAS ATTEMPTING TO JUMP START THE SHOVEL WHEN THE JUMPER CABLE ILIPPED OFF ITRUCK AND INJURED THREE FINGERI OF HIS LEFT HAND. LITTLE FINGER, RING FINGER AND MIDDLE.

January 22, 1990 PR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Puerto Rico Concrete Products Incorporated · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS DOING MAINTENANCE ON THE PLANT ICREENING OR CRUSHER ETC. WHEN HE SLIPPED ON A CONVEYOR AND TWIITED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

November 9, 1989 PR · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Puerto Rico Concrete Products Incorporated · Struck by falling object

EE WENT TO INSTALL A FUSE IN A SAFETY BOX MOUNTED ON THE WALL WHEN AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED IN THE BOX. THE BOX BROKE LOOSE FROM THE WALL AND HIT EE ON THE NOSE.

October 20, 1989 PR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Puerto Rico Concrete Products Incorporated · Unclassified, insufficient data

EE SAID HE WAS GOING TO REPORT TO STATE INSURANCE BECAUSE THE WORK HE WAS DOING WAS AFFECTING HIS HEALTH.

September 26, 1989 PR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

HE STARTED TO DISMOUNT D9 CAT COZER WHEN HIS ROOT CAUGHT ON COLUMN. AND HE FELL HITTING HIS LEFT KNEE ON A PIECE OF METAL. TRANSULATED BY RICHARD DURAN.

May 6, 1988 PR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Puerto Rico Concrete Products Incorporated · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AND HE FELL, HIS LEFT HAND UNDER HIS BODY. AT FIRST HE DID NOT FEEL ANYTHING SO HE CONTINUED HIS WORK. THIS WAS FRIDAY. SATURDAY HIS HAND WAS SWOLLEN.

March 2, 1988 PR · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Puerto Rico Concrete Products Incorporated · Struck by flying object

THE VICTIM, SHOVEL OPERATOR, BREAKING UP LARGE ROCKS USING THE TEETH OF THE SHOVEL WAS SPATTERED WITH SMALL BITS OF ROCK. ONE OF THEM FLEW INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

February 19, 1988 PR · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Puerto Rico Concrete Products Incorporated · Contact with hot objects or substances

I NAME WAS WELDING SOME HAMMERS AND SOME OF THE HOT WELD FELLINTO HIS BOOT AND HE SUFFERED A BUTN AT THE HEEL OF HIS R FOOT

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