East Texas Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING MECHANIC RFEMOVE TGRACKS FROM D8K TRACTOR HE STATED HE DID NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHEN OR WHAT PART OF MACHINE HE STRAINED HIS ELBOW
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May 14, 1985
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
East Texas Stone Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
MAN WAS SHOVELI3G MATERIAL FROM CONVEYOR TAILPULLEY TO TUNNEL FLOOR. HE MOVED TO NEW LOCATION TO SHOVEL THAT MATERIAL ON TO BELT. WHEN H E TURNED TO PLACE 1ST SHOVEL OF MATERIAL ON BELT HE PUL LED MUSCLE IN B5CK. THIS REQUIRED SURGERY BECAUSE OF A SLIPPED DISK.
May 6, 1985
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
East Texas Stone Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
STEEL WATER PIP9 WAS BEING MOVED BY CHERRY PICKER TO DITCH. MAN WAS HOLDING ONE END OF PIPE TO KEEP FROM SWINGING AND IT DROPPED CAUSING MAN TO GET OFF BALANCE HURTING BACK CAUSING HIM TO HAVE SURGERY ON BAC5 SLIPPED DISC.
November 14, 1984
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
East Texas Stone Company · Fall from machine
EE WAS HAULING LOAD TO DUMPHOPPER WHEN TRUCK ENGINE DIED FROM LACK OF FUEL. OPERATOR STATED THAT HE ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE THAT DID NOT PREVENT THE VEHICLE FROM BACKING DOWN THE EXISTING GRADE ON THAT PORTION OF THE HAUL ROAD. WHEN TRUCK BEGAN ROLLING BACK, EE JUMPED OUT OF TRUCK AT THE HEIGHT OF 5\ INJURING HIS BACK.
October 29, 1984
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
Fatality · MACHINERY
East Texas Materials · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TRACTOR A STUCK IN MUD TRACTOR B WAS PULLING ON TRACOTOR A WHEN PULL PIN BROKE, CAUSING CABLE WITH CLEVIS TO STRIKE OPERATOR OF TRACTOR B IN HEAD.
East Texas Materials · Struck by falling object
WAS HAMMERING THE BEARING RACE. A PIECE BROKE OFF AND EMBEDED IN UPPER LEFT CHEST.
June 4, 1984
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
East Texas Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
CLEARING OVER LOADED CONVEYOR GOT FINGER BETWEEN BELT & ROCK BOX
November 7, 1983
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
East Texas Stone Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects
USING SLEDGE HAMMER LOOSENING WEDGES ON CRUSHER MISSED PIN WEDGE - FOOT SLIPPED - INJURED BACK. REPORTED 11-28-83 - EMP. HOSPITALIZED THAT DATE - DISC SURGERY 12-5-83.
East Texas Stone Company · Fall from machine
INSTALLING HEATER IN DRILL CAB STEPPED DOWN FROM DRILL FOOT HIT SOFT DIRT WHICH MOVED CAUSING EMP TO FALL UNDER TRACK GUARD AND ROLL BACK INTO DIRT LEFT LEG AND FOOT CAUGHT AT ANGLE
July 29, 1983
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
East Texas Stone Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WAREHOUSE-PICKED UP BEARING FROM LOADING DOCK TO PLACE INSIDE WAREHOUSE-INJURED BACK.
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