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March 9, 1990 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Rock Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

TWO MEN WAS LIFTING A 35 GALLONS DRUM OF GREASE TO TAKE IT TO THE DRAGLINE WHEN ONE OF THEM TRIP LIVING ALL THE WEIGHT TO THE OTHER MAN THE OWN THAT GOT INJURY.

January 13, 1990 FL · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Rock Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

TRIED TO OP RADIATOR CAP WATER BURNED OFF MY LEFT LEG AND FACE

February 6, 1989 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
American Rock Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BOULDER GOT STUCK INSIDE CRUSHER EMPLOYEE WENT WITH FOREMAN INTO THE CRUSHER TO REMOVE THE BOULDER & ROCKS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT THE ROCK TO REMOVE FROM ITS ACKWARD POSITION EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN BE LOW RT SIDE OF ABDOMEN THRU TO THE RT LEG CONTINED WORKING UNTIL 1030AM AT THIS TIME FELT TOO MUCH PAIN & WENT TO THE DOCTOR

September 2, 1987 FL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Loyal Rock Inc · Fall from machine

AS EMPLOYEE WAS3GETTING ON THE CRANE TO START TO WORK HE MUST HAVE SLIPPED & FELL HITTING HIS HEAD AGAINST THE METAL STRAP EMPLOYEE DOES NOT REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED EMPLOYEE IS UNDER OBSERVATI ON HOSPITALIZED3

March 31, 1987 FL · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Loyal Rock Inc · Struck against stationary object

ADJUSTING WITH 7HE ASSISTANT MECHANIC(LABORER) THE CORNER ROLLER OF THE DRAGLINE 2400-B"LIME" THE WRENCH SLIDED AND CORNER ROLLER CUT HIS FINGER.

January 19, 1987 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Loyal Rock Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL ON HIS OWN3ACCORD RIDING ON DOOR STEP OF OUTSIDE DUMP TRUCK PASSING BY,SLIPPED OFF STEP AND HIT HEAD AGAINST GROUND.

February 7, 1986 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Loyal Rock Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE LIFTING H9AVY EQUIP WITH ANOTHER WORKER,I.NAME FELT BAD PAIN ON RIGHT ARM.DR ADVISED I.NAME NOT TO CONTINUE WORKING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

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