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November 7, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Texas Talc Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

T HIS IS A REOCCURANCE OF AN ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED IN JAN 1989 I NAME RETURNED TO WORK & WORKED35 ACTUAL WORK DAYS ON NOV 7TH HE HAD BACK PROBLEMS & HAD TO RETURN TO THE DOC I NAME HAS NOT RE TURNED

August 29, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Texas Talc Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS THREADING A BIT ON A CP DRILL RIG WHEN THE PIPE CAME DOWN & MASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN BIT & COLLAR ABOUT HALF THE FINGER ON THE PALM SIDE WAS CUT OFF

July 20, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Texas Talc Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS STANDING ON RAILS AT CRUSHER. HE TURNED TO QUICKLY WHEN SOMEONE CALLED TO HIM, HE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL. HE HURT RIGHT SKIN AND HURT RIGHT KNEE.

May 11, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Texas Talc Company · Struck against a moving object

I.NAME WAS OPERATING A D9 DOZER IN AN AREA WITH SEVERAL LARGE ROCKS. THE DOZER TEETERED OVER A ROCK AND JARRED I.NAME. HE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL MAY 18TH WHEN HE FELT HE SHOULD SEE A DOCTOR. DOCTOR DIAGNOSIS WAS STRAINED MUSCLES.

February 24, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Texas Talc Company · Fall from machine

THE INJURED WAS REMOVING A BARREL FROM THE BACKLON A PICKUP .HE WAS SITTING ON THE EDGE AND WAS PULLING THE BARREL TOWARDS HIMSELF,HIS FINGERS SLIPPED OFF THE BARREL AND HE FELL BACKWARDS OUT OF THE PICKUP.HE HIT THE GROUND WITH HIS SHOULDERS AND THE BACK OF HIS HEAD.HE DID NOT START LOSING TIME UNTIL 02-28-89.

January 25, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Texas Talc Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE STEP ON LOADER HE FELL BUT MANAGED TO CATCH HIMSEL THE STRAIN AND TWISTING MOTION PULLED THE STOMACH MUSCLES WHICH WAS LATTER DIAGNOSED AS A HERNIA THIS EMPL DID NOT S TART OSING TIME UNTIL 2-10-89 WHEN WHEN HE WENT INTO THE HOPITAL FOR SURGERY

January 16, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Talc Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL WAS PICKING ROCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK THISCONDITION IS A RECURRENCE OF PREVIOUS UNREPOTABLE ACCIDENT THE EMP RECEIVED FIRST AID ONLY AND XRAYS WERE NEGATIVE ON FIRST OCCURRANCE

January 10, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Texas Talc Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

I NAME EMPLOYED BY TEXAS TALC COMPLAINED OF NUBNESS IN HIS LEGS ON 1-10-89 I NAME WENT TO A DR ON 1-12-89 BECAUSE THENUMBNESS PERSISTED AND THERE WAS GRADULE INCREASE OF PAIN IN HIS LEGS THE EMPL DID NOT RETURN TO WORK THE DR STATED THAT I NAME HAS A DAMAGED DISK IN HIS LOWER BACK THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INCIDENT TO DETERMINE WHEN THIS CONDITION HAPPENED OR WHAT MIGHT HAVE CAUSED

September 13, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Texas Talc Company · Fall from machine

EMP WS PUTTING OIL IN DOZR WITH 5 GAL BUCKET WHILE STANDING ON ARMO F THE DOZER. HE LOST BALANCE AND FELL. DIAGNOSIS IS LOWER BACK STRAIN.

May 12, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Texas Talc Company · Struck against a moving object

THE EUCLID TRUCK THE EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING UPSHIFTED VIOLENTLY. THE EMPLOYEE CLAIMS TO HAVE PAIN IN LOWER ABDOMEN WHERE THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED.

May 10, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator MACHINERY
Texas Talc Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED CHEST FROM DRILL HE WAS OPERATING NOTHING CAN BE FOUND ON DRILL BE MISSING OR METAL FLAKING OFF.

May 6, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Texas Talc Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

3/4 INCH DRIVE WRENCH BROKE WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS ON DOZER BLADE CAUSING PINCHING OF RIGHT THUMB BETWEEN SAME AND BLADE.

April 14, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper MACHINERY
Texas Talc Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ON OFFICE EXPANSION AND WHILE DRILLING HOLES IN STEEL TO BOLT BOARDS TO FOT GOT STEEL IN EYE AS REPORTED BY HIM BY PHONE ON 4-15-88 EMPLOYEE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES

March 28, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Talc Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON OFFICE EXPANSION AND WAS STANDING ONE FOOT ON STEP LADDER AND ONE FOOT ON DRAFTING TABLE AND COLLAPSEABLE TOP CAME DOWN DROPPING EMPLOYEE-BACK FIRST-ACROSS EDGE OF TABL E.BACK WAS SKINNED AND BRUISED BADLY.

February 12, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Talc Company · Struck by flying object

MAN THROWING ROCK FROM TALE DID NOT LOOK WHERE HE WAS TGHROWING & HIT I.NAME WHO WAS ALSO PICKING ROCK ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD NEAR EYE CAUSING A CUT TO SAME WITH SWELLING & BLACK & BLUE BRUISE

October 31, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Talc Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS LIFTING3SPRING ONTO TRUCK IT SLIPPED CATCHING RING ON LEFT RING FINGER CUTTING SAME NO TIME LOST BUT IS GETTING TETNAS SHOT

October 30, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Texas Talc Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CALLED IN FRIDA2 MORNING SAYING HE HAD CHEST PAINS AND WENT TO DR. AND DR REPORT SAYS THIS MAN HAS EARLY TALCOSIS IN HIS LUNGS AND SHOULD NOT BE WORKING IN A DUSTY ATMOSPHERE

October 22, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Texas Talc Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

MAN WAS THROWIN1 ROCK OUT OF TALC AND TWISTED BACK ON RT SIDE HE DID NOT REPORT IT TO ME UNTIL 5:30 PM

July 13, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Texas Talc Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS DE8ENDING FROM TRUCK WITH LUNCH PAIL IN HAND -LOST BALANCE AND FELL FROM EUCLID ABOUT 4FEET TO GROUND LANDING FLAT ON HIS BACK.

December 16, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Texas Talc Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMP WENT IN TO 7OOL ROOM TO GET A KEY TO HIS TRUCK. WHILE REACHING FOR THE KEY HE GOT OFF-BALANCCE AND SLIPPED AND FELL. HE DIDNT NOTIFY FOREMAN AT TIME OF ACCIDENT. 12-26-85 HE WENT TO DR FOR LEG PAINS. HE W9NT TO A DR ON APPROX 1-3-86 IN EL PASO, FOREMAN WAS NOTIFIED OF ACCIDENT ON 1-7-86

June 20, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Texas Talc Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS HOLDING PUNCH FOR MACK MINEYARD TO HIT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND HAD ONE GLANCING BLOW THAT GRAZED FINGER.

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