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May 18, 1989 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lava Flow Products Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE BANDING A PALLET. FORKLIFT OPERATOR CAME AROUND THE PALLET RUNNING INTO BANDING MACHINE TRAPPING EMPLOYEE BETWEEN BANDING MACHINE AND APLLET.

April 29, 1989 ID · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lava Flow Products Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE BACKING OFF RAMP LEADING TO HOPPER OPERATER FAILED TO LOWER LOADER BUCKET, AND RAN OVER A MOUND AT BASE OF RAMP CAUSING LOADER TO ROLL ON ITS SIDE.

May 13, 1987 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lava Flow Products Inc · Struck against stationary object

INJURED BACKED 3NTO A BAR LOCATED ON THE BAGGING MACHINE.DOCTOR DESCRIBED INJURY AS A "QUESTTIONABLE COMPRESSION FRACTURE" OR MUSCLE STRAIN.

April 6, 1987 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lava Flow Products Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED BACK WH9N HE STEPPED IN A HOLE WHILE CARRYING A LAVE BOULDER

March 12, 1987 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lava Flow Products Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMP WAS MARKING3CARTONS OF PRODUCT. AFTER MARKING HE CARRIED THEM TO DESIGNATED AREA WHEN HE FELL BETWEEN 2 PALLETS WHICH WEWRE ON THE FLOOR AS THE DESIGNIATED AREA TO PLACE MARKED CARTONS

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