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February 9, 1998 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
S L S & N Inc · Struck by falling object

PICKING OUT TRASH FROM SHAKER SCREEN. A LARGE PIECE OF ASPHALT BOUNCED UP & FELL ON TOP OF EE'S RT HAND. CUTS & FRACTURES.

October 17, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
S L S & N Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE HE WAS GETTING INTO LOADER FOOT GOT STUCK AND HE FELL INTO THE DRIVE'S CABIN HEAD FIRST. HE TRIED TO BREAK FALL WITH LEFT HAND.

June 15, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
S L S & N Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRYING TO REMOVE STEEL BEAM FROM JAW CRUSHER. BEAM GOT STUCK IN THE FEED HOPPER AND LIFTED THE HOPPER. HIS LEFT FOOT GOT CAUGHT AND HE ALSO HURT HIS LEFT SHOULDER AND WRIST.

March 14, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
S L S & N Inc · Struck by flying object

HEATING CHAIN LINK ON BULLDOZER, PLUG BLEW OUT AND SPRAYED PARTICLES IN BOTH EYES, CAUSING MULTIPLE ABRSIONS AND FOREIGN BODIES, BOTH EYES.

July 15, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
S L S & N Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

CUTTING A STEEL PLATE PC OF HOT METAL SHAVING FLEW INTO RT EAR

March 14, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
S L S & N Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON CONVEYOR BELT THAT WAS DEENERGIZED AND LOCED OUT OF SERVICE REMOVING CONVEYOR TROUGH ROLLERROLLER DROPPED ON HIS LEFT HAND LACEARATION AND CONTUSION TO LEFT HAND.

February 6, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
S L S & N Inc · Struck against stationary object

STEPPED DOWN OFF OF BACKHOE & STEPPED ON ROCK-T3WISTED RT. ANKLE.

September 25, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
S L S & N Inc · Struck against a moving object

DURING THE COURSE OF OPERATING LOADER DEVELOPED PAIN IN UPPER BACK & RT. SHOULDER. BECAME SO PAINFUL AT ONE POINT HE COULD NOT MOVE RT ARM.

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