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September 23, 1987 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Stauffer Chemical Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A RATCHET TO TIGHTEN A SHEET METAL SCREW WHILE INSTALLING FIBERGLASS SHEETING ON A COOLER HOOD. THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF THE SCREW AND THE EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS HAND ON THE DGE OF THE FIBERGL5SS.EMPLOYEES LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND WAS LACERATED AND RECEIVED THREE STITCHES.

June 16, 1986 ID · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Stauffer Chemical Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

A CRAWLER TRACT2R WAS STUCK IN MUD TWO OPERATORS WERE GETTING SOME TIMBER TO PUT UNDER THE TRACKS OPERATOR WAS ON THE UPPER END OF A SMALL LOG & WHEN THE MAN ON THE LOWER END PICKED HIS END UP IT CAUSED AN OV9R REACHING STRAIN

April 11, 1986 ID · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Stauffer Chemical Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL ENTERING S7RAPER TO GO TO WORK WHEN WIND CAUGHT DOOR BLOWING IT SHUT.FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN DOOR AND DOOR FRAME CAUSING LACERATIONS-REQ STITCHES.

March 19, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Stauffer Chemical Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MISC OPER CUTTI3G BRUSH ON POND WALL WITH CHAIN SAW DURING 1ST SHIFT.HE HAD CUT BUSH DOWN AND BUSH HAD FELL OVER BUT WASNT COMPLETELY CUT OFF STUMP.WHEN HE FINISHED CUTTING BUSH OFF STUMP SAW KICKED BACK HI7TING OPERATOR ON LEFT KNEE.CUT 1'' LONG VERY SHALLOW,DIDNT BLEED.

July 29, 1985 ID · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stauffer Chemical Company · Fall from machine

OPERATOR STOPPED MACHINE TO GET OUT AND CLEAN MUD OFF FRONT AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP. HE HELD ON TO THE HAND RAILS BUT THE SUDDEN MOVEMENT CAUSED A PAIN TO LOWER BACK.

March 5, 1985 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stauffer Chemical Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A CLOSED -TOP HOPPER RAIL CAR.A LOADING DOOR.24 IN CHES WIDE AND RUNNING LENTH OF THE CAR WAS OPENED TO LOAD THE CAR.THE EMPLOYEE STEPPED FORWARD TO CROSS THIS OPENING AND FELL 12 FEET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE CAR.THE FALL RESULTED IN A FRACTURED THIGH,THUMB AND NOSE.

November 15, 1984 ID · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Stauffer Chemical Company · Struck against a moving object

DOZER OP BACKING UP CAT DID NOT NOTICE BERM OF MATERIAL BEHIND THE DOZER AS HE BACKED OVER IT THE REAR OF DOZER DROPPED FAST CAUSING STRAIN OF LOWER BACK.

August 9, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Stauffer Chemical Company · Fall onto or against objects

THE INJURED EMPLOYEE LOST HIS FOOTING WHILE DESCENDING STEPS AND FELL STRIKING A WINDOW WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT OF PATH OF MOTION. HIS LEFT ARM STRUCK AN BROKE THE WINDOW PANE. HE RECEI VED A CUT AND MINOR SCRATCHES ON LEFT FOREARM.

January 4, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Stauffer Chemical Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

THE INJURIED EMPLOYEE AND TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE ROLLING A ROLL OF RUBBER BELTING (APPROX. 100 LBS) ON THE GROUND AND WERE ATTEMPTING TO ROLL THE BELTING OVER A PIECE OF 6" CHANNEL IRON. MOR GAN WAS USING A PRY-BAR TO KEEP THE BELT FROM ROLLING BACKWARD. THE ROLL OF BELT ROLLED BACKARD STRIKING THE PRY-BAR THAT MORGAN WAS HOLDING KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND.

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