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December 26, 1990 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING QUEBRACHO BAGS BY HAND UP ON REAGENT TANKS FOR MIXING.

November 1, 1990 IL · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck by falling object

UNSCREWING HEAD FROM INNER TUBE.LOST GRIP AND DROPPED TUBE-FULL OF CORE ON LEFT FOOT FOOT WAS BRUISED.

November 1, 1990 IL · Metal/Non-Metal HOISTING
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Accident type, without injuries

IT APPEARS THE LOWEST GUIDE IN THE COUNTERWEIGHT COMPARTMENT OF THE PRODUCTION SHAFT MALALLIGNED CAUSING THE COUNTERWEIGHT TO TEAR THREE GUIDES FROM ONE SIDE OF THE COMPARTMENT UPON ITS RETURN TO SURFACE. ORE WAS BEING HOISTED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. ONE 8 HOUR SHIFT WAS LOST WHILE REPAIRS WERE MADE.

September 22, 1990 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck by falling object

LETTING DOWN SAFETY DOOR AT COLLAR OF SHAFT. WRENCH SLIPPED OUT OF HAND & STRUCK HIM ON ARM.

August 21, 1990 IL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNLOAD CRUDE ORE WHEN BACK OF STOCKPILE GAVE WAY CAUSING THE ACCIDENT.

June 10, 1990 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck against stationary object

STACKING STEEL ON STEEL RACK. BROUGHT ARM DOWN & HIT PIECE OF SHEET METAL.

May 17, 1990 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING IN MILL, STEPPED OVER A BELT AND FELT LEFT KNEE POP.

May 14, 1990 IL · Metal/Non-Metal HOISTING
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Accident type, without injuries

ELECTRIC HOIST MOTOR BRUSH SPRING RETAINER BROKE CASUING HOIST TO BE INOPERABLE UNTIL REPAIRED AT 4:30 PM ON DATE OF INCIDENT. UNDERGROUND EMPLS WERE HOISTED INE VIA SERVICE HOIST & ESCAPE CA PSULE.

April 10, 1990 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WELDING RAISED HOOD HIT LINE OVERHEAD, FOREIGN MATERIAL FELL IN FACE

February 5, 1990 IL · Metal/Non-Metal HOISTING
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Accident type, without injuries

CENTER SHAFT OF SHEAVE WHEEL OVER HOISTING COMPARTMENT OF PRODUCTION SHAFT BROKE, CAUSING DAMAGE TO SHEAVE WHEEL SHAFT AND HOIST ROPE. BROKEN SHAFT & HOIST ROPE WERE REPLACED AND HOISTING RESU MED. NO PERSONNEL WERE UNDGERGROUND AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

December 26, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

TRYING TO DEICE DOOR IN FLOAT BASEMENT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. BACK STARTED HURTING.

December 21, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WAS CLOSING GATE AT NIGHT SHOP WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICE AND HURT HIS UPPER BACK.

December 13, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH WHILE WORKING ON A PUMP AND HIS BACK POPPED.

December 5, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

WAS TAKING DRAIN PLUG OUT OF A STOPPED UP PUMP.HOT LIQUID RAN OUT AND ACROSS HIS HAND.

November 22, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss POWERED HAULAGE
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ANOTHER EMPLOYEE RAN OVER A PIECE OF PIPE WITH END LOADER. PIPOE HIT HIM ON THE KNEE.

November 20, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PICKING UP STEEL DOORES AT WORK. STATES THAT NEXT DAY HE WAS STIFF. NOTE: EMPLOYEE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT UNTIL 12-4-89.

November 2, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS BARING A ROOF DOWN AND LIFTED A PUMP HURTING BACK.

October 11, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck against stationary object

TAKING AN AIR CONDITIONER OUT OF WINDOW. USING A SCREWDRIVER TO PRY. HAND SLIPPED AND WENT THRU GLASS IN WINDOW.

October 5, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management POWERED HAULAGE
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING TO MINE. AUTO PULLED IN FRONT HIT THE OTHER CAR

September 29, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING SAND BLASTER TO CLEAN REAGENT FEEDERS AND GOT SOMETHING IN EYE.

September 11, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator MACHINERY
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS ROOF BOLTING WHEN A LOOSE SLAB FELL AND STRUCK ARM.

August 10, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MEPL WAS PICKING UP A TIMBER AND STUCK A SPLINTER IN HIS R HAND

July 26, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

DRIVING PIN OUT OF HYD. CYLINDER ON A CLASSIFIER. HE WAS USING A SLEDGE HAMMER.

July 19, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING BAG OF CUSO4 STRUCK BY PAIN IN UPPER BACK L POST CHEST WALL.

June 30, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING UNDERGROUND TRUCK AND JERKED STEERING WHEEL OUT OF HAND.CAUGHT RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.

June 12, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHO WAS WELDING ON A CELL IN FLOAT MILL WHEN A FOREIGN OBJECT GOT IN EYE.

May 18, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING AIR HOSE (UNPRESSURIZED). END OF HOSE FLIPPED UP & COUPLING STRUCK ELBOW.

April 4, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Fall from machine

USING LOADER. FAILED TO LOCK BRAKE IN GEAR. LOADER SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR CAUSING OPERATOR TO LOSE CONTROL AND FALL OFF.

March 27, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Fall onto or against objects

SHOVELING SPILLED ORE BEHIND SHAKER SCREEN -FOOT SLIPPED OFF WOODEN PLATFORM,FELL ON EDGE OF CONVEYOR BELT PULLEY GUARD.

March 23, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Fall from piled material

COVERING FILTERCAKE,JUMPED OFF PILE ONTO CONCRETE FLOOR.

March 16, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CLEANING RAIL CAR AND WAS BITTEN OR STUNG BY INSECT.

March 16, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON FLOAT CELL UNIT BACKING IN CELL.UNIT SLIPPED SIDEWAYS LANDING ON HIS CHEST AND UPPER LEFT LEG.

March 1, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON CHAIN ON REDLER AND STRUCK FINGER WITH HAMMER.

January 17, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HELPING BLOW FEED SCREW TO B KILN & TWISTED ANKLE ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT.

January 16, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator MACHINERY
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS STARTING TO DRILL AND HE CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN DRILL AND LEG.

January 3, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck by falling object

EMPL BENT OVER LOADING LIFTERS AND ROCK SLAB FELL STRIKING EMPL IN BACK OF HEAD KNOCKING HIM DOWN.

December 31, 1988 IL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A BARREL OF CHEMCIALS AND GOT SOME ON HIS HANDS HE LATER RUBBED HIS EYES WITH H IS HANDS.

December 26, 1988 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck against a moving object

RUNNNNG 4000 WALDON LOADER HIT CHUCK HOLE BETWEEN WATER TANK & 50' THICKENER.

November 16, 1988 IL · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator MACHINERY
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck by falling object

WAS DRILLING HOLE TO INSTALL ROCK BOLT WHEN A ROCK SLAB FELL STRIKING HAND.

November 8, 1988 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck by flying object

LOADING MACHINERY WITH ENDLOADER WHEN HE FELT SOMETHING IN EYE.

October 28, 1988 IL · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE WAS WORKING THE ROOF DOWN AND PUT BAR UP AGAINST ROOF WHEN HE BENT KNEES AND PUSHED HE HURT HIS BACK

October 27, 1988 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

USING A TORCH CUTTING SOME RUSTY PIPE WHEN SOME HO T RUST OR SLAG GOT IN L. EAR.

October 21, 1988 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF STEEL AND GOT A PIECE IN HIS EYE.

September 14, 1988 IL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ozark-Mahoning Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING THRU FLOAT MILL BASEMENT & TWISTED ANKLE

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