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April 26, 1984 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Freeport Kaolin Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF BED OF PICK-UP TRUCK. EMPLOYEE SLIPPEDE ON GRAVEL IN BED OF TRUCK AND FELL. EMPLOYEE LACERATED RIGHT FOREARM ON JAGGED METAL ON TRUCK BODY AS HE FELL

March 2, 1984 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Freeport Kaolin Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON SCRAPER. EMPLOYEE\S FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL. EMPLOYEE SEVERELY SRPAINED RT HAND IN FALL.

December 26, 1983 GA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Freeport Kaolin Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS GOING UP STEPS ON 7-35 DRAGLINE. FEET SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE HIT RIGHT KNEE ON STEPS.

December 15, 1983 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Freeport Kaolin Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS HELPING REMOVE BEARING ON FILTER AND PULLED LEFT SIDE

November 7, 1983 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Freeport Kaolin Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING 5C BAUER WITH CHAIN HOIST. WHILE SWAPING HOIST THE FAN FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SHIN

October 12, 1983 GA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Freeport Kaolin Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING WATER TRUCK ON NARROW DIRT ROAD, HE MET ANOTHER VEHICLE ON SHARP CURVE AND SWERVED TO AVOID COLLISION, TRUCK OVERTURNED

October 3, 1983 GA · Metal/Non-Metal carpenter MACHINERY
Freeport Kaolin Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SPRAY PAINTING WITH PRESSURE GUN. HOSE BLEW OFF SPRAY GUN AND PAINT WENT INTO EMPLOYEES FACE AND EYES.

September 26, 1983 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Freeport Kaolin Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS ADJUSTING WEIGHTS ON BACK OF BAG MACHINE WEIGHT SLIPPED FROM HAND AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON LEFT FOOT

September 18, 1983 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Freeport Kaolin Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED ON WET GLUE ON FLOOR HE DID NOT FALL BUT HE WRENCHED HIS BACK

September 5, 1983 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Freeport Kaolin Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP PUT HAND ON TOP OF BAG PRESS PRESS WENT UP AND MASHED LEFT HAND ON FRAME WORK

August 23, 1983 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Freeport Kaolin Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS CHANGING LETTERS ON STENCIL MACHINE BAG CAME DOWN BELT HIT STENCIL MACHINE AND LACERATED EMPLOYEES LITTLE FINGER LEFT HAND

August 8, 1983 GA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Freeport Kaolin Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE STEPPED FROM RAILROAD TANK CAR TO LOADING DOCK. FEET SLIPPED OUT FROM UNDER HIM. HE FELL AND BROKE SMALL BONE IN LEFT LEG.

July 22, 1983 GA · Metal/Non-Metal OTHER
Freeport Kaolin Company · Contact with heat

EMP WAS OPERATING SCRAPER AND APPARENTLY WAS OVERCOME BY HEAT HEAT EXHAUSTION RESULTED

July 6, 1983 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Freeport Kaolin Company · Struck by falling object

REMOVING PUMP FROM CRATE.PUMP FELL OUT WHEN CRATE TIPPED OVER AND HIT EMPL ON LEFT FOOT ABOVE STEEL CA IN SAFETY SHOE.

June 9, 1983 GA · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper MACHINERY
Freeport Kaolin Company · Flash burns (welding)

EMP WAS WELDING HE RAISED HIS WELDING SHIELD AND LAID STINGER DOWN STINGER ARCED AND EMPLOYEE BURNED EYES

June 1, 1983 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Freeport Kaolin Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPERATING PLASTIC PIPE FUSION MACHINE. HIS RIGHT ARM GOT CAUGHT IN MACHINE & RIGHT ELBOW & ARM WERE BRUISED.

May 23, 1983 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Freeport Kaolin Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY HURT LOWER BACK WHILE STACKING BAGS OF KAOLIN

March 16, 1983 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Freeport Kaolin Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS USING IRON BAR TO CLOSE DOOR ON HOPPER CAR BAR SLIPPED AND HIT EMP ON RT LEG

February 28, 1983 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Freeport Kaolin Company · Fall from machine

CLIMBED ONTO BUMPER OF TRUCK TO WORK ON TRUCK.FOOT SLIPPED FROM BUMPER AND EMPL FELL AND HIT BACK ON BUMPER CAUSING INJURY.

February 12, 1983 GA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Freeport Kaolin Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN BUCKET OF 7-32 DRAGLINE OPERATOR HIT HOIST LEVER WITH BROOM DRAW BAR HIT EMPLOYEE UNDER CHIN AND THREW HIM AGAINST SIDE OF BUCKET

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