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July 16, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allied Products Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS WORKING IN TUNNEL SHOVELING MUD. WHEN HE STARTED TO PUT MUD ON THE BELT, HE TURNED AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

June 25, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allied Products Company · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS THROWING BRICK OFF OF PLATFORM AND HIT HIS HEAD ON AN I-BEAM.

June 25, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Allied Products Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS COMING OUT OF #3 KILN STEPPED ON UNLEVEL SURFACE TWISTED ANKLE RESULTED IN SPRAIN

June 24, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Allied Products Company · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED WAS CLEANING OUT DETTLING TANKS SLIPPED AND FELL STRADDLED ON A BAR RESULTING IN STRAIN IN GROIN.

June 16, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allied Products Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJ LIFTING SPEED REDUCER TO GO ONTO HEAD SHAFT AND STRAINED BACK.INJ DIDNT GO TO DR UNTIL 7-12 REPORTABLE FOR RX ONLY AT THIS TIME.

June 7, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allied Products Company · Struck against stationary object

INJURED WAS CLIMBING OFF OF CONVEYOR & HIT HIS ELBOW ON THE CONVEYOR FRAME

May 29, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allied Products Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING 6IN PUMP DISCHARGE HOSE UP BANK PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK

May 17, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Allied Products Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS BEING TRAINED TO RUN SKID LOADER INJURED PANICKED ON LOADER AND WHILE MACHINE WAS MOVING FORWARD HE ATTEMPTED TO GET OFF LOADER WITH THE BUCKET UP INJUREDS R FOOT WENT OUT UNDER BU CKET ARM ADN ALSO HIT DOWN PEDAL CAUSING BUCKET ARM TO COME DOWN ON R FOOT

May 14, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Allied Products Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL WAS HOLDING BUCKET ARM PIN IN L HAND AND TRYING TO DRIVE IN PLACE WITH HAMMER IN R HADN LIFTING TOO MUCH WEIGHT RESULTED IN LOWER BACK STRAIN

April 27, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allied Products Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INSTALL COUNTER WT ON SCREEN SHAFT PICKED UP WT AND WAS TURNING TO PUT ON SHAFT WHEN LOWER BACK STRAIN OCC.

April 26, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Allied Products Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS LOADING COAL IN RECLAIM HOPPER WITH FRONT END LOADER. THE LOADER TIRE FELL IN A HOLE CAUSIG THE BUCKET TO CATCH ON THE RECLAIM HOPPER THROWING INJUREDS KNEE INTO THE DASH OF LOADE R.

April 26, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Allied Products Company · Struck by falling object

INJ PULLING SCREW OUT OF 8" FK PUMP SCREW CAM E ALL WHE WAY OUT AD DRIPPED DOWN MAQSHING FINGER.

April 23, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Allied Products Company · Fall from machine

EMPL SLIPPED WHILE WORKING ON #2 CRUSHER FELL AND HIT BACK ON HANDRAIL

March 25, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allied Products Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

INJURED WAS STANDING ON A PIECE OF HOT LIME TRYING TO CLEAN THE GRIZZLY AT THE END OF #2 COOLER. HOT LIME GOT INTO HIS BOOT BURNING RIGHT FOOT.

March 13, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Allied Products Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED WAS CUTTING LIFTING EYE OF FEEDER OUT TORCH POPPED AND BLEW PARTICLE BACK IN R EYE

March 10, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Allied Products Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO FREE BELT ROLLER BAR SLIPPED & HE HIT HIS HAND ON FRAME RESULTING IN FX OF RT INDEX FINGER

March 9, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Allied Products Company · Fall from machine

EMPL WAS PUTTING OIL IN THE DOZER SLIPPED AND FELL OFF OF DOZER TRACK LANDING ON R LEG

March 8, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Allied Products Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPL WAS SITTING IN TRUCK LOADER OPERATOR LIFTED TRUCK UP TO MOVE IT EMPL TURNED TO SEE WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND STRAINED HIS BACK

March 7, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allied Products Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS SHOVELING COAL OUT FROM UNDER #3 COAL MILL ADN PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS SIDE

March 2, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Allied Products Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HAD RAISED PIECE OF PIPE WITH FORKLIFT TO ATTACH TO CHAIN HOIST.INJ GOING TO CLIMB BACK DOWN FORKLIFT RACK WHEN FORKS DROPPED CATCHING FINGERS.

February 20, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allied Products Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL HOLDING DRIFT PIN WHILE REPAIRMAN HELD OTHER END DRIVING BEARING RACE UP ON SHAFT.PIECE OF METAL CAME OF DRIFT PIN AND WENT INTO LOWER ARM.

February 16, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allied Products Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL ASSISTING I.NAME PUT METAL IN BACK OF TRUCK.I.NAME HANDS SLIPPED CAUSING WEIGHT TO PULL ON I.NAME RESULTING IN BACK INJURY.EMPL WENT TO DR 2-23-89.

February 12, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allied Products Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNSTOP MIDDLE DUST HOPPER AT BACK OF #4 KILN HE RAISED THE WEIGHTED DAMPER ARM TO LET SOME OF THE DUST OUT OF THE HOPPER DUST BROKE LOOSE AND A LARGE AMOUNT OF DUST C AME OUT FILLING SCREWS AND RUNNING OUT OF SCREW HOT DUST HIT HIM ON THE BACKSIDE CAUSING BURNS

February 2, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allied Products Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER TO GET IN TRUCK,PULLED MUSCLE BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES..

January 21, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Allied Products Company · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS MOVING TAIL SPROCKET FROM EAST LIM ELEVATOR FOREIGN BOLDY BLEW INTO R EYE

January 2, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Allied Products Company · Struck by falling object

INJ OPENING #2 FEEDER WITH PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.HIT FEEDER IT SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AND HIT RIGHT FOOT RESULTING IN BRUISE.

December 27, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Allied Products Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING BOBCAT LOADER AND STRUCK METAL PLATE COVERING DITCH FORCED HIM FORWARD AND BCKWARD RESULTING IN INJURY TO BACK

December 26, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant OTHER
Allied Products Company · Struck by flying object

PLANT WAS SHUT DOWN INJURED WAS WORKING AS SECURITY GUARD MAKING ROUNDS WIND WAS BLOWING AND BLEW FOREIGN OBJECT INTO L EYE

December 11, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Allied Products Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS STRIPPING INSULATION FROM RUBBER COVERED CABLE KNIFE SLIPPED CUT THROUGH GLOVE & I NTO FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

December 9, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allied Products Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS MOVING CANE ROCK BY HAND DUE TO MOTOR BEING OFF OPERATOR LOWERED BUCKET CAUSING ROCK TO MOVE. EMPL WAS STRUCK BY BEAM IN BUILDING ROOF KNOCKING HIM O VER HANDRAIL RESULTING IN INJU RY TO RIGHT ANKLE.

December 2, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Allied Products Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO CLEAN UP MUD BUILD-UP UNDER #2 STONE FEEDER SLIPPED ON MUD & FELL.

November 30, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allied Products Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING STRUCTURAL STEEL WITH A FORKLIFT; WHILE TRYING TO RE-ARRANGE MATERIAL ON FORKS, BEAM SLIPPED FROM STRIKING FOOT.

November 28, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Allied Products Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE MAKING FINAL CONNECTIONS TO A 12 VOLT BATTERY; BATTERY EXPLODED, RESULTING IN CUT TO RIGHT SIDE OF HEAD AND MINOR ACID BURNS ON FACE.

November 22, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Allied Products Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL WAS USING IRON PIPE HIT R 5TH FINGER ON CHUTE RESULTING IN BROKEN FINGER

November 20, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Allied Products Company · Flash burns (welding)

EMPL WAS WELDING ON CEDAR RAPIDS SCREEN. REFLECTION FROM WELDERS AROUND HIM CAUSED HIS EYES TO BE BURNED.

October 30, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allied Products Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED TWISTED HIS BNACK WHILE SHOVELING UP LOOSE LIME FROM FLOOR

October 17, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
Allied Products Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED HURT HIS BACK WHILE OPERATING MACHINE POSSIBLY BOUNCING UP AND DOWN ON EQUIPMENT.

October 17, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Allied Products Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS GOING UP STAIRS AND SAID HIS KNEE POPPED.

October 15, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Allied Products Company · Struck by flying object

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP SHOP ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING. AS INJURED LEANED OVER TO PICK UP TRASH, FOREIEN BODY FLEW INTO EYE FROM GRINDER.

October 12, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Allied Products Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS ROTATING AN ELEVATOR WITH A SIX FOOT BAR. WHEN HE PULLED DOWN, HE FELT A BURNING FEEELING IN HIS BACK.

October 10, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Allied Products Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS IN BACK OF PICK-UP TRUCK; FELL OUT RESULTING IN BACK INJURY.

October 3, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allied Products Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS USING SHOVEL TO CLEAN UP WASTE LIME AND PULLED A MUSCLE. INJURED DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 10/6/88. BACK TO WORK ON 10/9/8.

October 3, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Allied Products Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS ATTEMPTING TO START SIDE LOADER. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE PUSHED START BUTTON, MACHINE STARTED AND BUCKET STARTED UP. THEY BOTH WERE OFF THE LOADER AT THIS TIME. WHEN BUCKET REACHED TOP HE IGHT, INJURED REACHED IN UNDER BUCKET ARM AND HIT DOWN PEDDLE. BUCKET THEN CAME DOWN PINNING HIS HEAD BETWEEN LOADER FRAME AND BUCKET.

October 3, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal electrician helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allied Products Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WHILE PICKING UP AIR TANK STRAINED LOWER BACK MUSCLE INJURED DID NOT GO TO DR UNTIL 10-5-88 WORKED REGULAR JOB WITH NO RESTICTIONS UNTIL THEN

September 28, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Allied Products Company · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS LOADING FINES TRUCK WITH FRONT-END LOADER AND WIND BLEW FINES IN LOADER CAB IRRITATING EYES.

September 28, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Allied Products Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM PRIMARY TO SECONDARY CRUSHER THE WIND APPARENTLY BLEW FOREIGN PARTICLE INTO RT EYE

September 27, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Allied Products Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

INJURED WAS STANDING ON THE CATWALK WAITING TO LOAD A TRUCK WHEN THE TRUCK HIT THE CATWALK AND KNOCKED HIM DOWN INJURING BACK.

September 27, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Allied Products Company · Fall from machine

INJURED WAS DESCENDING OFF LAODER USING LOADDER STEPS WHEN FOOT SLIPPED ON MIDDLE STEP & HE FELL APPROX.3FT.& HIT GROUND

September 23, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Allied Products Company · Struck against stationary object

HIT FINGERS ON ANGLE IN FRONT OF STONE ELEVATOR CHUTE WHILE CLEANING OUT DISCHARGE CHUTE WITH STEEL BAR

September 8, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Allied Products Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A BREAKER BAR CAP FOR THE SOUTH ROTOR IN CEDAR RAPIDS CRUSHER FELT A PAIN IN CHEST MUSCLES WHICH PERSISTED ALL NIGHT

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