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October 25, 1989 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Consumers Sand Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

REPAIRMAN WAS WORKING ON THE DUMP TRUCK WHEN LOADER WAS PARKED, HOLDING THE END OF THE SPRING OFF THE FLOOR. HE RAISED UP, STRIKING HIS HEAD ON THE CUTTING LIP OF THE BUCKET.

September 15, 1988 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Consumers Sand Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING OUTRIGGER PADS ONCRANE WHILE AT WORK.

October 1, 1987 KS · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Consumers Sand Company Inc · Struck by falling object

AFTER LOADING A3 ARTICLE IN H IS TRUNK HE ACCIDENTALLY SHUT THE TRUNK LID DOWN ON HIS FINGER

April 13, 1987 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Consumers Sand Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

AS THE LOADER O1ERATOR WAS GETTING OFF LOADER, THE WIND BLEW THE DOOR SHUT ON HIS HAND, CAUSING CUTS ON HIS FINGERS.

November 25, 1986 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Consumers Sand Company Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

THROWING MATERI5LS INTO TRACTOR BUCKET, TWISTED BACK.

November 24, 1986 KS · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Consumers Sand Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS ON AN E9RAND FOR THE COMPAY WHEN HIS CAR DEVELOPED TIRE TROUBLE AT THE NORTH END OF THE TOPEKA AVE BRIDGE IN LIFTING TIRE FROM THE TRUCNK HE TWISTED HIS BACK

May 28, 1986 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Consumers Sand Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

UPON CLIMBING I3TO THE LOADDER HE SLIPPED AND BUMPED HIS KNEE ON THE STEP

May 23, 1983 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Consumers Sand Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CAUGHT FINGER RING ON EDGE OF METAL BIN.

May 23, 1983 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Consumers Sand Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CRANKING HOIST WHEN CHAIN BROKE.BROKEN CHAIN HIT EMPL ON RIGHT KNEE,CUTTING IT AND CAUSING LAMENESS.TORN LIGAMENTS ON LEFT SIDE OF RIGHT KNEE.

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