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September 10, 2001 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sturgeon Bay Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OUR CREW WAS AT FITZGERALD QUARRY IN ELLISON BAY CRUSHING MATERIAL. EE WAS CHANGING SCREENS. HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT CAUSING SPRAIN TO HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

October 31, 2000 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sturgeon Bay Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE MAKING GUARDS FOR CONEYORS KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT HAND.

August 21, 2000 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sturgeon Bay Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE & ANOTHER EE LIFTING MOTOR OFF OF A CONVEYOR SET IT DOWN ON CATWALK, INJ EE UNABLE TO LIFT MOTOR BACK UP EE MISSED 2 FULL DAYS OF WORK DID NOT GO TO DR. CAME BACK TO WORK UNDER OWN DISCRETI ON ON 8/24/00 NOT AT FULL CAPACITY. 8/25/00 AT FULL CAPACITY

May 17, 2000 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sturgeon Bay Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

JACKING SOMETHING UP ON THE CRUSHER, JACK POPPED OUT FROM THE SCREENER AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT SIDE; SHOULDER, ARM AND RIBS

October 16, 1998 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sturgeon Bay Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck against stationary object

FRONT END LOADER OPERATOR. WHILE GETTING OUT OF LOADER, CAUGHT HIS HAND ON LOADER & JAMMED HIS RIGHT HAND, HAMMING LITTLE & RING FINGERS.

September 8, 1998 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sturgeon Bay Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS WORKING WITH A COWORKER TO PULL UP THE CHUTE OFF THE CONVEYOR & HE THREW HIS BACK OUT. WENT TO ER & WILL BE OFF WORK FOR AT LEAST 2-3 WKS

September 18, 1995 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sturgeon Bay Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS ON LIPPMAN CRUSHER WITH A WRENCH WHICH HAD A 2' PIPE EXTENSION, PUSHING UPWARDS AND STRAINED SOMETHING IN BACK. AS DAY WENT ON, BACK STIFFENED UP. SO HAD TO GO TO DR.

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