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July 30, 1986 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Louisiana Industrial Sand Company · Fall from machine

THE EE HAD CLIM6ED ON TOP OF THE DUST TRAILER UNIT #28 TO MOVE THE LOADING HOSE. AS HE WAS CLIMBING BACK DOWN HIS FOOT CAUGHT ON THE TOP RING OF T HE LADDER & HE FELL TO THE TRAILER FENDER & LANDED ON HIS 0OOT SPRAINING HIS ANKLE.

July 1, 1986 LA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Louisiana Industrial Sand Company · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS CLIMBING3ON LADDER AT RAIL CAR. WHILE REACHING FOR THE NEXT STEP EE JAMMED FINGER ON NEXT STEP.

June 26, 1986 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Louisiana Industrial Sand Company · Fall from machine

EE WAS INSTRUCT9D TO CARRY WEIGHT BILLS FOR A ROAIL CAR TO SIBLEY. THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE RETURN TRIP TO THE PLANT ON WEBSTER PARISH HIGHWAY 165 SOUTH.

October 7, 1985 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Louisiana Industrial Sand Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPL RESTACKING3SAND ON ORE SIDE OF PAD.RAISED LOADED BUCKET TO DUMP IN RESTACK PILE WHEN BUCKET FELL.THIS CAUSED EMPL TO BE THROWN FORWARD INTO DASHBOARD WITH LEFT KNEE.

April 4, 1985 LA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Louisiana Industrial Sand Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPL STANDING O3 PORT SIDE OF DREDGE NEAR CABIN STARTED TO TURN AROUND TO GO BACK INTO CABIN WHEN EMPL TRIPPED OVER LID OF HATCH THAT GOES DOWN INTO PONTOON.TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF RIGHT ARM WE NT THROUGH SIDE3WINDOW OF CABIN.

March 28, 1985 LA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Louisiana Industrial Sand Company · Struck by falling object

EMPL LOADING BU5K BAGS OF SAND.SAND SOCK TIED OFF AT BOTTOM OF SOCK BUT VALVE WAS LEAKING CAUSING SOCK TO FILL WITH SAND.WHEN SOCK BECAME TOO HEAVY,IT FELL AND HIT EMPL ON BACK OF HEAD KNOCKIN H HARD HAT OFF 5ND KNOCKING HIM INTO FORKS OF FORK TRUCK.EMPL HAD LACERATIONS TO NOSE,CONTUSIONSTO LIP AND MOUTH.

June 20, 1984 LA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Louisiana Industrial Sand Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WORKING ON PORTABLE WELDING MACHINE.ENGINE WAS RUNNING IMPROPERLY.EMPL TRACING OUT HIGH IDLE WIRE.ENGINE STARTED TO QUIT AND THEREFORE,EMPL REACHED FOR THROTTLE ROD AND HAND SLIPPED INTO COOLING FAN OF ENGINE CUTTING MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.

July 29, 1983 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Louisiana Industrial Sand Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMP WAS HOLDING THE BACK UP WRENCH ON A BOLT WHICH WAS BEING REMOVED WHEN THE BOLT BROKE LOOSE THE EMP FELL AGAINST THE METAL RAIL OF THE SCREEN IN THE MILL

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