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March 6, 1986 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sohio Electro Minerals Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATES3SHE WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER TO MEASURE KILN FEED TANK AND HIT HER MOUTH AGAINST PIPE GOING OVER LADDER

March 5, 1986 LA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sohio Electro Minerals Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMP WAS WORKING3WITH A FELLOW EMPLOYEE INSTALLING A SHAFT IN THE PIN PELLETIZER AND HE LIFTED AND PUSHED ONE END OF THE SHAFT WHILE BENDING OVER PUTTING STRAIN ON HIS BACK

December 8, 1985 LA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sohio Electro Minerals Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE PULLED3ON CHAIN FALL CATCHING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

January 21, 1985 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sohio Electro Minerals Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE STATES HE HAS BROKEN OUT IN SKIN RASH ON HANDS AND ARM.

October 31, 1984 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sohio Electro Minerals Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL TRYING TO MOVE ELEC FAN OUT OF WAY FROM BLOWING ON HER AND HURT LOWER BACK.

August 9, 1984 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sohio Electro Minerals Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL OUT OF DRAIN AND SLIPPED ON WET FLOOR AND STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GAIN HIS FOOT.

August 8, 1984 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Sohio Electro Minerals Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS SWEEPING FLOOR IN AREA OF COOLER WHEN WIND BLEW A FOREIGNBODY INTO LEFT EYE

August 6, 1984 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sohio Electro Minerals Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS INSPECTING LEVEL IN REFIRE TANK AT APPROX. 12:10PM AND HAD LIFTED THE COVER OVER THE TANK AND FELT NO PAIN AT THE TIME. AT APPROX. 4:45 PM, I,NAME REPORTED TO HIS SUPERV ISOR OF PAIN IN HIS LEFT THIGH AND LEG.

June 25, 1984 LA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Sohio Electro Minerals Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME & I.NAME WERE UTILIZING THE BAKER FORKLIFT TO MOVE BULK BAGS,. THE TRUCK ENGINE DIED & WOULD NOT RESTART. I.NAME WAS CALLED TO START THE ENGINE. I.NAME & I.NAME REMOVED THE COVER FO '% FROM THE ENGINE STARTED EASILY HOWEVER THE HYDROSTATIC DRIVE ALLOWED THE TRUCK TO PIVOT TOWARD THE COLUMN, PINNING I.NAME BETWEEN THE TRUCK & THE COLUMN. I.NAME & I.ANME JUMPED ON T HE

June 23, 1984 LA · Metal/Non-Metal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sohio Electro Minerals Company · Fall from machine

EE STATES HE WAS WALKING ON T OP OF TRAILER & PROCEEDED TO WALK AROUND MATERIAL DISCHARGE SPOUT WHEN LEFT SHOULDER BUMPED SPOUT CAUSING HIM TO LOSE BALANCE & FALL FROM TOP OF TRAILER ONTO CON CRETE DRIVE LANDING ON HIS FEET FIRST THEN BACKSIDE.

May 17, 1984 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sohio Electro Minerals Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS PUTTING HOPPERS IN SILO 2-3 & 2-4 AND STRUCK HIS KNEE ON LADDER WHEN CLIMBING UP TO OPEN GATE ON HOPPER.

May 9, 1984 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sohio Electro Minerals Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS FINISHING NEW CABIENT FOR BREAK ROOM AND ATTEMPTED TO MOVE CABINET WITHOUT HELP PULLING A MUSCLE IN HER BACK.

April 29, 1984 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Sohio Electro Minerals Company · Struck against stationary object

EE STATES WHILE SHE WAS DISMOUNTING FRONT-END LOADER, WHILE WORKING INSIDE OF RAW MATERIAL WAREHOUSE, SHE STEPPED INTO LOOSE RAW MATERIAL ON FLOOR TWISTING HER LEFT ANKLE.

April 26, 1984 LA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sohio Electro Minerals Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS USING A WRENCH TO WORK IN BALL MILL AREA AND WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO JAM HIS THUMB

December 26, 1983 LA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sohio Electro Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATES HE WAS ATTEPTING TO REPAIR BROKEN WATER PIPE WRENCH SLIPPED OFF OF PIPE & STRUCK BACK OF HIS RIGHT HAND.

November 4, 1983 LA · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sohio Electro Minerals Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATES HE HAD STEPPED OFF SAFETY LADDER AND WAS CLINGING TO STORAGE RACK WHEN RACK SIDE RAIL SLIPPED OUT OF SOCKET. EMPLOYEE FELL APPROXIMATELY 8 FT. TO CONCRETE FLOOR LANDING ON H ANDS.

October 11, 1983 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sohio Electro Minerals Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

CHECKING LEVEL OF MATERIAL IN HOPPER ON 1ST FLOOR OF PLANT II AND SLIPPED ON PRODUCT PROPPANT ON FLOOR FALLING ON TAILBONE.

September 17, 1983 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sohio Electro Minerals Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS CLEANING A CA-5 FEEDER AND SLIPPED DOWN IN MUD ON FLOOR.

June 29, 1983 LA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sohio Electro Minerals Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EE REMOVING A TRANSITION PIECE FROM DUST COLLECTOR & HAD HIS HAND IN A PINCH POINT THE LAST BOLT HOLDING THE PIECE BROKE CAUSING THE TRANSITION PIECE TO SHIFT & PI NCH HIS FINGER.

March 10, 1983 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sohio Electro Minerals Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE WAS WORKING WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE MOVING (PICKING UP) A HOPPER BY HAND AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK.

January 21, 1983 LA · Metal/Non-Metal shaft repair, skip tender, station tender POWERED HAULAGE
Sohio Electro Minerals Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE ALLEDGES HE GOT DOWN FROM FORKLIFT TO CLOSE OFF A HOPPER AND FORKLIFT PINNED HIM AGAINST HOPPER

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