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November 24, 1997 WI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arthur Overgaard Division · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING IMPACT BARS ON PRIMARY IMPACTOR, EE FELT A CATCH IN HIS BACK WAS REACHING FOR AIR WRENCH ON CATWALK.

September 11, 1997 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arthur Overgaard Division · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS REPAIRING A CONVEYOR BELT ON CRUSHING PLANT SCREEN - WAS ROLLING BELT BACK TO FIX THE TEAR WHEN HIS FINGER WENT BETWEEN THE BELT & THE PULLEY. TIP OF RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER WAS CUT, REQUIR ING THREE STITCHES.

August 26, 1997 WI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Arthur Overgaard Division · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ON A LADDER & LEANING OVER TO SET THE JAW OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHING UNIT USING 4' WRENCH - RIGHT LEG HURT [THOUGHT HE PULLED A MUSCLE] - DID NOT IMPROVE.

August 11, 1997 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arthur Overgaard Division · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE & ANOTHER WERE CLEANING QUARRY AREA. THEY WERE STACKING RAIL TIES WHEN THE EE NOTED BELOW EXPERIENCED BACK DISCOMFORT.

July 31, 1997 WI · Metal/Non-Metal loader head operator, roscoe operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Arthur Overgaard Division · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRIVING THE PIN INTO THE TOOTH OF THE LOADER BUCKET WHEN HE MISSED STRIKING THE PIN AND STRUCK HISHAND.\

June 16, 1997 WI · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Arthur Overgaard Division · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS REPAIRING THE JAW OF CRUSHER WHEN HIS WRENCH SLIPPED FROM A NUT CAUSING WORKER TO STRIKE ELBOW ON FRAME OF JAW.

May 6, 1997 WI · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arthur Overgaard Division · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE ATTEMPTED TO LIFT A TIRE TO PUT IT IN THE BACK OF A PICKUP TRUCK TO FINISH THE WORK DAY AT THAT POINT HE INDICATED HIS BACK BEGAN TO HURT ANDGOT WORSE AS HE DROVE HOME. EE ALSO INDICATED TH AT HE HAD WELDED FOR APPROX 3 HRS EARLIER THAT DAY.

November 2, 1996 WI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Arthur Overgaard Division · Struck by falling object

WHILE ADJUSTING THE SPREADER PLATE ON A PEP SCREEN, A CHUNK OF FROZEN MATERIAL CAME OVER THE BELT AND STRUCK HIM ON THE HARD HAT.

September 19, 1996 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arthur Overgaard Division · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SETTING A DOG LEG CONVEYOR UNDER THE SCREENING UNIT APPARENTLY OUR WORKER WAS LOOKING ACROSS THE CONVEYOR FOR CLEARANCE WHE HE WAS STRUCK IN THE MOUTH.

July 25, 1996 WI · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Arthur Overgaard Division · Fall from ladders

WORKER WAS STANDING ON THE COUNTERWEIGHT OF FRONT END LOADER HANGING THE KEY ON DIP STICK. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO STEP DOWN ONTO THE LADDER HIS FOOT WENT BETWEEN TWO RINGS AND HE FELL BACKWARD.

December 8, 1995 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Arthur Overgaard Division · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WALKING BACK TO THE SCALE OFFICE FROM THEFRONT END LOADER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON ICE CAUSING INJURY TO HIS KNEE.

June 7, 1995 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arthur Overgaard Division · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS ON SCREENING PLANT WHEN HE SCRAPED HIS FINGER. A WEEK OR SO LATER IT WAS INFECTED.

April 26, 1995 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arthur Overgaard Division · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON IMPACTOR TO REPLACE THE LINERS HE UNBOLTED IT TO ALLOW IT TO DROP SO THAT HE COULD MOVE IT OUT BUT WHEN IT DROPPED HE WAS UNABLE TO HOLD IT & SMASHED HIS FINGER UNDER T HE WEIGHT OF THE LINER

June 17, 1994 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Arthur Overgaard Division · Fall from ladders

WHILE GREASING THE LOADER EE WALKED OVER THE TIRE AND TRIED TO STEP ACROSS TO THE STEP AND DECK. APPARENTLY HIS FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE STEP OF THE LADDER CAUSING HIM TO FALL. HIS SHIN MUST HAVE STRUCK THE LADDER DURING THE FALL.

June 15, 1994 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Arthur Overgaard Division · Struck by flying object

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO SEPERATE (2) LENGHTS OF DRILL STEELS USING (2) PIPE WRENCH AND A WINCH. APPARENTLY A PIECE OF STEEL FLEW FROM THE JAW OF THE WRENCH STRIKING JAY IN THE FOREARM.

March 2, 1994 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Arthur Overgaard Division · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE STANDING IN THE FEEDER HOPPER OF THE PRIMARY CRUSHER PASSING THE HAND RAIL TO THE HELPER EE SLIPPED ON THE GRIZZLY FALLING & STRIKING HIS SHOULDER

November 15, 1993 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Arthur Overgaard Division · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A LARGE ROCK FROM THE JAW OF THE CRUSHER, THE PRY BAR WEDGED HIS HAND BETWEEN IT & THE STRUCTURAL FRAME CAUSING HIS INJURY.

June 24, 1993 WI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Arthur Overgaard Division · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DRIVING TRUCK, HE BEGAN TO TO EXPERIENCE SHARP PAIN AND NUMBNESS AT THE LEFT WRIST. HE ALSO NOTICED A LUMP ON TOP OF THE WRIST AT THE JOINT.

November 5, 1992 WI · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Arthur Overgaard Division · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ADJUSTING THE CLUTCH OF TH EPRIMARY CRUSHER AND INSIDE OF THE BELL HOUSING HE USED A VISE GRIP ON THE PIN OF TH ECLUTCH SO HE COULD ROTATE IT TO DESIRED ADJUSTMENT. THE JAW APPARENTLY S TOP ON IT'S UPSTROKE ROTATED TO ITS DOWNSTROKE WHILE HIS HAND WAS INSIDE THE BELL HOUSING. THE VISE GRIP ROTATED WITH THIS CLUTCH, WEDGING HIS HAND CAUSING INJURY.

October 19, 1992 WI · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Arthur Overgaard Division · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE USING A CUTTING TORCH & CUTTING OUT A CHUTE IN A TIGHT LOCATION & AWKWARD POSITION HE INDICTED HE MUST HAVE TWISTED WRONG & PULLED A MUSCLES IN HIS BACK HE WAS NOT SORE THE FIRST DAY HOW EVER THE BACK PAIN KEPT GETTING WORSE

October 15, 1992 WI · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arthur Overgaard Division · Struck against stationary object

EE IS A DRILLER IN A ROCK QUARRY. AFTER HE HAD BORED A HOLE HE WAS CLEANING THE ROCK OUT OF THE HOLE WITH HIS R HAND WHILE HIS LEFT HAND WAS RESTING ON THE CENTRAILIZER OF THE DRILL. HE BUMPED THE CENTRALIZER AND IT FLIPPED SHUT PINCHING THE OUTSIDE PART OF THE LITTLE FINGER ON THE L HAND REQUIRING 4 SUTURES.

September 12, 1992 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Arthur Overgaard Division · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING THE LOADER ON THE BENCH OF THE QUARRY, HE INDICATED THE ROUGH TERRAIN CAUSED HIS INJURY.

August 7, 1992 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arthur Overgaard Division · Over-exertion in lifting objects

95493ATES HE WAS INJURED WHILE LIFTING WOODEN BLOCKING.

June 4, 1992 WI · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Arthur Overgaard Division · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE CLIMBING DOWN A LADDER TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AT THE WELDER AND STRUCK HIS SHIN ON THE WELDER TRAILER HE INDICATED THAT SHORTLY THEREAFTER THAT SAME EVENING HIS BEGAN TO HURT.

May 8, 1992 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arthur Overgaard Division · Struck by falling object

I.NAME STANDING ON THE GROUND AND REACHED INTO TOOL TRAILER WHICH IS ABOUT 4' ABOVE GROUND TO GET A WARE PLATE.IT SLIPPED FROM HAND,FELL DOWN THE STEPS AND STRUCK FOOT CAUSING INJURY.

April 22, 1992 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Arthur Overgaard Division · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE CLIMBING INTO THE CAB OF THE DOZER FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE TRACK OF THE DOZER AND HIS RIGHT LEG STRUCK THE CLEET OF THE TRACK.

May 24, 1991 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Arthur Overgaard Division · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE TIGHTENING THE LEVELING, STABILIZING SCREEN SACK UNDER THE BREAKER MACHINE, THE BAR SLIPPED FROM THE TURN HOLE AND HE FELL AGAINST THE MACHINE BENDING HIS HAND, WRIST BACKWARD.

February 19, 1991 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Arthur Overgaard Division · Fall from machine

LOADER OPERATOR SLIPPED ON ICE WHILE CLIMBING ONTO MACHINE.

July 21, 1989 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Arthur Overgaard Division · Fall from machine

WHILE INSTALLING ROLLERS INTO THE ROLL PLANT I NAME LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND CAUSING THE INJURIES THE FALL WAS APPROX 10 FT AND LANDED ONHIS L SIDE

March 13, 1987 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Arthur Overgaard Division · Fall from machine

HOOKED CHAIN TO3SCREENING UNIT AND WAS CLIMBING DOWN CONVEYOR WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL TO THE GROUND. 3 BROKEN RIBS.

August 2, 1986 WI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Arthur Overgaard Division · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME OPERATIN1 SKID STEER LOADER MOVING CONVEYOR.DIDNT SHUT MACHINE OFF WHILE ATTACHING CHAIN TO BUCKET TO LIFT CONVEYOR.STEPPING BACK INTO LOADER HE SLIPPED AND ENGAGED BUCKET LIFT WITH HIS FOOT.HIS LEFT 5RM AND RIGHT LEG WERE PINCHED BETWEEN BUCKET ARM AND ROLL CAGE.HIS ARM BROKE AND HE FELL TO GROUND.

June 3, 1986 WI · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Arthur Overgaard Division · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BROKEN FINGER L9FT HAND. WWHILE REMOVING PIN FORM FOLDING CONVEYOR PIN DROPPED OUT PINCHING I.NAMES HAND BETWEEN BRACES.

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