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April 22, 1997 WI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Bonduel Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by powered moving object

1983 FORDE UTILITY TRUCK. FROZE ON FRONT WINDSHIELD, COULDN'T SEE OUT OF WINDSHIELD.

September 18, 1996 WI · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bonduel Sand & Gravel Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

3 EES WERE WORKING ON A 275B MICHIGAN LOADER. THEY WERE USING A 10' CHEATER BAR TO TIGHTEN THE U-BOLTS ON THE ABOVE LOADER WHEN THE SOCKET SPLIT APART. THE FORCE OF THE TORQUE WAS SO GREAT IT THREW THE MEN TO THE GROUND. INJURED WAS THE MANOPERATING THE WRENCH, WITH HELP FROM THE OTHER MEN. THE FORCE TORE THE ROTOR CUFF.

June 7, 1994 WI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Bonduel Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by powered moving object

WHEN HOOKING A CABLE BETWEEN EE'S MACHINE AND THE 988 CAT LOADER (OPERATED BY COWORKER) THE BUCKET WAS LOWERED TO THE GROUND. EE WAS ASSISTING SUPERVISOR BY HOLDING THE 3/4 CABLE FOR HOOKUP AN D WAS WATCHING THE HOOKUP POINT AND NOT THE BUCKET EDGE. THE EDGE SET ON HIS LEFT FOOT--EE WAS WEARING SAFETY SHOES.

October 28, 1988 WI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bonduel Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LOG WASHER PLUGGED UP ON THE WASHING PLANT TO UNPLUG HE HAD A WATER HOSE IN ONE HAND AND BENT DOWN TO PICKUP SCREEN WITH THE OTHER HAND WHICH WAS FULL OF STONE AND FELT SOMETHING IN HIS BACK P ULL LOWER RIGHT SIDE OF BACK

December 21, 1987 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Bonduel Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GRINDING ON SOM9 METAL AND A PIECE WENT IN LEFT EYE. EYE WATERED ALOT, SO ENDED UP GOING TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM AND HAVING THE PIECE OF METAL TAKEN OUT BY THE DR.

August 6, 1987 WI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bonduel Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

CEDAR TREE BRAN7H SCRATCHING DRUM OF TRUCK.DRIVER GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND BROKE BRANCH OFF.WHEN THE BRANCH SNAPPED OFF IT JERKED DOWNWARD,CAUSING HIS LEFT SHOULDER TO PULL ARM OUT OF THE SOCK ET. 3

March 23, 1987 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Bonduel Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

GRINDING SOME M9TAL AND A PIECE WENT IN THE R EYE. WENT TO THE DR AND HAD IT TAKEN OUT, COULD RETURN TO WORK THE SAME DAY NO TIME LOST

August 14, 1984 WI · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bonduel Sand & Gravel Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE STEPPED DOWN FROM WASHING PLANT & APPARENTLY DIDNT LOOK WHERE HE WAS STEPPING HE ACCIDENTLY STEPPED ON A DRAIN PIPE CAUSING HIM TO SLIP & TWIST HIS LEG HE REFUSED TO SEE A DOCTOR AUG 14 1984 BUT BECAUSE OF PERSISTANT PAIN AGREED TO SEE A DOCTOR AUGUST 20 1984 WE DO NOT KNOW NATURE OF INJURY LEG IS BRUISED AUG 23 1984 JUST PHONED EMPLOYEE & WAS ADVISED THAT HE HAS A PULLED

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