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August 27, 1988 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lithco · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP STEPED ONTO THE DISCA'RGE PIPE OF THE SUMP TO CAUGHT A S AMPLE WHEN HE STEPED BACK DOWN HIS FOOT SLIPED OFF THE PIPE AND FEL BACK STRIKING HIS RIGHT ELBOW ON THE FRAME OF THE SUMP AND F ALLING TO THE FLOR. THE HOSPITAL CLEANED AND DRESSED THE WOUND AND RTW. 2 DAYS LATER WE SENT HIM TO HAVE THE ELBOW CHECKED, DR STATED GHE ELBOW WAS SEVERLY INFECTIVE AND RECC. NO WORK FOR 5

August 12, 1988 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lithco · Struck by flying object

I.NAME MOVING CONCENTRATE CONVEYOR BELT MOUNTED ON WHEELS USING MANUAL CRANK ATTACHED TO CONVEYOR.HE HAD MADE 2 ROTATIONS W CRANK HANDLE WHEN HANDLE LOCKED DOWN DUE TO MATERIAL BUILD-UP ALONG RUNWAY OF WHEEL CONVEYOR.WHEN HE LET GO OF CRANK HANDLE TO FIND OUT WHY CONVEYOR STOPPED THE HANDLE KICKED BACK STRIKING HIM ON BACK OF RIGHT HAND CAUSING CONTUSION AND MINOR LACERATION.

June 23, 1987 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Lithco · Fall onto or against objects

HE WAS CHANGING3THE BALL MILL USING THE BOBCAT LOADER. THE BOBCATS BUCKET WAS WEDGED BETWEEN A BOULDER & THE CORRUGATED TUNNEL ENTRANCE APPROX 2' OFF GROUND LEVEL. I.NAME DISMOUNTED THE BOBCA T IN A FORWARD 0ASHION.I.NAME STEPPED OFF THE B UCKET. HE LOST HIS BALANCE & FELL BACKWARDS STICKING HIS LEFT ARM AGAINST THE BOULDER CAUSING A HAIRLINE FRACTURE TO THE RADIUS OF T HE LEFT A

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