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January 22, 1996 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Iroquois Rock Products · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE LOADING PULLEY'S ON TRUCK AT THE BROCKPORTPLANT TO TAKE BACK TO PINFIELD PLANT HE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN PULLEY & ANGLE.

March 17, 1994 NY · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Iroquois Rock Products · Struck by falling object

TWO EMPLOYEES AND A THIRD WERE CHANGING A SECTION OF CRANE BOOM. BRUCE WENT TO GET BLOCKS TO BLOCK UP THE BOOM. BEFORE HE COULD RETURN INJURED REMOVED BOTTOM 2 PINS OF 1ST SECTION. THE BOOM THEN COLAPSED ON INJURED, WHO WAS UNDER THE BOOMAT THE TIME.

August 13, 1993 NY · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Iroquois Rock Products · Struck by falling object

EE WAS HOLDING STEEL WHILE ANOTHE EE WAS CUTTING WITH A TORCH. WHEN STEEL CAME LOOSE, EE STEPPED BACK, STEEL SLIPPED FROM HANDS AND HIT HIS RT. FOOT BEHIND THE STEEL TOE.

October 27, 1992 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Iroquois Rock Products · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE SAID HE WAS CLOSING TAILGATE ON TRUCK, STEPPED ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON ON GROUND, LOST BALANCE AND FELL OVER BACKWARDS.

September 9, 1992 NY · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Iroquois Rock Products · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PICKED U CEMENT BLOCKS, SET DOWN BLOCKS, RAISED UP, TURNED. SHARP PAIN IN RIGHT SIDE.

March 19, 1990 NY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Iroquois Rock Products · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE LOADING STONE ON STOCK TRUCK, PUSHED DOWN ON LEVER AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.

August 31, 1989 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Iroquois Rock Products · Struck by flying object

WHILE OPERATING RECRUSHER PLANT DIRT BLEW IN L EYE

April 17, 1989 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Iroquois Rock Products · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AFTER COMING DOWN LADDER FROM CRUSHER TURNED OVER LEFT ANKLE UPN REACHING GROUND.

August 26, 1988 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Iroquois Rock Products · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE CLEANING UP UNDER CONVEYORS WITH GRADEALL EMPL SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE AND HIT HIS R SIDE ON MACHINE

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