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1983–2026
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June 2, 1986 KS · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Inland Storage Distribution Center · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GE7TING DOWN FROM THE JOY DRILL THAT HE OPERATES. HE WAS STEPPING DOWN BACKWARDS, ONLY ONE STEP, AND HIS LEFT ANKLE TURNED AS HE TOUCHED DOWN.

May 7, 1985 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Inland Storage Distribution Center · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS REBUILDING POST ON BATTERY WITH SOLDER. HE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GOGGLES AND A SMALL PIECE OF SOLDER STRUCK HIM IN HIS LEFT EYE.

May 6, 1985 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Inland Storage Distribution Center · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRYING TO GET A VCR-150 ROCK DRILL TO ROTATE AFTER REPAIRING. EMPLOYEE WAS INSERTING STRIKING BAR WITH HIS HAND WHILE DRILL WAS UNDER PRESSURE STRIKING BAR KICKED BACK.

January 17, 1985 KS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Inland Storage Distribution Center · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING TO INSTALL A CRUSHER CHUTE AND WAS USING A CHAIN FALLS TO HOIST ONE ENDOF CHUTE WITH JUST A CHAIN WRAPPED AROUND THE END, AND THE CHUTE SLIPPED FROM THE CHAIN BRUISING HIS SIDE.

December 7, 1984 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Inland Storage Distribution Center · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE FEMALE THREADS ON THE FILLER CAP ON THE HYDRAULIC TANK ON A 996C RUBBER TIRED CAT LOADER WERE WORN. THIS ALLOWED THE CAP TO BLOW OFF BEFORE THE PRESSURE WAS REDUCED AS THE EMPLOYEE WAS REM OVING THIS CAP TO ADD ADDITIONAL FLUID.

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