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February 10, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator NONPOWERED HAULAGE
United States Cement Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PICKING UP WHEEL BARROW, LOAT BALANCE LOAD SHIFTED, FELT PAIN IN L SHOULDER AND NECK

February 8, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
United States Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRIED TO ASSIST M AN CUTTING TREE WITH CHAIN SAW IT JUMPED CUTTING EMP ON L HAND WHILE HE WAS HOLDING BRANCH

February 5, 1990 PA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
United States Cement Company · Struck against a moving object

SITTING IN LOADER LOADING TRUCKS.WHILE GOING IN FOR BUCKET OF STONE,LARGE STONE BUCKET SLIPPED OFF STONE JARRING MACHINE.

December 18, 1989 OH · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
United States Cement Company · Contact with electrical current

WHILE CHECKING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ON COMPRESSOR HE CAME IN CONTACT WITH 480 VOLTS HE DID NOT SHUT MAIN OFF & LOCK OUT RELIED ON OFF & ON SWITCH.

October 30, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Cement Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS BARRING ROCKS IN CRUSHER WHEN ONE ROCK FELL STRUCK BAR I WAS USING KNOCKING BAR OUT OF HANDS MY ARMS WERE FULLY EXTENDED IN AIR.

September 14, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman NONPOWERED HAULAGE
United States Cement Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WHEELING BRICK OUT OF KILN TO DUMP STATION & LOST BALANCE SLIPPING OFF ROAD INSIDE KILN CATCHING HIS FINGER UNDER HANDLE OF WHEELBARRELL

September 13, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
United States Cement Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS DIRECTING DUMP TRUCK BACKWARDS TO EDUMP LOAD OF STONE ON SW CORNER OF SUB STATION WHILE TRUCK WAS BACKING SLID ON SLICK SURFACE PINNING LEG BETWEEN TRUCK FUEL TANK & A POLE THAT W AS BURIED & COVERED WITH BRUSH

September 11, 1989 OH · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER TO LOOOSEN BUCKETS ON ELEVATOR I NAME WAS STANDING APPROX 12FT AWAY IN FRONT & TO THE RIGHT OF EMPLOYEE SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN THE HAMMER SLIPPED OUT O F EMPLOYEES HAND STRIKING I NAME IN THE NOSE

September 8, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United States Cement Company · Fall onto or against objects

CLIMBING OVER A PILE OF CLINKER TO GET TO THE BACK OF #5 COOLER TO CHANGE BEARING ON COOLER DRIVE SLIPPED ON CLINKER HIT HEAD ON GRATING.

September 7, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United States Cement Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

IN SEAT OF LOADER PULLED DOOR SHUT ON FINGER PINCH POINT BETWEEN DOOR AND DOOR FRAME.

August 24, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
United States Cement Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS PUTTING A PISTON BACK INTO CYLINDER ON THE FLOOR WITH THE CYLINDER UPRIGHT AND PISTON HANGING FROM CRANE. INSERTING PISTON INTO CYLINDER. WORKING PACKING INTO CYLINDER AS CYLINDER WAS L ET DOWN. PUSHING PACKING IN SO PISTON WOULD GO INTO CYLINDER. CYLINDER HEAD CAME DOWN CATCHING FINGER BETWEEN HEAD AND CYLINDER.

August 23, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Cement Company · Struck by flying object

HE WAS BENT OVER IN FRONT OF HYDRAULIC JACK. HE WAS JACKING THE REAR AXLE UP ON TEREX TRUCK. THE FITTING ON THE HYDRAULIC LINE OF THE JACK BLEW APART HITTING HIM ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CHEEK .

August 4, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DISLODGING ONE STONE AT MOUTH OF CRUSHER & ANOTHER STONE CAME LOOSE & HIT STEEL BAR EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING IN HAND

August 3, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Cement Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

TREATED FIRST AID ON 8-32-89 EM P USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO TURN JACK SCREW ON KILN FELT PAIN IN LOWER STOMACH DID NOT GO FOR MED TRATMENT AT THAT TIME THOUGHT IT WOULD GO AWAY WENT TODR 11-15-89 SURGERY ON 11-16-89

July 17, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United States Cement Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF MAST ON FORK LIFT PERFORMING WORK. HE HAD A CHAIN AROUND THE BOOM. THE MAST WAS STUCK TO THE BOOM. WHEN HE PULLED ON THE BOOM THE MAST CAME FREE AND FELL ON H IS FOOT HITTING THE FOOT JUST BEHIND THE STEEL TOE.

June 7, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United States Cement Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING INTO KILN CARRYING BRICK WHEN HE SLIPPED ON CLINKER DUST EMPLOYEE FELL TO HIS RIGHT PINCHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER RIGHT HAND BETWEEN BRICK AND KILN SHELL.

May 1, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Cement Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WAS BENT OVER CRUSHER USING A LONG METAL HOOK TO CLEAN OUT #7 CRUSHER THE HOOK CAUGHT ON SOMETHING & WHEN TRIED TO PULL IT OUT GOT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK

April 16, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United States Cement Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WHILE WORKING IN #4 KILN REMOVING DEBREE BY WHEEL BARREL EMPLOYEE WENT TO LIFT WHEEL BARREL WHEN HIS FOOTOING SLID FROM UNDER HIM.

March 31, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United States Cement Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE REMOVED CHAIN FROM ONE END OF CARRIAGE OF MILL DUST COLLECTION AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE CHAIN FROM SPROCKET. AT THIS TIME THE TENSION ON THE CHAIN PULLED THE EMPLOYEES FINGER BETWEEN CHAAIN AND SPOCKET SNIPER, THE TIP OF THE LEFT INDEX FINGER OFF AND BREAKING BONE IN SAME.

March 23, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Cement Company · Struck by flying object

HE WAS ASSISTING OTHER WORKERS IN CHANGER REDUCER SPOCKET ON CHAIN USING HYDRALIC JACK. USING A NUT FOR SPACER IT FLEW OUT STICKING HIM ABOVE LEFT EYE.

January 18, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United States Cement Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING TO MILLWRIGHT SHOP TO START WORK HE SLIPPED ON FROZEN GROUND TWISTING RT ANKLE

December 22, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
United States Cement Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE PICKED UP SHOVEL LONG HANDLE TO LIFT TRASH INTO A TRASH BARRELL THAT WAS KNOCKED OVER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN BACH.

December 13, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United States Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS STADNING NEXT TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE ON A RAMP LEADING TO CLINKER SHED WHEN THE OTHER EMPLOYE SLIPPED ON SOME ICE WHITE TRYING TO CATCH HIS BALANCE HE THREW HIS AND BACK AND HIT BILLION I NAME IN THE FACE.

November 3, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
United States Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING OFF LADDER DRILLING FROM UNDER NEATH VALVE DIAPHAM USING A BLOCK OF WOOD AS A BACK STOP EMPLOYEE NOT RELIZING HE HAD DRILLED THRU THE WOOD BLOCK AND INTO HIS FINGER.

November 1, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADING ELECTRIC PUMP INTO PICK UYP TRUCK CHAIN BROKE MOTOR CAME DOWN HIT TAILGATE OF PICK UP FLIPPED PUMP MOVER STRIKING THE HOOK UP MAN ON THE ANKLE.

October 22, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
United States Cement Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

WAS BURNING A PIN ON PAN CONVEYOR WHEN A PIECE OF HOT METAL FELL INTO EAR.

October 5, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Cement Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL GOT FINGER STUCK IN DUST SCREW WHILE SHOVELING DUST SMALL HOLE IN BOTTOM OF SCREW COVER

September 29, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
United States Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSING AND TURNING CHUCK ON LATHE WHEN CHUCK WRENCH STRUCK EMPLOYEE FINGER FORCING IT BACKWARDS.

September 27, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Cement Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING DOWN TIRE WHEN TIRE TOOL SLIPPED CATCHING HIS FINGER ON RIM.

September 22, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Cement Company · Struck against stationary object

WAS HOOKING SOTNE AT CRUSHER WHEN THE BAR PUSHED HIS HAND BACK INTO THE DOOR.

September 15, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
United States Cement Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ONTO PACKING MACHINE PLATFORM WHENHIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF AS HE WENT TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS ELFT HAND HE INJURED HIS LITTLE FINGER

September 7, 1988 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
United States Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A HAMMERING A PIN INTO A BUCKET ON P+H CRANE WHEN A PCS OF STEEL CHIPPING OFF HITTING EMPLOYEE.

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