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November 12, 1996 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FIRE
Lake Ozark Construction Industries Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

CLOTHING CAME IN CONTACT WITH A PROPANE HEATER. CLOTHING CAUGHT ON FIRE, BURNING THE BACK OF BOTH LEGS AND THREE FINGERS ON THE LEFT HAND.

June 12, 1996 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Lake Ozark Construction Industries Inc · Struck against stationary object

MAN CLIMBED DOWN LADDER OF CRUSHER PLATFORM, STEPPED ON A ROCK. ROCK ROLLED OUT FROM UNDER FOOT TWISTING RIGHT ANKLE.

October 3, 1994 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

THE DRIVER SLIPPED ON THE STEPS OF A HAUL TRUCK AND WHILE HOLDING ON TO THE HAND HOLD PULLED THE MSUCLES IN HIS BACK.

March 25, 1994 MO · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lake Ozark Construction Industries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE OPERATOR WAS GETTING OUT OF THE BOBCAT LOADER AND SLIPPED ON THE BUCKET AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT FOOT.

February 24, 1994 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Lake Ozark Construction Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAN WAS UCTTING STEEL WITH CUTTING TOURCH RUSTY SPOT IN METAL CAUSED SLAG TO POT BACK INTO FACE. SLAG GOT IN BEHIND GLASSES GETTING INTO LEFT EYE CAUSING SOME DAMAGE TO OUTSIDE OF EYE AND LIGH T DAMAGE TO RETINA OF EYE.

January 26, 1994 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lake Ozark Construction Industries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON EUCLID AND SLIPPED ON MUD ON THE STEPS. HE HELD ON THE DOOR HANDLE AND PULLED THE MUSCLES IN HIS LEFT ARM.

January 17, 1994 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Lake Ozark Construction Industries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PERFORMING HIS DUTIES AS DRAGLINE OPERATORINJURED WAS EXPERIENCING PAIN IN HIS LEFT ELBOW.

September 11, 1990 MO · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lake Ozark Construction Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE WORKING ON EQUIPMENT HE CAUGHT HIS THUMB NAIL ON A PIECE OF STEEL.

July 3, 1990 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lake Ozark Construction Industries Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE WORKING AT THE PLANT, HE LIFTED A 5 GAL. BUCKET OF GREASE, AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

April 24, 1990 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Lake Ozark Construction Industries Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE STATED THAT A HYDRALIC CYLINDER CAME LOOSE ON BOOM BLOCKING HIS VIEW. HE MOVED BOBCAT DOWN GRADE AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

September 11, 1987 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Lake Ozark Construction Industries Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT WHILE SPREADING ROCK ON HILLSIDE WITH BED UP, THE LOAD SHIFTED AND THE TRUCK OVERTURNED WITHD RIVER INSIDE.

July 29, 1987 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DISORDERS (PHYSICAL AGENTS)

EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT WHILE HAULING GRAVEL AND ROCK HE BECAME OVERHEATED

December 8, 1986 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Lake Ozark Construction Industries Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE WAS CLEANING OUT PROJECT TRAILER AND BURNING TRASH IN BARREL. WHILE SWEEPING OUT TRAILER, SOMETHING IN THE TRASH BARREL EXPLODED AND SENT A PIECE OF DEBRIS FLYING INTO TRAILER STRIKI3G HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.

September 8, 1986 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lake Ozark Construction Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT WHILE FIXING AIR HOSE ON EUCLID, A PIECE OF METAL ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.

August 29, 1986 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT HE HAD JUST COMPLETED PAINTING A PORTION OF THE CRUSHING PLANT AND WAS JUMPING DOWN FROM A SET OF TIRES HE WAS STANDING ON WHEN HE LANDED ON THE GROUND HE TWISTED HIS RT LEG 3

June 4, 1986 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lake Ozark Construction Industries Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT WHILE ADJUSTING BRAKES ON DUMP TRUCK, THE DRIVER RELEASED THE PARKING BRAKE PINNING FINGER BETWEEN THR BRAKES HOUSING AND CAM.

February 26, 1986 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Lake Ozark Construction Industries Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS CLEANIN1 STRIKER BAR ON DRILL, THE HAMMER HE WAS USING GLANCED OFF BAR AND STRUCK HIS HAND

November 11, 1985 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Lake Ozark Construction Industries Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE STEPPING OUT OF LOADER HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RT ARM

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