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November 14, 1996 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A ROCK FROM THE GROUND AND SLIPPED AND FELL CUTTING LEG.

August 14, 1996 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE STEPPED DOWN ON STEP OF JAW CRUSHER HIS LEFT FOOTSTEEPED ON A ROCK, ROCK SHIFTED AND EE TWISTED HIS ANKLE. SPRAINED LEFT ANKLE.

May 29, 1996 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EE CLIMBING DOWN LADDER OF TRUCK, EE S FOOT SLIPPED ON BOTTOM STEP, EE STRUCK RIGHT KNEE ON BUMPER OF TRUCK.

March 25, 1996 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STARTING TRUCK. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HE TURNED HIS ANKLE, SPRAINING ANKLE.

January 30, 1996 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Fall down stairs

EE COMING DOWN STEPS OF CRUSHER BUILDING, SLIPPED ON STEPS AND FELL.

February 15, 1995 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE INHALED DUST WHILE SHOVELING, WITNESS STATES THAT IT WAS RAINING & THEY WERE SHOVELING MUD & THAT THERE WAS NO DUST PRESENT. WE HAVE INSUFFICIENT MEDICAL RECORDS TO DE TERMINE IF THIS CLAIM IS WORK RELATED. WE ARE WAITING FOR MEDICAL RECORDS FOR DETERMINATION.

February 15, 1995 KY · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE CHANGING STEEL IN DRILL PLACING BREAKOUT PIN WHEN STEEL CAME UNCOUPLED & CAME DOWN ON EMPLOYEE'S FINGER, SEVERING FINGER AT FIRST JOINT.

November 26, 1994 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE ALLEGES THAT HE WAS WALKING DOWN THE HILL BETWEEN THE JAWCRUSHER AND THE 610 BUILDING, WHILE WALKING DOWN HILL, EE STATED THAT HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE GROUND.

October 3, 1994 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE TESTING ROCK, OEPNED ROCK SHAKER WITH LEFT HAND, HAND SLIPPED AND THE LID FELL ON RIGHT HAND.

October 1, 1994 KY · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE ALLEGES THAT ON 10-1-94 WHILE CLEANING OUT THE LIME BUILDING WITH A SCOOP HE FELT SOMETHING PULL IN HIS GROIN AREA.

September 9, 1994 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE ALLEGES HE WAS TRYING TO MOVE A ROCK IN THE ROAD, WHEN HE STARTED TO PICK UP THE ROCK HE HURT HIS BACK.

June 13, 1994 KY · Metal/Non-Metal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE HELPING MECHANIC PUT ROLLERS IN THE BOOM OF THE DRILL EMPLOYEE REACHED TO PICK UP THE COVER FOR THE ROLLERS & STEPPED ON THE EDGE OF THE DRILL DOOR SLIPPING & THEN FALLING TO THE GRO UND

December 23, 1993 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON CONVEYOR BELT. EMPLOYEE FELL FROM CONVEYOR BELT LANDING ON SHOULDER & ARM. EMPLOYEE DID NOT STOP WORK & DID NOT GO TO DR. WAS SORE A FEW DAYS LATER CALLED MAIN OFFICE ON 2/28/94 TO SAY SHOULDER & NECK HAD BEEN HURTING BELIEVED TO BE FROM FALL BACK IN DECEMBER. WE SCHEDULED APPT. FOR DR. EMPLOYEE HAS NOT MISSED WORK.

July 30, 1993 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE CHANGING SCREEN CLOTH, THREW PIECE OF SCREEN CLOTH OVER RAILING, STRANINING RIGHT ARM.

July 2, 1993 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE ROCKS WHICH WERE CAUGHT INTHE SHAKER, EMPLOYEE WAS USING A METAL PRY BAR WHICH APPARENTLY SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD.

May 14, 1993 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

RECEIVED LETTER FROM ATTORNEY ON 5-14-93 STATING THAT EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN ADVISED BY DR. THAT HE HAS CONTACTED THE DISEASE OF COAL WORKERS PNEUMOCONIOSIS.

April 29, 1993 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OVER HILL TO SHOVEL UNDER CONVEYOR BELT, WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL ALLEGING THAT HE HURT HIS BACK.

March 31, 1993 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE HANDLE OF A WHEELBARROW AS IT WAS BEING PULLED THROUGH DOORWAY BY A BOBCAT. EMPLOYEE'S HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN DOOR AND HANDLE, SMASHING HAND.

February 1, 1993 KY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer FIRE
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DOZER WHEN HYDRAULIC LINE BURST & IGNITED OIL HIT MANIFOLD IGNITING A FIRE EMPLOYEE JUMPED OFF DOZER INTO ROCKS

January 26, 1993 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING EXCESS AMTERIAL OFF OF CONVEYOR BELT WHEN CONVEYOR BELT KICKED ON CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL. CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. EMPLOYEES DID NTO LOCK OUT CONVEYOR BELT AND EMPLOYEE S WERE WORKING AFTER DAR.

January 15, 1993 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator IGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING OIL IN CONE CRUSHER WITH A CIGARETTE LIGHTER, SUING CIGARETTE LGIHTER FOR LIGHT, WHEN FUME IGNITED BURNING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT SIDE OF FACE. FLASHLIGHT WAS AVAILABLE FOR EMP LOYEE TO USE FOR CHECKING OIL, EMPLOYEE CHOSE TO USE LIGHTER ON HIS OWN, NO ONE ELSE WAS AWARE THAT HE USED CIGARETTE LIGHTER, HE HAD BEEN SHOWN HOW TO SAFELY CHECK OIL WITH A FLASHLIGHT.

November 3, 1992 KY · Metal/Non-Metal shaft repair, skip tender, station tender SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS FILLING LOADER WITH HYDRAULIC OIL, HE JUMPED DOWN FROM LOADER, LANDING ON ROCKS BELOW AND TURNING HIS RIGHT ANKLE. HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT ANKLE AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT HEEL.

October 22, 1992 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS GREASING BEARINGS ON BELT STEPPED OFF LADDER AND SLIPPED ON SOME ROCKS SPRAINING ANKLE.

August 11, 1992 KY · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Struck against stationary object

54736YEE WAS OPERATING DRILL AND STEPPED OUT TO CHECK DRILLING AREA, AS EMPLOYE ESTEPPED OUT OF DRILL HE TWISTED LEFT ANKLE ON ROCK.

July 22, 1992 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Struck against stationary object

54736YEE WAS WORKING ON A 3500 GARDNER-DENVER DRILL EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAMMER WHEN HE STRUCK HIS LITTLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND ON THE FRAME OF THE DRILL TORE FINGERNAIL OFF OF LITTLE FINGER 06503EFT HAND

March 13, 1991 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP CONVEYOR BELT TO GET TO TAIL PULLEY. WHEN CONTROL ROOM OPERATOR STARTED CONVEYOR BELT, EMPLOYEE FELL APPROX. 15' TO GROUND.

March 14, 1989 TN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

ROCKS WERE LODGED IN JAW CRUSHER, EMPLOYEE TRYING TO UNLODGE THEM. REMOVED A SMALL ROCK & LARGE ROCK ROLLED OVER ONTO RIGHT HAND CRUSHING & BREAKING IT.

January 24, 1989 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL USING PRY BAR TO PRY ROCK OUT OF SHAKER.ANOTHER ROCK FELL ON HAND ON BAR CUTTING RIGHT HAND LITTLE FINGER.

January 24, 1989 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL FELL FROM END DUMP TRUCK AFTER SLIPPING AND HURT IS BACK.NO WITNESSES,INJURY UNDER INVESTIGATION.

December 3, 1988 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING A WEDGE TO LOOSEN A ROCK THAT WAS HUNG IN CRUSHER JAW. WEDGE SLIPPED HITTING EMPLOYEE NESR RIGHT EYE AREA.

May 2, 1988 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL WAS DRIVING TRUCK. THERE WAS A LARGE ROCK IN HAUL ROAD. WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE ROCK FROM ROAD EMPL STRAINED BACK.

September 30, 1987 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING PRY BAR T2 DISLODGE ROCK FROM CRUSHER JAW

June 30, 1987 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE HAD GO7TEN OUT OF TRUCK TO REMOVE ROCK FROM HAUL ROAD SET PARK BRAKE ON TRUCK WHICH WAS ON INCLINE TRUCK STARTED ROLLING EMPLOYEE ATTEMPED TO CLIMB INTO CAB TO STOP TRUCK AND FELL OFF LADDER 3

July 15, 1986 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG BAR TO PRY TWO ROCKS APART THE BAR SLIPPED OFF OF ROCK AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEES FINGERS BETWEEN ROCK AND BAR

June 19, 1986 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Struck by flying object

USING A WEDGE T2 TRY TO FREE A ROCK HUNG IN CRUSHER JAWS WEDGE FLEW OUT OF JAWS AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN BACK

April 21, 1986 KY · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING AIR TRACK DRILL. EMPLOYEE WAS BACKING DRILL AND RAN OVER LEFT FOOT WITH LEFT TRACK.

April 2, 1986 KY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Struck by flying object

SHOVELING ROCK 0ROM UNDER CONVEYOR BELT ROCK DUST FROM BELT BLEW INTO EYE

February 8, 1986 KY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CL9ANING UNDER ELEVATED CONVEYOR BELT ROCK FELL FROM CONVEYOR BELT STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON ARM

December 9, 1985 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Elmo Greer & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HELPING CHANGE 8CREENS ON SCREEN DECK LIFTING SCREENS FROM CATWALK TO SCREEN DECK SCREEN HUNG ON BOLT AND EMPLOYEE HAD TO PULL IT LOOSE

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