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December 16, 1995 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Struck against stationary object

MAINTENANCE CREW HAD DISASSEMBLED SHREDDER AND TUB WAS SUSPENDED FROM STEEL BEAM ABOVE PLATFORM. INJURED WALKED UP STEPS TO PLATFORM AND BUMPED HIS HEAD ON BOTTOM OF TUB. LACERATION ON SCALP S UTURES. RETURNED TO NORMAL WORK.

June 20, 1995 GA · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management MACHINERY
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING DUST COVERED MOTOR DUST COATING FELL INTO MOVING MOTOR COOLING FAN BLOWING DUST INTO FACE & EYES EYES WAS CHECKED BY DOCTOR

August 12, 1994 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Struck by flying object

ON 8-15-94, EE STATED HE GOT SOMETHING IN HIS EYE ON FRIDAY 8-12-94 WHILE CLEANING UP UNDER OMW WRAPPER WITH AIR HOSE. HOSE HAS MSHA APPROVED NOZZLE. EYE WAS WASHED OUT BUT EE STATED ON 8-18-9 4 THAT IT WAS IRRITATING HIM. DR REMOVED SMALL PARTICLE AND RETURNED EE TO NORMAL WORK. REQUIRED GOGGLES FOR THIS JOB NOT BEING USED.

November 10, 1993 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS USING FRONT END LOADER TO REMOVE MATERIAL FROM B-15. SURFACE WAS WET AND SLIPPERY FROM RECENT RAIN. BOTTOM STEP ON LOADER WAS MUDDY AND HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF CAUSING STRAIN TO LOWE R LEFT BACK.

November 1, 1993 GA · Metal/Non-Metal shaft repair, skip tender, station tender POWERED HAULAGE
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD PLACED A RE-STACKED PALLET OF PRODUCT ON THE CONVEYOR AND ACTIVATED THE ELECTRIC EYE BY PLACING HAND IN FRONT OF EYE. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES AND ROLLER CAUGHT GLOVE PULLING RHAND DOWN WHICH WAS STRUCK BY PALLET MOVING TO WRAPPER. FINGER BROKEN ON RIGHT HAND.

August 25, 1993 GA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND TH EHANDRAIL BY THE TIME CLOCK IN SHIPPING AND STUBLED OVER THE HANDRAIL BASE PLATE. WHILE FALLING DOWN, HE TRIED TO GRAB THE BULLENTIN BOARD TO BREAK FALL, RIGHT HAND SLID DOWN BULLENTIN BOARD FRAME CAUSING DEEP LACERATION AT BASE OF RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.

November 16, 1992 GA · Metal/Non-Metal shaft repair, skip tender, station tender MACHINERY
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AUTOMATIC STACKER WAS READY TO MOVE DOWN AND STACK PATTERN WAS WRONG. WHEN MAKING CORRECTION, EMPLOYEE SAW A BALE THAT HAD FALLEN OFF PALLET JAMMING ELEVATOR. WHEN THIS BALE WAS REMOVED, ELEVA TOR MOVED DOWN CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO EXTEND HIS ARM FOR SUPPORT RESULTING IN STRAINED SHOULDER AND NECK MUSCLES. X-RAYS WERE NEGATIVE.

March 24, 1992 GA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger OTHER
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF MINE SERVICE TRUCK AT PLANT.CLAIMS OF PAIN HAVE RESULTED IN LOST TIME OR RESTRICTED DAYS PERIODICALLY SINCE FIRST INJURY.LATEST CLAIM STARTED 03-24-92.

November 25, 1991 GA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger OTHER
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Contact with electrical current

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF MINE SERVICE TRUCK AT PLANT.CLAIMS OF PAIN HAVE RESULTED IN LOST TIME OR RESTRICTED DAYS PERIODICALLY SINCE FIRST INJURY.LATEST CLAIM STARTED 11-25-91.

August 14, 1991 GA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOEYE WAS DISMOUNTING FROM ROAD GRADER HIS FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF STEP,HE FELL AND STUMBLED TO GROUND.AND PULLED MUSCLE BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES.HE WENT TO DOCTOR 08-19-91.LOST TIME STARTED 09- 03-91.

April 19, 1991 GA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING DRILLING OPERATION. HANDLING HEAVY CORE DRILL BITS AND HEAVY WRENCHES. THIS IS AN UNUSUAL ACTIVITY FOR MINE OPERATORS AND USED MUSCLES NOT NORMALLY USED DURING REGULAR M INING OPERATIONS. EMPLOYEE BEGAN RESTRICTED DUTY 6-6-91. STRAINED RIGHT FOREARM.

April 2, 1991 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING A #240 SPROCKET TO A SCRAP METAL CONTAINER FOR PROPER DISPOSAL HE ATTEMPTED TO TOSS THE SPROCKET INTO THE CONTAINER WHEN IT HUNG ON HIS SHIRT THIS MADE THE SPROCKET ROLL DO WN H IS ARM MASHING HIS ARM AGAINST OTHER SCRAP METAL

January 23, 1991 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BELT BEING PUSHED OR PULLED THROUGH CUTTER WHEN EMPLOYEE'S HAND SLIPPED AND CUT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT THUMB.

November 10, 1990 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

WHILE THROWING BALES OF 5/10 GLAMOUR KITTY OVER BALES THAT WERE ON THE FLOOR EMPLOYEE TWISTED & SPRAINED HIS SHOULDER

September 18, 1990 GA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger OTHER
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAS STARTED MISSING TIME 09-18-90 DUE TO A KNEE PROBLEM THAT FIRST APPEARED 07-13-88.

May 14, 1990 GA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

POWER FAILURE SHUT DOWN PLANT STOPPED UP MILLS CLEANING OUT MILLS WITH BAR, TO MOVE PULLEY STRAINED BACK

February 15, 1990 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING 5-10# BAGS OF GLAMOUR KITTY IN BALER BAGS, SEALING THEM AND PUTTING THEM ON SLAT CONVEYOR AND STRAINED HER BACK.

January 30, 1990 GA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent MACHINERY
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS FABRICTING STEEL BIN TOP. WHILE FITTING FOR TACK WELDING, EMPLOYEE RECEIVED FLASH BURNS TO FACE AND EYES.

December 12, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BAGS OF KITTY IN BALER BAGS, SEALING THEM AND PUTTING THEM ON SLAT CONVERYOR AND STRAINED HER BACK.

November 16, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL WAS JACKING UP A TRAILER AND SOME PALLETS THAT WERE PUT UNDER THE TRAILER TO SHORE IT UP SHIFTED AND INJURED HIS LITTLE FINGER BY CATCHING IT BETWEEN THE PALLET AND PAVEMENT

November 16, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL WAS PUTTING 40# BALES OF GLAMOUR KITTY MATERIAL ON A CONVEYOR AND SPRAINED HIS L SHOULDER

October 31, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING THE VALVE PACKER MACHINE. HE STOPPED FOR BREAK AND WAS LEAVING THE VALVE PACKER DOWN STEPS AND FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. LOW BACK PAIN.

October 18, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF MINE SERVICE TRUCK AT PLANT.

October 18, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS CHANGING A WHEEL AND AXLE ON A MOTOR DRIVEN CONVEYOR IN THE SHIPPING DEPARTMENT AND A STACK OF ODD PALLETS INCLUDING PALLETIZED EMPTY BAGS AND FULL BAGS APPROX 12 FEET HIGH FELL OVER ST RIKING EE IN THE BACK.

October 11, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE FORKLIFT OPERATOR HAD ADJUSTED THE GANGBOARD TO LOAD THE LAST PALLETS ON A TRUCK AND HAD JUST STARTED TO BACK UP WHEN EE WALKED UP ON HIS BLIND SIDE TO PUT A LOADING CHART IN THE TRUCK AN D WAS STRUCK ON THE RIGHT FOOT AND LEG BY THE LEFT REAR WHEEL OF THE FORKLIFT.

October 4, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Struck by flying object

THE CREW WAS CHANGING FROM KITTY MATERIAL TO MULTICAT MATERIAL. SOME OF THE MATERIAL WAS DROPPED FROM THE ALL FILL MACHINE AND THE FAN BLEW THE MATERAIL INTO EMPLOYEES EYES.

October 2, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING A CONVEYOR INTO POSTION IN ORDER TO HAVE ROOM FOR BAGS TO BE DROPPED AND STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE PULLING THE CONVEYOR.

August 14, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS STACKING FOR THE KITTY LINE 2/20 GLAMOUR KITTY BALES. WHEN HE WENT TO PICK UP A BALE, HIS BACK POPPED.

August 10, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BAGS OF GLAMOUR KITTY IN BALER BAGS, SEALING THEM AND PUTTING THEM ON SALT CONVOEY AND STRAINED HER BACK.

July 24, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE MADE A QUICK MOVEMENT WITH HIS HAND AND JAMMED IT BETWEEN BELT AND ROLLERS ON THE INCLINE CONVEYOR. ABRASIONS AND CUTS ON RIGHT HAND CELLUITIS.

July 5, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TOOLS FROM SCREW CONVEYOR WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED AND HE FELL FROM SCREW CONVEYOR STRIKING STEEL COLUMN AND THEN FELL TO GROUND. AREA WAS WET AND SLICK FROM RECENT RAIN. CO NTUSIONS AND ABRASIONS TO FACE, ABDOMEN AND EXTREMITIES.

June 27, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Struck by falling object

INCLINE CONVEYOR STOPPED UP FORCING A 40# BALE OF MATERIAL TO OVERFLOW SIDE OF CONVEYUOR & THUS FALLING ON EMPLOYEES HEAD & NECK

June 14, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

ATTEMPTING TO GET DRIVE WHEEL PF POWER CURVE ON GANG BOARD WITH PRY BAR DRIVE WHEEL CLIMBED UP ON PRY BAR IT SLAMMED IT AGAINST BOXCAR PINNING FINGERS

May 30, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPL WAS WORKING AS KITTY LINE DROPPER. WHEN CHA GING BAG SIZES CONVEYOR IS LOWERED TO CORRECT HEIGHT THEN ANUALLY MOVED ALONG FLOOR TO PROPER POSITION UNDER DROPPER. EMPL WAS MOVING CONVEYOR TO PROPER POSITION & STRAINED BACK.

May 24, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPL REPORTED TO SUPERVISION THAT HER R FOOT WAS HURTING THIS IS SAME FOOT INJURED 6-20-80 NO SPECIFIC CAUSE OR TIME OF INJURY IS KNOWN RECURRENCE OF OLD INJURY IS POSSIBLE BUT NO SPECIFIC INC IDENT TO CAUSE INJURY ORTHOPEDIC EXAM SHOWS ANKLE SPRAIN

May 18, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL REPAIRING BROKEN LOADING DOCK BUMPER USING ELEC WELDER AND FORKLIFT.FORKS USED TO PUSH METAL INTO PLACE FOR WELDING.THUMB GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN PIECES OF STEEL AND CUT & BRUISED RIGHT THUMB.

May 4, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING BAGS AROUND THE NECK OF DROPPER ON LINE #4 AND JAMMED HIS RIGHT THUMB ON THE NECK OF THE DROPPER.

May 2, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP 5/10# BALE OF GLAMOUR KITTY AND PUTTING IT ON A CONVEYOR AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT FOREARM.

April 13, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING SIDE GRINDER WHEN FLYING DEBRIS WENT OVER SAFETY GLASSES AND LODGED ON SURFACE OF LEFT EYE.

April 7, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Flash burns (welding)

EMPL WAS WELDING REINFORCING ROD AT AIR COMPRESSOR PAD USING AIRCO 400 AMP ELECTRIC WELDER AND FLAHSES BURNED HIS EYES

April 3, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BALING 5/10 GLAMOUR KITTY AND PUTTING ON A SLAT CONVEYOR AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ARM.

March 13, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPL WAS WORKING AS KITTY LINE DROPPER. WHEN CHANGING BAG SIZES CONVEYOR IS LOWRED TO CORRECT HEIGHT THEN MANUALLY MOVED ALONG FLOOR TO PROPER POSITION UNDER DROPPER. EMP WAS MOVING CONVEYOR T O PROPER POSITION & STRAINED HER BACK.

January 19, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPL WAS LIFTING TONGUE OF 6" JEAGER PUMP IN ORDER TO ATTACH IT TO MINE SERVICE TRUCK AND STRAINED HIS BACK

January 12, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPL WAS MOVING KITTY LINE CONVEYOR TO CHANGE FROM ONE BAG SIZE TO ANOTHER ON LINE #3 & STRAIN OF PULLING STRAINED BACK.

December 9, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WS CUTTING OIL LINE ON AIR COMPRESSOR INTO WITH AN ACETYLENE CUTTING TORCH. CUTTING TORCH HEATED OL IN THE LINE AND WHEN CUT INTO BLEW OUT ON EMPLOYEE BURNING HIS LEFT AND RIGHT FOREA MS, TOP OF RIGHT HAND AND LEFT SIDE OF FACE.

November 15, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Waverly Mineral Products Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A LARGE SHAFT AND GEAR IN DRAGLINE.HE WAS IN A TIGHT POSITION WHILE WORKING AND STRAINED HIS ABCK.

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