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June 16, 1998 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Trager Stone - Trager Quarries Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CHANGING A TIRE ON A PIT TRUCK AND SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN TIRE AND TIRE LUG.

June 3, 1998 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Trager Stone - Trager Quarries Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WAS FEEDING CRUSHER IN CONTROL TOWER BUILDING. HE BLACKED OUT AND FELL FORWARD AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE DOOR AND CATWALK OUTSIDE THE DOOR.

June 2, 1998 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Trager Stone - Trager Quarries Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS ASSISTING OTHER EES IN THER INSTALLMENT OF A GEARBOX ON THE CRUSHING PLANT OVER LOAD CONV. HE MUST HAVE LIFTED WRONG OR WAS IN A BAD POSITION TO LIFT WHILE HELPING INSTALL THE BOX.

October 24, 1997 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Trager Stone - Trager Quarries Company · Fall onto or against objects

WAS CLEANING AND UNPLUGGING HOPPER- HE WAS STANDING ON A ROCK AND MOVED ANOTHER ROCK AND THE ROCK HE WAS STANDING ON FELL AND HE FELL AGAINST THE HOPPER- ( THE LOWER RIGHT LEG FELL AGAINST HTE HOPPER)

September 10, 1997 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Trager Stone - Trager Quarries Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING PRYBAR TO CLOSE DOOR ON THE SCREENING PLANT. PRY BAR SLIPPED AND HIT FINGERS ON LEFT HAND. BROKE INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND.

September 8, 1997 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Trager Stone - Trager Quarries Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS REMVOING A ROCK STUCK IN TAIL PULLEY OF TRANSFER CONVEYOR BY PRYING ON ROCK WITH A BAR WHILE ANOTHER EE HIT ROCK WITH A HAMMER, HIS BAR SLIPPED, HE FELL BACKWARDS TO THE GROUND AND THE BAR CAME IN REST ON HIS LEG.

September 5, 1997 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Trager Stone - Trager Quarries Company · Fall onto or against objects

WAS FEEDING THE CRUSHER IN CONTROL TOWER BUILDING HE BLACKED OUT AND FELL FORWARD AND HIT HIS HEAD & CHIN AREA ON THE HANDRAIL OUTSIDE OF DOOR.

August 23, 1997 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

BOULDER CAUGHT IN IMPACTOR - OPENED SIDE DOOR AND HANDLE BROKE OFF AND HE FELL ABOUT 5 FT.

August 5, 1996 MO · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Trager Stone - Trager Quarries Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS WORKING ON THE PLANT. A CABLE RATCHET CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM IN THE CHEEK AREA, RESULTING IN CUTS AND BRUISES. HE RECEIVED MEDICAL TREATMENT OF 15 TO 20 STITCHES.

September 28, 1993 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Trager Stone - Trager Quarries Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SCREENING RIPRAP SCREENING PLANT HAD VEBRATIOR HE REACHED UP TO BEND BOLT & THE BOLT BROKE OFF IN HIS HAND & CUT TENDONS & NERVES IN THE JOINT OF LITTLE FINGER OF LEFT HAND

October 27, 1992 MO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Trager Stone - Trager Quarries Company · Struck by flying object

CHANGING CARRIER BEARING ON UKE AND INTERBEARING RACE WDS SEIQED UP ON THE DRIVE SHAFT USED HAMMER TO BEAT OFF AND A PIECE OF HAMMER CHIPPED OFF AND EMBEDDED IN HIS CHEST.

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