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December 30, 2004 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Standard Sand Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING RUBBER BELTING ON SHOP FLOOR, MISSED FIRST CUT MARK AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER.

May 20, 2003 MI · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Standard Sand Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE ADJUSTING SKIRT RUBBER ON CONVEYOR, EE PINCHED HIS MALLET FINGER BETWEEN SKIRT AND CONVEYOR, BENDING THE LAST JOINT BACKWARDS TOWARDS HIS HAND. EE REMAINED @ WORK DESPITE MINOR DISCOMFOR T. ON JUNE 5 EE WENT TO MED 1 TO HAVE THE FINGER CHECKED OUT BECAUSE THE FINGER STILL HAD A BEND IN IT. EE WAS AT GROUND LEVEL WHEN INCIDENT OCCURED. MUST WEAR A FINGER SPLINT FOR 6 WEEKS.

April 22, 2003 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Standard Sand Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR STEPPED OFF ACCESS LADDER ON TO UNEVEN GROUND. THIS RESULTED IN HIM TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE.

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