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January 17, 1991 FL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Agri-Timber Inc · Fall from machine

S TEERING WENT OUT ON TRUCK

December 1, 1989 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Agri-Timber Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF STEEL AND HIT HIS LEFT WRIST WITH GRINING WHEEL EMPLOYEE DID NOT LEAVE WORK.

October 14, 1989 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Agri-Timber Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS WORKING ON CHAIN MAT AND GOT METAL IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

August 15, 1989 FL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Agri-Timber Inc · Struck by flying object

THE MAN WAS CLEANING UP A BELT BROKE ON THE CRUSHER FLEW UP IN THE AIR AND HIT HIM IN RIGHT EYE. EYE WOULDN'T OPEN.

July 17, 1989 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Agri-Timber Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS BENDING & FELT SOMETHING PULL IN H IS BACK

June 26, 1989 FL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Agri-Timber Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE MASHED HIS FINGER WHILE PICKING UP A HEAVY STEEL PULLEY. NO BLEEDING OCCURRED.

May 11, 1989 FL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Agri-Timber Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PICKING UP WELDING MACHINE HURT BACK .

January 7, 1989 FL · Metal/Non-Metal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Agri-Timber Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STANDING ON FLOAT IN WATER WHEN EMPTY OIL DRUMS UNDER TORE LOOSE FLOAT TURNED OVER EMP HIT BY 4 X 4 ON HAND AND ARM.

November 15, 1985 FL · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Agri-Timber Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL IN CAB OF 7RUCK AND TRUCK ROLLED AND EMPL HIT UPPER LIP ON DUMP OPERATING LEVER IN CAB.

September 19, 1985 FL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Agri-Timber Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS CLEANING THE ROLLER ON STACKER BELT WITH A SHOVEL, THE SHOVEL GOT HUNG IN THE BELT AND SMASHED THE LEFT HAND AGAINST THE CRUSHER, CAUSING THE LITTLE FINGER (PINKY) ON THE LEFT HAND TO BE B ROKEN ON THE KNUCKLE.

September 18, 1985 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Agri-Timber Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING TAIL PULLEY ON STACKER BELT LEFT HAND GOT CAUGHT CAUSING INJURY TO THE LEFT THUMB.

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