THE INJURED EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BUILDING A WALL OF WOODEN TIES. THE TIE WALL WAS APPROXIMATELY 36" TALL [5-6 STACKED WOOD TIES]. AS THE EE TURNED TO WALK AWAY, A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE WAL L OVER WITH THE WOODEN TIES FALLING ON THE BACK OF THE EE'S ANKLE/FOOT AREA, THUS CAUSING THE INJURY.
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April 12, 1996
MO · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
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Northside Landfill Inc · Struck by falling object
Northside Landfill Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEARING A ROCK FROM UNDER THE MACHINE WHEN A ROCK BOUNCED OFF THE BELT FROM ABOVE & STRICTING THE EMPLOYEE BETWEEN THE SHOULDER BLADES BELOW THE NECK
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