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September 11, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southdown California Aggregates · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CUTTING RUBBER WITH A RAZOR KNIFE WHEN KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT HAND ABOVE THE LEFT THUMB.

July 16, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Southdown California Aggregates · Struck by flying object

EE STATED HE WAS GRINDING METAL, WHEN DEBRIS FLEW INTO HIS LT LOWER LEG CAUSING A LACERATION AND A CONTUSION.

February 15, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southdown California Aggregates · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHILE PULLING PONTOON WITH ROPES TO MOVE IN SILTPOND, EE COMPLAINED ABOUT PULLING A BACK MUSCLE.EE REFUSED MEDICAL ATTENTION AND REPORTED IN CASE HE HURT MORE. ON 2/19 HE ASKED TO SEE A DOCTOR

December 15, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Southdown California Aggregates · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING TAIL PULLEY OF CONVEYOR. IMPOPER FOOTING. FELT STRAIN IN LOWER BACK.

December 7, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southdown California Aggregates · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EE CLAIMS WHILE TAKING ROCKS OUT OF THE JAW CRUSHER, HE THREW ONE OUT AND FELT A TWINGE IN HIS SHOULDER.

October 13, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Southdown California Aggregates · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HANDS; NO SPECIFIC ACTION MAY HAVE CAUSED PAIN.

October 12, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southdown California Aggregates · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING A SCREEN TENSION RAIL AND FELT A TWINGE IN NECK MUSCLE. HE WENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 10/12/00 AND WAS RETURNED TO WORK THE SAME DAY ON RESTRICTED DUTY.

September 6, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Southdown California Aggregates · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPETITIVE USE OF WRIST.

July 20, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Southdown California Aggregates · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF PICKUP BEDBUMPER COVER SLIPPED OFF CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO TWIST KNEE.

May 19, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southdown California Aggregates · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS WHILE REMOVING SCREEN FROM SHAKER DECK, HE SPRAINED BACK.

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