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May 14, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tarmac California Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN OFF OF AN 8X20 TYLER SCREEN ON THE AGGREGATE PLANT, HE HIT AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT ELBOW.

March 30, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tarmac California Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A CONVEYOR BELT AT THE AGGREGATE PLANT, HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AREA.

February 12, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tarmac California Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A TOOLBOX AND COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN GROIN AREA.

August 29, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tarmac California Inc · Struck by falling object

CARRYING PC OF FEEDER WITH OTHER EMP FEEDED FELL HIT HIM ON BACK OF LEG KNOCKED HIM TO GROUND.

April 23, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tarmac California Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE LIFTING SCREEN PANELS UP TO 4'X16'CRUSHED SCREEN SCREEN PANEL SLIPPED CRUSHING LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN SCREEN PANEL & LIFTING CABLE.

April 19, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tarmac California Inc · Struck against stationary object

HE WAS CLIMBING UNDER THE STACKER AND PUT HIS HAND DOWN ON A PIECE OF BROKEN WOOD. THIS CAUSED SPLINTERS TO GET STUCK IN THE PALM OF HIS HAND.

February 14, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tarmac California Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS SHOVELING AROUND TAILPULLEY AT PLANT & HE STRAINED BACK.

January 11, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tarmac California Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE WAS REPAIRING CRUSHER CONVEYOR AND PULLED TOO HARD AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

December 6, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tarmac California Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS REPAIRING 51 INCH CONE CRUSHER AND A PLATE POPPED OPEN AND CAUGHT HIS HAND BETWEEN THE BELT AND PLATE-HE BROKE HIS HAND.

November 20, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tarmac California Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I,NAME WAS REPARING A HOLE IN THE CONVEYOR AND REACHED OUT AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS SHOULDER.

November 15, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tarmac California Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BLOCKAGE UNDER CRUSHER AND GOT SOME ROCK IN HIS LEFT EYE.

November 9, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tarmac California Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS LIFTING A 150 LBS SCREEN PANEL WITH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AND ONE LIFTED BEFORE THE OTHER WAS READY CAUSING I.NAME'S HAND BEING WEDGED BETWEEN TWO SCREEN PANELS. HE SMASHED HIS RIGHT HAD .

August 5, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tarmac California Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE FABRICATION 6" HEAVY WALL PIPE, HE GOT HIS LEFT RING FINGER CAUGHT BETWEEN PIPE, HE SMASHED AND CUT HIS FINGER APPROX. 16 STITCHES.

August 4, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tarmac California Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SOMETIME BETWEEN 8 AND 10 PM EMPLOYEE GOT SPLINTER LODGED IN LEFT ELBOW WHILE HE WAS WORKING WITH OLD TIMBERS.

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