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July 14, 1999 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Patterson Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS SHOVELING UNDER A CONVEYOR BUT EE SMASHED HIS FINGER ON THE FRAME ON EQUIPMENT.

June 10, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Patterson Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TIGHTENING A BOLT ON A SCRAPER, THE BOLT BROKE HITTING HIM IN THE FOREHEAD WITH THE RATCHET.

March 26, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Patterson Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HOLDING A DRIFT BAR WHILE ANOTHER EE WAS HITTING THE BAR WITHA 16 LB HAMMER. THE EE WHO WAS USING THE HAMMER MISSED HITTING EE IN THE UPPER RT LEG.

November 24, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Patterson Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING UP AN OLD CONVEYOR BELT AT THE CRUSHER. THE KNIFE HE WAS USING SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEG.

September 25, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Patterson Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS USING A TIRE SPLITTING TOOL. HE PLACED HIS WEIGHT ON THE TOOL, THE TOOL SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS R MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE TOOL AND RUN.

July 30, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Patterson Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LOOSENING BOLTS ON A PETERBILT TRUCK.HE FELT A POP,THEN PAIN.

July 8, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Butte Sand & Gravel · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING TRUCK TIRE WHEN TIRE IRON HE WAS USING SLIPPED OFF THE RIM AND PUNCTURED HIS INSIDE RIGHT THIGH.

May 28, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Butte Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS GREASING A BEARING ON A TRANSFER TRAILER THERE WAS A SPRING LOADED LATCH T HAT CAME OVER THE BEARING EE PRIED THE LATCH BACK WITH A CROWBAR & WAS RUBBING ROLLER BEARING WITH GREASE CROW BAR SLIPPED & THE LATCH SMASHED THE END OF HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER OFF

January 8, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Butte Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO UNJAM TAILGATE LATCHES USING A 2 FT LONG PIPE. PIPE CAME BACK AND HIT EE ON CHIN.

January 26, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Patterson Sand & Gravel · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING ON NEW BEARINGS ON LOG WASHER A BEARING POPPED OUT AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON MIDDLE FINGER.

November 28, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Patterson Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL TIGHTENING BOLT ON EXCAVATOR.BREAKING BAR SLIPPED AND HIT EMPL IN MOUTH.

August 23, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Patterson Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING UNDER TRUCK, TRIED TO STAND UP FELT SHARP PAIN IN MIDDLE OF BACK

October 4, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Patterson Sand & Gravel · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON TOP OF THE PLANT POCKING OUT THE HOPPER WHEN EMPLOYEE CAME UP FROM DOING SO, HE FELT HIS BACK POP.

January 17, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Butte Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STANDING ON A RAISED PLATFORM TURNING A TROMBLE WITH A CABLE COME ALONG WHILE TURNING TROMBLE FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN FRAME OF TROMBLE AND PIECE OF IRON THAT WAS WELDED ONTO TROMBLE FRACUTED S MASHED AND CUT BIG TOE OF RT FOOT

August 16, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Patterson Sand & Gravel · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING ON THE PUSH CAT WHEN A PIECE OF METAL FELL AND IMBEDDED ITSELF IN HIS CHIN.

August 8, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Patterson Sand & Gravel · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH SCREW ON THE SAND PLANT. SAND FELL FROM THE SCREW AND INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE.

February 26, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Patterson Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE DN8 CAT WHEN THE TOOL HE WAS U SING SLIPPED AND CUT HIS NOSE

January 5, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Patterson Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON HIS TRUCK WHEN THE END WRENCH HIS WAS USING SLIPPED AND HIT HIS MOUTH

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