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May 13, 1998 NE · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
City Wide Rock & Excavating Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

2 POSSIBLE CAUSES CONTRIBUTED--(1) EE FELL BACKWARDS 4 FOOT OF OF STEPS ON A QUARRY TRUCK, (2) EE WAS LOOSENING A LARGE BOLT WITH A LARGE WRENCH & CHEATER BAR & STRAINED HIS BACK.

May 4, 1988 NE · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
City Wide Rock & Excavating Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER IN CONFINED AREA WEDGED FINGER BETWEEN HANDLE AND IRON.

November 27, 1987 NE · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
City Wide Rock & Excavating Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ORINAIL ACCIDEN7 WAS 5-22-87 EMPLOYEE REPORTED MORE PAIN 11-27-87 AND ASKED FOR VACTION TIME.

May 22, 1987 NE · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
City Wide Rock & Excavating Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE BRAKIN1 CORNER OFF A ROCK WITH A HAMMER CAUSED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

May 2, 1986 NE · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
City Wide Rock & Excavating Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A ROCK WAS WEDG9D BETWEEN DUAL TTIRES ON TRUCK EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO KNOCK IT OUT WITH A HITCH PIN OFF TRUCK.

June 28, 1984 NE · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
City Wide Rock & Excavating Company Inc · Struck by flying object

USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO BREAK LARGE ROCK PIECE OF ROCK FLEW UP-HIT KNUCKLE OF LEFT HAND CUTTING L TEND ON & SKIN.

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