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September 1, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
El Paso Sand Products Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS UNBOLTING HEADS FROM ENGINE AND PULLING RACHET BY HAND, THE BOLT BROKE LOOSE. HE SPRAINED HIS RIGHT HAND AND WRIST.

July 22, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
El Paso Sand Products Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING REMOVE A BAR FROM A FRAME. AS THE LAST NUT WAS BEING REMOVED THE FRAME SLIPPED CAUSING THE BAR TO FALL. STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT HAND.

April 8, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
El Paso Sand Products Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

PULLED A MUSCLE WHILE WORKING ON THE CRUSHER HE WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER AND STRAINED HIS BACK

November 6, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
El Paso Sand Products Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

HE HAD TO ASSUM9 AN AWKWARD POSITION IN ORDER TO KNOCK THE PINS OUT OF A LOADER BUCKET. HE WAS HITTING THE PINS WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER AND CLAIMS BACK STRAIN.

June 2, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
El Paso Sand Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OUR MECHANIC (N5ME) WAS TRYING TO REMOVE THE CENTER BUSHING ON THE INJUREDS LOADER BUCKET AND HE WAS HITTING THE PIPE WHILE THE INJURED WAS HOLDING.THE HAMMER STRUCK THE BUSHING,IT CAME THROUG H AND THE LOADE9 ARM PINCHED THE INJUREDS FINGER BETWEEN THE LOADER AND THE PIPE HE WAS HOLDING.

March 16, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
El Paso Sand Products Inc · Struck by flying object

I.NAME WAS STRI5ING THE CHISEL WITH A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF THE CHISEL SHEARED OFF AND IMBEDDED IN HIS HAND

July 22, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
El Paso Sand Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS CHAN1ING THE SCREENS AND USING A SCREW DRIVER TO PRY THE SCREEN BACK IN PLACE WHEN HE SAID THE SCREW DRIVER SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM.

August 8, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
El Paso Sand Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME SAID HE WAS LOOSENING A BOLT TO THE LOADER WHEN THE SOCKET SLIPPED OFF THE BOLT & RATCHGERATCHET HE SAID THE RATCHET HANDLE STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH

January 10, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
El Paso Sand Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME SAID HE WAS CLEANING BASE MATERIAL WITH A PIPE WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE PIPE AND HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE MTEAL.

October 10, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
El Paso Sand Products Inc · Struck by flying object

I.NAME SAID HE WAS TIGHTENING NUTS ON DIFFERENTIAL W/CHISEL HAMMER WHEN A SLIVER OF STEEL BROKE LOOSE & PENETRATED HIS PALM

July 23, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
El Paso Sand Products Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

I.NAME SAID HE OVER EXTENDED HIS SWING WHILE USING SLEDGE HAMMER TO ALIGN A FRONT IDLER

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