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1983–2026
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May 15, 2000 OR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Parker Northwest Paving Co Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CHANING BOTTOM TRACK ROLLS ON D9-2 ON D9 CATERPILLR. BRACE THAT WAS HOLDING TRACK FRAME SUSPENED BROKE, CAUSING TRACK FRAME TO DROP, PINNING RIGHT HAND UNDERNEATH AIR WRENCH. AND SMASHING HA ND.

January 12, 1999 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Parker Northwest Paving Co Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE A ROCK STUCK IN CRUSHER JAW BY PLACING A CHAIN & HOOK AROUND IT WHEN ANOTHER ROCK FELL FROM FEEDER LANDING ON HIS LOWER BACK & HIPS. HE DID NOT WAIT UNTIL AREA & EQUI P. WAS SECURE BEFORE HIS ATTEMPT TO FREE THE ROCK.

October 10, 1990 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Parker Northwest Paving Company · Struck by flying object

SHOVELING UNDERNEATH CONV BY ROCK WHEN ROCK FLEW OUT OF CRUSHER AND STRUCK HIS HEAD BEHIND L EAR BELOW HARD HAT Y

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