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April 6, 1992 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Box-Crow Cement Company Lp · Contact with hot objects or substances

PREHEATER PLUGGED-WHILE ATTEMTPING TO UNPLUG THE PRE-HEATER AT THE STAGE III LEVEL, THE PURGE RINGS WERE TURNED ON WHICH COVERED INJURED WITH HOT DUST.

May 14, 1991 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Box-Crow Cement Company Lp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

CLEANING OUT CHUTE MALTERIAL UNPUGED IT BUBBL.ED OUT HOT DUST

December 1, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Box-Crow Cement Company Lp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL REACHED DOWN TO CATCH SUB THAT HE THOUGHT WAS FALLING. HE WAS IN PROCESS OF CHANGING DOWN HOLE HAMMER ON DRILL. DRILL PINCHED OFF TIPS OF INDEX & MIDDLE FINGERS ON RIGHT HAND & TIPS OF IN DEX MIDDLE & RING FINGERS ON LEFT HAND,.

November 6, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Box-Crow Cement Company Lp · Fall from machine

THE COAL PIPE WAS OFF THE VERTICAL ADJUSTMENT ROD-WHILE TRYING TO REPLACE, THE COAL PIPE PULLED LOSE FROM THE "VICTALIC COUPLING," CAUSING RAW COAL TO BLOW ON KILN HOOD. EE JUMPED OFF THE TOP OF THE COAL PIPE BRUISING RIGHT ANKLE AN BOTH ARMS.

December 5, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator MACHINERY
Box-Crow Cement Company Lp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE USING HAND HELD GRINDER EMPL CAUSED GRINDER TO SLIP & STRIKE LEFT KNEE.

July 11, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Box-Crow Cement Company Lp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AIRLANCE CLEANING OF THE RETURN SIDE #4 CLINKER WEIGH FEEDER. AIRLANCE HUNG ON A RETURN IDLER MASHING LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND BETWEEN LANCE AND RAIL. SKIN AND FINGERNAIL WERE SCRAPED OFF EN D OF FINGER AND SMALL BONE MAY BE BROKEN. (PHALANGE/LEFT HAND- LITTLE FINGER)

May 19, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal grader operator, roadgrader operator MACHINERY
Box-Crow Cement Company Lp · Struck by flying object

EMPL WAS OPERATING GRADER GRADING ROADWAY IN QUARRY. FRONT END LOADER WORKING IN AREA DEUMPED LOAD OF FINE DIRT ALONGSIDE GRADER, WIND BLEW DIRT INTO INJURED'S EYES. CORNEAL ABRASION OF RIGH T EYE.

February 13, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Box-Crow Cement Company Lp · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING DUST BUILD UP FROM CLINKER COOLER INLET WITH AIR LANCE THROUGH POKE HOLD HOT DUST BLEW OUT POKE HOLE STRIKING INJURED IN FACE AND CHEST.

December 21, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Box-Crow Cement Company Lp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING METAL WITH CUTTING TORCH FROM THE PREHEATER VESSEL DUST BROKE LOOSE FROM SIDEWALL RT EAR OF EMPLOYEE WAS FILLED WITH DUST

November 20, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Box-Crow Cement Company Lp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG FOOD PROCESSOR TO CUT CABBAGE FOR COLE SCAM-USING HAND FORCE CABBAGE INTO PROCESSOR-MIDDLE FINGER OF RT HAND TIP END SEVERED-END OF FINGER WAS RETTACHED BY PHYSICIAN ALL FLA ESH NO BONE INV2LVED.

May 22, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal carpenter MACHINERY
Box-Crow Cement Company Lp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRAUMATIC CONTU8ION ON ABDOMINAL WALL LEFT SIDE WHEN DRILL WAS CAUGHT AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN SIDE

February 11, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal carpenter MACHINERY
Box-Crow Cement Company Lp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILLING CONCRE7E ON TOP OF COLUMN DRILL BIT DUNG AND T OOL SPUN AND HIT LEFTCHEEK AND EYE CAUSING CUTS ABRASIONS AND A SLIGHT CONCUSION

January 31, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Box-Crow Cement Company Lp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GLOVE ON LEFT H5ND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 8 REBAR PULLING LEFT HAND INTO BENDER ROLLERS, SMASHING LEFT FINGERS.

January 11, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Box-Crow Cement Company Lp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SMASHED HAND ON3CONCRETE BUCKET.

January 6, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Box-Crow Cement Company Lp · Struck by powered moving object

CLIMBING AT OF 5 HOLE WHEN HE WAS STRUCK ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE BY THE RIPPER BLADE ON THE BUCKET OF THE BACKHOE.

December 31, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Box-Crow Cement Company Lp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS USING A3SIDE GRINDER WHEN IT GOT HUNG-UP IN HIS CLOTHES STRIKING ON THE CHEST AND CHIN

December 11, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Box-Crow Cement Company Lp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CRANE BALL HIT 2AND CAUSING BRUSIE, CUT AND INFECTION.

October 24, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Box-Crow Cement Company Lp · Struck against stationary object

SWITCH ON GRINDER BUMPED AGAINST STEEL CAUSING GRINDER TO BE TURNED ON WORKER BUMPED INTO GRINDER CAUSING LACERATION ON LEFT FOREARM.

September 4, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Box-Crow Cement Company Lp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL USING SAW TO RIP 2 X 4 INSTEAD OF NAILING IT DOWN HE HELD IT CUTTING TIP OF HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

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