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October 11, 1999 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
River Bend Sand & Gravel Company · Struck against a moving object

THERE WAS A FULL LOAD ON STOCK PILE TRUCK. EMPLOYEE WAS GOING TO TURN RIGHT. HE HIT SOME BUMPS ON THE DIRT ROAD AND THE TRUCK FLIPPED OVER.

February 22, 1999 OR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
River Bend Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

WORKING ON AND INSPECTING FEEDER, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED. MOVED HAND TO STEADY HIMSELF. GLOVE CAME INTO CONTACT WITH ROLLER AND PULLED HIS HAND INTO BELT AND ROLLER.

November 11, 1996 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Valley Concrete & Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

EE WAS CLEANING OUT UNDERNEATH FEEDR BELT. A ROCK HIT HIM ON HIS HARD HAT IN BACK OF HEAD

August 18, 1990 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
River Bend Sand & Gravel Company · Fall from machine

HE WENT TO CHECK ON THE START UP OF THE ROCK SCREENING EQUIPMENT, WHILE STANDING ON THE CATWALK NEXT TO THE SCREENING EQUIPMENT THE SUPPLY CONVEYOR COLLAPSED. THINKING HE MIGHT BE SAFER SOMEWH ERE ELSE HE JUMPED APPROX. 20 FT AND LANDED ON ROCK COVERED GROUND. FALL CAUSED BACK INJURY, VETTABREA WAS CRUSHED.

August 2, 1988 OR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
River Bend Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVING DUMP TRUCK STOCKPILING GRAVEL. I TURNED TO LOOK OVER MY SHOULDER AS I WAS BACKING UP & PULLED MUSCLES IN MY LEFT SHOULDER.

August 11, 1987 OR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
River Bend Sand & Gravel Company · Struck against a moving object

THE INJURED WAS3OPERATING A SCRAPER OVER AROUGH ROAD AND HIT A HOLE WHICH BOUNCED HIM AROUND AND HURT THE AREA ABOUT THE KIDNEYS.

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