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January 21, 1992 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED FROM A MOVING RAILCAR HE FELL TO THE GROUND & WAS STRUCK BY THE CARS TRUCK BEARING ASSEMBLY

June 8, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Struck against a moving object

HAULING AGGREGATES IN 60 TON CAT 773 TRUCK, TRUCK HIT POTHOLE CAUSING SUDDEN IMPACT INSIDE CAB. EMPL FELT PAIN AROUND WAIST AREA.

March 28, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal car dropper, car shake out operator POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CUT AND BRUSE LEFT CALF. EMPLOYEE WAS RIDING ON LOCOMOTIVE HELPING OPERATOR SWITCHING CARS TO CAR DUMPER. THEY HAD A 4 X 4 X 9 POST ON LOCO FLOOR, WHICH ON TIMES, THEY USE LOCO AND POST TO M OVE CARS. THEY DIDN'T NOTICED POST STICKING OUT OF LOCO SIDE, AS THEY WERE TRAVELING ON OTHER TRACK AMONG SIDE OF PACK RR CARS, POST CAUGHT CORNER OF RR CAR, PINCHING EMPLOYEE WITH POST AND L

September 18, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
R L White Company · Fall from machine

DUE TO BRIEF BU7 HEAVEY RAWS EARLIER IN THE DAY DEBRIS HAD WASHED OVER A SECTION OF RRTRACK WHEN THE 25TON LOCOMATION PULLING 2 LOADED CARS TO THE RAIL SCALE REACHED THE AREA IT JUMPED THE TRA CK.THE LOCOMOTI5E OPERATOR,FEARING THE ENGINE WOULD TURN OVER,JUMPED.

February 8, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
R L White Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS AP1LYING HAND BRAKE ON RAILCAR HE HAD ONE FOOT ON DRAWBAR WHEN THE CAR COUPLED WITH ANOTHER THE EMPLOYEES FOOT WAS CAUGHT IN THE DRAW BAR

November 13, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
White'S Mines Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS EMPTING BINS AND PULLED UNDER BINS WITH HIS BED IN & RAISED POSITION.

April 24, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
White'S Mines Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE QUARRY FLOOR WITH A FRONT END LOADER WHEN HE RAN INTO A LARGE TOE ON THE QUARRY FLOOR. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE LOADER TO BOUNCE VIOLENTLY JARRING AND TWISTING THE OPER ATOR IN HIS SEAT

January 4, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
R L White Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AFTER GREASING A CONVEYOR HEAD PULEY THE EMPLOYEE REACHED BETWEEN THE PULLEY AND ITS GUARD WHEN THE GREASE GUN BECAME STUCK ON THE FITTING HIS GLOVE BECAME CAUGHT ITS GUARD WHEN THE GREASE GUN BECAME STUCK ON THE FITTING HIS GLOVE BECAME CAUGHT IN THE CONVEYOR PULLING HIS HAND BETWEEN THE GUARD AND THE EDGE OF THE HEAD PULLEY

May 2, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
White'S Mines Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING TRUCK COMING UP ON RAMP OUT OF QUARRY PIT.TRUCK STALLED AT TOP REASONS UNKNOWN,AT TIME BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE,TRUCK ROLLED DOWN HILL AND HIT ROCK WALL.

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