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September 20, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Rock & Asphalt Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATES HE INJURED HIS LEFT ARM WHILE OPERATING A FRONT END LOADER.

July 29, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
American Rock & Asphalt Inc · Struck against a moving object

BACK STRAIN FROM EE DRIVING HIS DUMPTRUCK. HE WAS GETTING LOADED WITH ROCK FROM LOADER OPERATOR. LOADER BUMPED HIS TRUCK AND SHOOK EE.

March 31, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
American Rock & Asphalt Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A FRONT END LOADER UP A HILL. THE LOADER LOST POWER AND DESCENDED DOWN THE HILL AND FELL OVER ON ITS LEFT SIDE.

December 27, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
American Rock & Asphalt Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL DRIVING LOADED HAULER DOWN HILL. ROAD WAS SLIPPERY FROM LIGHT RAIN. THE HAULER SLIPPED ON THE ROAD AND WENT OVER BERM AND DOWN 115'EMBANKMENT.

November 9, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal refuse truck driver, backfill truck driver, stock pile truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
American Rock & Asphalt Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPL DRIVING A LOADER AND IT TIPPED OVER.HURT HIP,BACK AND HAS HEADACHES.REPORTED INJURY 12-12-91.

September 17, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
American Rock & Asphalt Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING HIS LOADER DOWN A HILL AND LOST CONTROL OF THE LOADER.EMPLOYEE HIT THE STEERING KNOB AND BRUISED HIS RIBS AND LUNGS.

April 3, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management POWERED HAULAGE
American Rock & Asphalt Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS UNPLUGGING T HE #1 BUNKER & WAS WALKING UP THE CONVEYOR TO GET TO THE CATWALK PLANT OPERATOR STARTED THE CONVEYOR BELT & EMPLOYEE FELL DOWN ON HIS SHOULDER & ALSO HURT HIS BACK

March 14, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
American Rock & Asphalt Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATES HIS BACK HURTS

February 19, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
American Rock & Asphalt Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING HIS TRUCK AND THE TRUCK LOST ITS STEERING. AGTER LOSING ITS STEERING, THE TRUCK HIT A BERM INJURING THE EMPLOYEE'S NECK AND SHOULDER.

November 2, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
American Rock & Asphalt Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS WORKING ON THE CONVEYOR BELT AND THE BELT CAUGHT HIS LEG AND INJURED HIS LEG AND ANKLE.

May 29, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
American Rock & Asphalt Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE DRIVE AND OPERATES THE LOADER IN THE YARD. HE CLAIMS THAT THE BOUNCING AROUND FROM THE LOADER HAD INJURED HIS LOWER BACK.

December 4, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
American Rock & Asphalt Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN TWO ROCKS WEDGED TOGETHER RESTRICTING THE OPENING OF THE FEED BELT. EMPLOYEE TOOK A PRY BAR TO FREE THE ROCKS WHEN A ROCK CAME BOUNCING DOWN THE BELT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE ELBOW.

September 28, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Rock & Asphalt Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS BUILDING A BERM ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHILE HE WAS BUILDING THE BERM, HIS LOADER WENT BACKWARDS OFF THE BERM AND EE WAS THROWN FROM THE LOADER.

May 9, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
American Rock & Asphalt Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE WAS DRIVING HIS LOADER IN THE YARD AND TURNED HIS LOADER AWAY FROMA DN ONCOMING CAR TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND INJURED HIS SIDE.

July 12, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
American Rock & Asphalt Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING A 50 TON EUCLID HAUL TRUCK, THE EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE DROVE THROUGH A CHUCK-HOLE THEREBY INJURING HIS BACK.

February 1, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
American Rock & Asphalt Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE OPERATES A FRONT END LOADER HE HAS DEVELOPED A SORE BACK CAUSED BY RIDING IN A FRONT END LOADER

October 21, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
American Rock & Asphalt Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING A RUBBER TIRED END LOADER EMPLOYEE BACKED THE END LOADER INTO AN OPEN TRU TRENCH OVERTURNING THE MACHINE

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