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April 9, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
The Pacific Lumber Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE WAS TRAINING THE CONVEYOR BELT AND AS HE WAS OBSERVING TO SEE IF IT WAS DONE, HE CAUGHT HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE ROLL AND THE BELT. HE ENDED UP WITH A BROKEN BONE AND BRUISED RIGHT HAND.

February 23, 2003 LA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED AND OTHER EE WERE MANUALLY CLEANING TANK 36. INJURED HAD POSITIONED ONE END OF AN 8 FT LONG 4 BY 4 INSIDE OF THE BOBCAT BUCKET AND THE OTHER INTO THE TANK BOTTOM, AS HE RAISED THE BUCK ET, INJURED HAD LEFT HAND ON HYDRAULIC LIFT ARM.AS THE ARM RAISED, HIS LEFT RING FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ARM AND THE BOBCAT CAB.

December 10, 2001 LA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation · Struck against a moving object

MP TRACTOR TRAILER WAS DUMPING A LOAD OF BAUXITE WHEN THE TRUCK FELL OVER TO DRIVER'S SIDE. THE DRIVER REMAINED IN THE CAB AND EXITED AFTER THE ACCIDENT.

August 20, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pacific Lumber Company · Struck against a moving object

ON 9-27-01 EE INFORMED US HE WANTED TO GO TO THE DOCTOR. ON 9-28-01 HE SAW THE DOCTOR. HE WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE A BACK AND NECK STRAIN FROM RUNNING THE LOADER AT THE WASH PLANT ROCK YARD. IT HAPPENED IN AUG WHEN, WHILE OPERATING THE LOADERHE WENT OVER A BUMP.

December 23, 2000 LA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE PICKED UP A BOTTLE OF FLOOR STRIPPER FROM THELABOR POOL. IT WAS ON THE SEAT BESIDE HIM WHE HEMADE A TURN UPON TURNING THE BOTTLE FELL OVER & THE STRIPER SPILLED ON THE SEAT BEHIND THE DRIVE R GETTING ON HIS BUTTOCKS

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