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February 9, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Livingston-Graham · Struck against a moving object

WHILE EMPLOYEE 4AS DRIVING THE BUNKER TRUCK IN THE YARD, HE BUMPED HIS ELBOW ON THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER WHILE SHIFTING GEARS, BRUISING RIGHT ELBOW.

December 3, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Livingston-Graham · Struck against a moving object

EE STATS THAT D6RING THE NORMAL COURSE OF DUTIES THAT THE YARDS ROADS THE TRUCK VIBRATION & SHIFTING THE GEARS CAUSED HER PAIN IN HER UPPER BACK.

April 23, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Livingston-Graham · Struck against a moving object

EMPL DRIVING WA7ER TRUCK IN YARD TURNED ON FRONT SPRAY AND AIR WENT OUT OF HIS SEAT.HIT A BUMP AND CAUSED PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

April 14, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal water truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Livingston-Graham · Struck against a moving object

EMP WAS DRIVING3WATER TRUCK IN THE YARD. EMP STATES THAT AIR CAME OUT OF AIR SEAT AND THE BOUNCING IN CAB OF TRUCK CAUSED HIM PAIN IN HIS BACK

March 28, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Livingston-Graham · Struck against a moving object

EMP WAS DRIVING3LOADER AROUND A SAND PILE, WHILE TRAVELING AROUND SAND PILE, HE HIT A HOLE THAT WAS FULL OF WATER AND CAUSED HIM TO BOUNCE PRETTY HARD, HE SAID THAT HE WAS WEARING SEAT BELT, HE HAD STRAIN T2 BACK

October 7, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Livingston-Graham · Struck against a moving object

EMP WAS HAULING MATERIAL TO RECYLCLE AREA HE WAS TOLD TO DUMP MATERIAL ON A LOWER LEVEL BUT WENT UP ON A HIGHER LEVEL AND BACKED TRUCK INTO A PIT 24 FEET IN DEPTH TRUCK LANDED ON ITS BACK SERIOUSLY INJURING DRIVER CAUSING BROKEN RIBS CLAVICLE ON LEFT SIDE CUTS AND BRUISES AND POSSIBLE INTERNAL INJURIES

September 9, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Livingston-Graham · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS HAULING MATERIL IN YARD EMPLOYEE THAT AS THE ROADS ARE NOT GRADED & THEY HAVE TO HAUL MATERIAL FASTER TO KEEP UP IT HAS PUT A STRAIN ON HER BACK

August 30, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Livingston-Graham · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS DRIVING THE WATER TRUCK, HE STARTED TO GET SHARP PAINS AROUND HIS LEFT GROIN. HE ALSO STATES THAT HIS TRUCK IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN TO THE LEFT AND HE HAD TO MANEUVER THE TRUCK IN A AREA NEAR THE DREDGE.

February 28, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Livingston-Graham · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE IS DRIVING SKIPLOADER 856 IN THE NORMAL COURSE OF DUTY. HE STATED THAT THERE IS TOO MUCH PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL, WHICH CAUSED HIM TO HAVE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL TOO MUCH.

October 11, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Livingston-Graham · Struck by flying object

EMP WAS RIDING IN PICKUP WITH WINDOW DOWN WHEN FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW IN RT EYE

September 21, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Livingston-Graham · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING DRAG CABLE AT BUCKET END WHEN OPERATOR ENGAGED CLUTCH, PULLING CABLE OUT OF CABLE SOCKET STRIKING EMPLOYEE ACROSS FACE CAUSING LACERATION TO BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE AND CONTU CONTUSION TO LEFT CHEEK.

May 3, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Livingston-Graham · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING THRU TUNEL AT CRUSHED ROCK STATION AND HIT A CHUCK HOLE CAUSING HIM TO INJURY HIS LOWER BACK

March 12, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Livingston-Graham · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DOING HIS NORMAL JOB DRIVING SKIPLOADER & STATES THAT THE SEAT OF SKIPLOADER CAUSED HIS BACK TO HURT.

December 8, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Livingston-Graham · Struck against a moving object

EMP DROVE UNDER THE PLANT WITH THE BED UP ON HIS BUNKER TRUCK. THE TRUCK REARED UP ABOUT 45% ANGLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL HIT HIM ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE

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