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May 20, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Southwestern Portland Cement Company · Struck against a moving object

INJURED JARRED 2IS BACK AS HE HIT A BUMP WITH HIS LOADER.INJURED USED THIS ICIDENT TO SEE A DOCTOR RATHER THAN WORK OVERTIME ON 5-27-87.

January 24, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Southwestern Portland Cement Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL OPERATING 6OBCAT LOADER,LEVERS WERE HARD TO TURN AND CAUSED STRAIN TO RIGHT SHOULDER.EMPL WORKING IN ''A'' BINS BASEMENT.

April 17, 1985 UT · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager POWERED HAULAGE
Southwestern Portland Cement Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF THE CEMENT CAR. HE PLACED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE RAIL OF THE TROLLEY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE FELT HE WAS CLEAR AND MOVED THE TROLLEY CATCHIN HIS H AND BETWEEN THE RAIL AND TROLLEY WHEEL.

April 9, 1985 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Southwestern Portland Cement Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL OPENING HATCH ON CEMENT TRAILER WHEN TRUCK WAS STRUCK BY RR CAR APPROACHING SCALE WITH LOAD OF CLINDER.HE FELL BETWEEN TRAILER AND ITS PUP RECVING PUNCTURE WOUND TO BUTTOCK.ROLLING TRUCK THEN ROLLED OVER HIS LEFT LEG FRACTURING TIBIA.

July 22, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Southwestern Portland Cement Company · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING 50 TON HAUL TRUCK INJURED ALLEGES HE LOST RETARDER AND BRAKES. HE PUT TRUCK INTO SIDE OF HILL TO STOP IT BUT THE TRUCK FLIPED OVER.

June 12, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Southwestern Portland Cement Company · Struck against a moving object

PERSISTENT BACK PAIN FROM CONTINUOUS BUMPING WHILE DRIVING A QUARRY HAUL RIG.

February 13, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
Southwestern Portland Cement Company · Struck by powered moving object

COLLISION OF CALIFORNIA EDISON EMPL@NO RECORD OF CONTRACTOR ID#> AND SOUTHWESTER PORTLAND LOCOMATIVE AT INTERSECTION OF BELL MOUNTAIN ROAD AND QUARRY ROAD.SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY.

October 25, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Southwestern Portland Cement Company · Struck by powered moving object

EMP WAS RIDING ON LADDER OF RAIL CAR WHILE IN PROCESS OF MOVING A CENENT CAR WITH TRACKMOBILE TIRE OF TRACKMOBILE HIT HOPPER CAUSING HOPPER TO MOVE TOWARDS EMP AND PINNING HIM BETWEEN HOPPER A AND RAIL CAR

June 23, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Southwestern Portland Cement Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS CLEANING AROUND A BELT CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY WHEN BELT REVERSED TRAVEL AND CAUGHT THE BAR HE WAS HOLDING

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