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June 28, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Owl Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING 988 LOADER IN PIT FEEDING TELESMITH CRAWLER. HE BACKED UP AND RAN OVER A ROCK APPARENTLY STRAINING HIS BACK.

February 15, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Owl Rock Products · Struck against stationary object

WHILE DIGGING OUT CIC TAIL SECTION , EE CRAWLED UNDER THE GUARD & WAS LAYING UNDER THE FEED BOX NEAR THE LAST RETURN ROLLER. THERE WAS 13" TO 15" FROM GROUND LEVEL TO BOTTOM OF GUARD. WHILE LA YING ON HIS SIDE UNDER A MOVING BELT EE WAS CHIPPING AT MATERIAL WITH A SHOVEL. THE MOVING BELT CAUGHT HIS SHOVEL PULLING HIS HAND/ARM INTO THE RETURN IDLER CAUSING A LACERATION.

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

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING B-70 BACK TO PIT AS HE PASSED ANOTHER B-70 A ROCK WAS THROWN TO AVOID THE ROCK HE DUCKED BACK & HIT HIS HEAD ON THE REAR WINDOW

April 30, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Owl Rock Products · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DRIVING B-70 EUCLID, EMPLOYEE HIT POT HOLE.

September 27, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Owl Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE HIT BUMP IN ROAD WHILE DRIVING B-70 CAUSING SORENESS TO NECK.DRIVER DID NOT NOTIFY EMPLOYER OF INJURY UNTIL 10-03-90.

July 3, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Owl Rock Products · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING UP ON CONVEYOR WITH SHOVEL HANDLE SO TRACTOR EXHAUST COULD CLEAR. TRACTOR BACKED UP KNOCKING EMPLOYEE DOWN AND RUNNING OVER HIS ANKLE.

March 12, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Owl Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAVELING LOADED FROM THE PIT TO THE PLANT. EMPLOYEE TOOK A CURVE IN THE HAUL ROAD TOO WIDE, WHICH CAUSED THE LOADED TRAILER PORTION TO GET IN MUDDY AREA AND START TO SLIDE.

February 19, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Owl Rock Products · Fall from machine

DRIVING A LOADER AND IT STARTED GOING INTO A DITCH. AS IT DID SO, EMPLOYEE JUMPED FROM CAB LANDING ON THE GROUND ON HIS SHOULDER.

November 16, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Owl Rock Products · Contact with hot objects or substances

HAND SLIPPED OFF CONTROL FOR BOWL & HIT HOT HYUDRAULIC LINE WHILE OPERATING SCRAPER.

July 8, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Owl Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

PASSENGER IN OWL TRUCK THAT WAS BACKING UP & DRIVER RAN INTO PARKED TRUCK INJURING OUR EMPL DURING IMPACT.

June 14, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Owl Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE DRIVING ENTRANCE ROAD TO PLANT AREA (DRIVING EXCESS SPEED 40 MPH/POSTED 15 MPH) HIT A BERM IN MIDDLE OF YARD WHICH HAD BEEN THERE FOR 3 DAYS. EMPLOYEE WENT TO OWL DOCTOR AND HAS FAILE D TO NOTIFY SUPERVISOR OF STATUS OF INJURY TO DATE OF 6/19/89.

June 12, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Owl Rock Products · Fall from machine

CONVEYOR UNIT STARTED TO SHIFT WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS DOING REPAIRS TO CONVEYOR EMPLOYEE JUMPED TO THE GROUND

April 21, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Owl Rock Products · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WENT HO;ME AFTER WORK ON 4-22-89 FELT PAIN IN WRIST. 4-23-89 FOLLOW UP WITH MED TREATMENT

August 4, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Owl Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

EMPL DRIVING EU7LID OVER TRAP AREA DROVE OFF X-OVER RAMP AND DUMPED TRUCK INTO TRAP.TOOK A CRANE AND A LOADER TO REMOVE TRUCK FROM TRAP.

May 4, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Owl Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

EMPL DRIVING EU7LID -BACK STARTED TO HURT.

April 29, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Owl Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

EMP CLAIMS DUE 7O OPERATING OF LOADER DURING COURSE OF EMPLOYMENT LOADER AGGRIVATED BACK

April 28, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Owl Rock Products · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WHILE 4ORKING DIRT ON A CONVEYOR BELT FLEW INTO EMPLOYEES EYE.

September 17, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Owl Rock Products · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE LOADING P3T TRUCK, THE 988 B LOADER HIT A BUMP HARD ENOUGH TO RAISE THE OPERATOR OUT O F THE SEAT AND HIF FOOT GOT CAUGHT UNDER THE BRAKE PEDAL TEARING LIGAMENTS IN RIGHT FOOT.

August 1, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Owl Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE BRUISE8 HIS TAIL BONE ON THE SEAT BACK WHICH HAD FALLEN DOWN BEHIND HIM WHEN THE TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING HIT A ROUGH PORTION OF THE HAUL ROAD CAUSING THE CAB OF THE TRUCK TO BOUNCE

January 20, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Owl Rock Products · Struck against a moving object

EMPL DRIVING EU7 BOTTOM DUMP FROM PIT WITH LOAD OF MATERIAL TO DUMP INTO FEED TRAP IN BACK OF JAW CRUSHER.AS HE MAD HIS APPROACH 50' FROM TRAP DRIVER OVER.HE SAW ROUGH SECTION IN ROAD.EMPL STO OD UP IN CAB OF3TRUCK TO SMOOTH OUT RIDE OVER ROUGH SPOT.BOUNCED UP AND JAMMED HEAD AGAINST TOP

November 18, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Owl Rock Products · Struck by flying object

EMPL OPERATING 8CRAPER WHEN FOREIGN BODY ENTERED HIS EYE.

October 9, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator POWERED HAULAGE
Owl Rock Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE A STUCK RETURN ROLLER ON A CONVEYOR WITH A WRENCH THE ROLLER STARTED MOVING AND THE EMPLOYEE PULLED BACK ON THE WRENCH WHICH HIT ANOTHER ROLLER THE WRENCH SPUN AND CUT EMPLOYEES FINGER RESULTING IN A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES

February 18, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Owl Rock Products · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD JUST FINISHED SERVICING THE WATER TRUCK AND WAS PARKING IT IN ITS PROPER PLACE. HE WAS TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL, WHEN THE TIRES HIT A SHALLOW DITCH. THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN BACK WARDS, CATCHING HIS RIGHT THUMB IN THE WEBBING. EMPLOYEE WORKED REGULAR SHIFTS ON 2/19 AND 2/20. ON 2/21, HE SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT AND FOUND THAT HE HAD SUFFERRED A FRACTURE OF THE RIGHT T

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