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March 12, 2000 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Valco, Inc. · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE WAS WALKING BEWTEEN 2 PIECES OF EQUIPMENT, WHEN A PICKUP BACKED INTO HIM, HE WAS KNOCKED DOWN AND SPRAINED HIS ANKLE.

June 14, 1999 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Valco, Inc. · Struck by falling object

TWO LARGE ROCKS WERE COMING DOWN THE CONVEYOR BELT. WHEN EMPLOYEE PICKED ONE UP, IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND SMASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER.

March 31, 1998 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Valco, Inc. · Struck by powered moving object

HE WAS GOING OVER TO THE SCREEN DECK AND THE LOADER MOVED FORWARD HITTING HIS BACK.

June 6, 1995 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Valco Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS HELPING PUT A VIBRATOR ON A CONVEYOR. HE HAD HIS RIGHT FOOT ON FRONT OF SKID LOADER. HE TOOK HIS LEFT FOOT TO REMOVE BRAKE, BUT HE HIT THE DOWN LEVER AND THE BUCKET FRAME SMASHED HIS RI GHT FOOT.

August 22, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Valco Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS PICKING ROCKS OFF THE BVELT WHEN TWO BIG ROCKS CAME DOWN I PULLED ONE OFF THE BELT BUT IT WAS STILL ON THE EDGE I PULLED THE SECOND ONE & MY FINGERS WERE CAUGHT BETWEEN THE TWO ROCKS I CUT MY LEFT RING FINGER

July 11, 1994 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Valco Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS ON THE PICKING BELT TRYING TO THROW A ROCK OFF, THE BELT WAS TURNED ON AND HE FELL OFF THE BELT AND LANDED ON HIS BACK.

October 5, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Valco, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMVOING ROCKS STUCK IN THE OVER-CRUSHER CONVEYOR HEAD PULLEY WHEN OTHER STARTED THE CONVEYOR. HIS HAND WAS CUAGHT IN THE CONVEYOR AND IT PULLED HIS ARM OFF.

March 25, 1991 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Valco Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS PICKING BIG ROCKS AND MUD OFF FIELD BELT,A ROCK STUCK IN HOPPER WHEN IT CAME LOOSE IT CARRIED HAND INTO ROLLER.

September 24, 1990 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Valco Inc · Struck against stationary object

YPUT FINGER ON PULLEY BELT TO STOP IT FROM GOING BACKWARDS, IT CUT HIS FINGER.

August 3, 1990 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Valco Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS PICKING A ROCK OFF A BELT AND HIS FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROCK AND A ROLLER AND BROKE HIS FINGER.

March 8, 1990 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Valco Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A ROCK PASSED BY HIM ON THE CONVEYOR AND HE LEANED OVER TO CATCH IT AND THIS IS WHEN HE HURT HIS CHEST.

July 19, 1989 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Valco Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS PULLING ROCK OFF CONVEYOR, ANOTHER ROCK HIT A ROLLER AND FELL OFF CONVEYOR HITTING HIS RIGHT ANKLE.

June 13, 1986 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Valco Inc · Fall from machine

CRUSHER WAS SHU7 DOWN & OPERATOR & OILER WAS BOTH ON GROUND I.NAME STARTED GREASING HEAD PULLEYS I.NAME THE OPERATOR WAS TOLT TO GO BACK UP IN TOWER SO HE COULD START & STOP FIELD CONVEYOR WHI CH WE WERE WORK3NG ON HE WENT UP TO START FIELD CONVEYOR & THEN HE WAS TOLD THAT WHILE HE WAS UP THERE HE SHOULD CALIBRATE SCALE ON 3/4ROCK BELT & #2 FEED BELT IN ORDER TO START 3/4 BELT HE H

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