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1983–2026
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December 4, 1995 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Western Rock Products Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS CLEANING CRUSHER BELT FEEDER, A LARGE ROCK DISLODGED HIM ON THE GROUND. HE LANDED ON HIS HEAD RE-SULTING IN 3 LACERATIONS THAT REQUIRED STITCHES, AND ALSO CRACKED RIBS AND WAS VERY BRU ISED.

September 8, 1995 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Western Rock Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE AN OVERSIZED LOCK HUNG UP UNDER MOTOR MOUNT BRACKET ON FEED BOLT AT WAS PLANT PUSHED ROCK FREE UNDER FIRST BRACKET WITH LEFT HAND HOLDING SECOND BRACKET ROCK BOUNCED ON MOVING BELT HITTING FINGER AND SEVERING IT BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND KNUCKLE.

August 11, 1992 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Western Rock Products Inc · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING THE LOADER FAST TO KEEP THE PLANT FULL. THE UP AND DOWN, SIDE TO SIDE MOTION CAUSED BACK STRAIN.

October 24, 1989 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Western Rock Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I NAME WAS SHOVELING UNDER THE STACKER BELT THE SHOVEL HIT A ROCK CAUSING THE SHOVEL TO TURN TO ONE SIDE THE SHOVEL TOUCHED THE MOVING BELT WHICH CAUSED THE HANDLE TO MASH HIS FINGER AGAINST T HE STACKER DR DRAINED BLOOD FROM UNDER FINGERNAI102689 I NAME DIDNT REPORT TO SUPERVISOR OR SHOW UP FOR WORK UNTIL 1 03089

April 11, 1986 UT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Western Rock Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS LOADING CON5EYOR BUCKET SLIPPED AND FELL ON RT HAND CRUSHING IT

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