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January 23, 1998 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HAULING MATERIAL, SAW A LARGE BOULDER IN THE HAUL ROAD, & ATTEMPTED TO SWERVE TO MISS IT. THIS CAUSED A STRAIN IN HIS SHOULDER.

November 13, 1997 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHECKING V-BELTS WHEN HE WAS STRUCK-BY A V--BELT GUARD.

June 30, 1997 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A HAMMER TO BREAK A ROCK WEDGED BETWEEN THE MATERIAL BELT AND THE TAIL PULLEY. THE BELT CAUGHT THE HAMMER AND PULLED THE HAND AND HAMMER UNDER THE PULLEY CAUSING A FRACTURE AND LA CERATION TO THE RT THUMB.

October 17, 1996 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS DISLODGING ROCKS BENEATH A RUNNING CONVEYOR WHILE THE BELT WAS RUNNING WITH THE HANDLE TO THE SHOVEL. THE HANDLE STRUCK BETWEEN THE ROCKS CAUSING IT TO FLIP OVER AND STRIKE THE EM PLOYEE IN THE ARM.

August 16, 1996 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Struck against a moving object

HE CLAIMS LOADER "BUCKS" WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THIS RESULTED IN LOWER BACK STRAIN. LOADER IS BEING TESTED BY CATERPILLAR FOR ALLEGED PROBLEMS. PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE ABOVE REFERENCED CL AIM SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECORDED AS OSHA NOT MSHA. AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, HE WAS FEEDING THE CONCRETE BATCH PLANT, WHICH COMES UNDER OSHA.

September 11, 1995 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Struck against a moving object

SEAT ON LOADER WOULD NOT ADJUST FAR ENOUGHT FORWARD FOR EMPLOYEE TO REACH BRAKE & ACCELERATOR PEDALS SO HE OPERATED THE LOADER ALLDAY LEANING FORWARD BOUNCING & VIBRATION HURT BACK & HIP BY TH E END OF THE DAY Y

April 21, 1993 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPL DISLODGED A STEEL WEAR PLATE WHICH WAS BLOCKING THE CHUTE TO #72355 CONVEYOR. THE CONVEYOR WAS LEFT RUNNING TO EMPTY THE MATERIAL OUT. EMPLTRIED TO GRAB THE PIECE OF PLATE OFF THE BELT & SMASHED & TORE HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER.

December 5, 1991 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING BESIDE A CONVEYOR. ONE OF THE CROSS BRACES VIBRATED LOOSE, SLIDING ONE END OF BRACE OUT FROM UNDER THE CONVEYOR. EMPLOYEE BACKED INTO THE SIDE OF THE LOOSE BRACE, INJURI NG HIS BACK.

November 13, 1991 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING EULCID FROM PIT TO GRIZZLY ON HAUL ROAD AND STARTED HAVING BACK PAINS.

August 30, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Struck against a moving object

HAULING MATERIAL TO GRIZZLEY IN EUK HIT A BUMP IN ROAD HAD PAIN IN UPPER BACK.

August 21, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN MUD OFF THE DRIVE BELTS HE FAILED TO SHUT DOWN OR LOCK OUT THE EQUIPMENT & REACHED AROUND THE BELT GUARD TO WIPE MUD OFF CUT INDEX FINGER LEFT HAND

August 3, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVING ECLID FROM PIT TO FEEDER, FELT PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK AND SHOULDER.

July 2, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MOVING 1/2 ROCK, RAN OVER SMALL BERM DISLODGING DIRT AND DUST IN CAB.

October 13, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO STOP A MATERIAL LEVLE PULLED THE RUBBER FLASHING UP BY THE LEAD PULLEY WHILE THE CONVEYOR WAS STILL RUNNING. THE PULLEY AND BELT PULLED HIS HAND CUASING RUB BURNS AND S TRAINING THE WRIST MUSCLES.

February 22, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE MOVING LARGE ROCK OUT OF CONVEYOR ROCK HIT RIGHT FOREFINGER. HE HAD HIS GLOVES ON.

February 20, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED WAS RUNNING THE 988 LOADER AND DID NOT MOVE HIS SEAT FORWARD TO FIT HIM PROPERLY,RESULTING IN LOWER BACK PAIN.

August 6, 1987 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS ST2CKPILING MATERIAL IN EUCLID WHEN ONE WHEEL WENT OVER A LARGE ROCK CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO BOUNCE UP AND HIT HIS HEAD ON THE ROOF OF THE CAB.

May 1, 1987 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Calmat Company Of Arizona · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE GOT DUST/DIRT IN HIS EYES.

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