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May 10, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
California Portland Cement Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WITH THE VACUUM TRUCK RUNNING, SUCTION ON EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO ADD A LENGTH OF HOSE TO THE ONE ON THE TRUCK. AN OLD PIECE OF DUCT TAPE WAS HANGING DOWN AND WOULD INTERFERE WITH THE CONNECTION SO HE REACHED UP TO REMOVE IT AND HIS LEFT ARM AND SHOULDER WERE SUCKINTO THE HOSE AND THE HOSE SEALED ITSELF AGAINST HIS BODY AROUND THE SHOULER. SUCTION CONTINUED FOR APPROX ONE MIN.

April 17, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
California Portland Cement Company · Struck against a moving object

LOADING BASE BANK SLUFFED OFF HITTING BUCKET STEERING WHEEL WHIP AROUND JERKING EMP L ARM

December 12, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
California Portland Cement Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPL HAULING KILN DUST WITH TRUCK.DUST GOT ON CHEST AND BACK CAUSING A RASH.

October 6, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
California Portland Cement Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPL OPERATING OVERHEAD CLINKER CRANE.LOST TRACK OF HIS POSITION AND BUMPED RAIL END STOPS.2 DAYS LATER,FELT STIFFNESS IN HIS NECK.

August 15, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
California Portland Cement Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHILE RIDING ON FRONT END LOADER, LOADER BOUNCES A LOT, AND HE DEVELOPED DISCOMFORT IN LEFT HIP.

August 29, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
California Portland Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MANUALLY REMOVING DEBRIS FROM A SLOW MOVING BELT SCALE. A LARGE CHUNK CAME THROUGH THE CHUTE AND STRUCK THE GATE (WHICH WAS IN THE DOWN POSITION) WITH SUCH FORCE THAT THE GATE SLA MMED UP AND STRUCK LEFT HAND.

February 19, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
California Portland Cement Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS KNEELING OVER THE NORTH SIDE OF LEAD TRACK AT FROG, ARC WELDING THE FROG. THE AIR BLED OFF OF RAIL CAR BRAKES AND CARS ROLLED APPROX. 164 FT TO WHERE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING THE AXL E SHOUING ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE AXLE CLOSET TO HIM PUSHED HIM TO THE NORTH WEST AWAY FROM THE RAIL HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CAUGHT RAIL CARS WHICH WERE LOADED.

April 2, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
California Portland Cement Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TA5ING THE COVER OFF OF B-2-1C1 HYDRAULIC COUPLING BELOW THE OVERHEAD CRANE.ANOTHER EMPLOYEE,OPERATING THE CRANE,LOWERING A SWITCHBOX HOOKED ONTO A CABLE,RESTED THE CABLE ON THE H ANDRAIL OF B2-171 AND LET OUT THE SLACK,WHEN THE CABLE WAS RELEASED,IT SLIPPED AND SWUNG AROUND TO THE WEST SIDE WHERE I NAME WAS WORKING AND HIT HIM ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS HARD HAT.

December 17, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
California Portland Cement Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE DUMPING O3L DURMS FROM A PALLET ON A FORKLIFT HE HAD HIS R HAND ON THE BRACE IN FRONT OF FORKLIFT. ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO TILT THE FORKLIFT FORK DOWN BUT ACCIDENTLY MOVED THE S IDE SLIDE LEVER3AND HIS FINGERS GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN FORKS AND FORK BRACE

August 28, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper POWERED HAULAGE
California Portland Cement Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL LIFTED BAR9EL OF MILL BALLS UNDER PEPPER TREE AND BRANCH GOT HUNG UP ON FORKLIFT EXTENSION,STARTED TO LOWER FORKS TO BARREL.TREE BRANCH BROKE AND IT MADE FORKS DROP AT SAME TIME EMPL WAS PUTTING BARREL3GRABBER ON BARREL,CAUGHT HAND BAETWEEN FORKS BARREL GRABBERS.

August 14, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal coal sampler POWERED HAULAGE
California Portland Cement Company · Struck against a moving object

AS THE EE WAS 4ANEUVERING THE LAB SAMPLER TRUCK IN A FORWARD DIRECTION TO T HE KILN FEED SAMPLE POINT HE THOUGHT HE HEARD SOMEONE CALLING HIM. AS HE TURNED HIS HEAD TO LOOK OVER HIS LEFT SHO ULDER THE TRUCK3STRUCK A VERTICLE SUPPORT COLUMN FOR THE AIR SLIDE CATWALK BETWWEN THE T2-4 BLDG & THE KILN FEED SILOS. THIS CAUSED THE EES HEAD TO STRIKE & BREAK THE WINDSHIELD HIGH ON THE

January 24, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
California Portland Cement Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPL DRIVING QU5RRY TRUCK UP INCLINING ROAD,DRIVE SHAFT BROKE.ALSO AN AIR VAVLE BROKE.IT CAUSED FOOT BRAKE AND RETARDER BRAKE TO FAIL.TRUCK ROLLED BACK WITH DRIVER LOSING CONTROL OF STEERING A ND WENT OVER 492 EMBANKMENT.

January 4, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
California Portland Cement Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING I3TO PLANT PARKING LOT, EMPLOYEE RAN INTO THE 454 FRONTEND LOADER, STRIKING LOADER S FRONT WHEEL. EMPLOYEE STRUCK HIS LEFT KNEE AGAINST CB RADIO, AND HIS HEAD HIT THE FRONT WINDS IELD. EMPLOYEE 9EPORTEDLY WAS DRIVING TO WORK.

April 2, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
California Portland Cement Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL HOLDING ONTO 2 RAIL CARS ONE HAND ON ONE CAR AND THE OTHER HAND ON THE OTHRER CAR AND LOWERING HIMSELF TO THE GROUND AS ONE CAR WAS ROLLING AWAY FROM THE OTHER WHEN HE FELT PAIN IN RIGHT SHOULDER.

February 15, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
California Portland Cement Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPL PULLING 5 RAIL CARS DOWN FROM TRACK #2 IN ORDER TO PREPARE THEM FOR LOADING WHEN THE FARTHERST RAIL CAR FROM THE TRACKMOBILE WAS STRUCK BY A STRING OF 4 REMAINING CARS LEFT ON THE SAME TR ACK.

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