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December 1, 1997 NM · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
Western Mobile New Mexico Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SHOVELING CLOSE TO RETURN ROLLER ON CONVEYOR WHEN HANDLE OF SHOVEL GOT CAUGHT IN RETURN ROLLER.

October 28, 1995 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Western Mobile New Mexico Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A COIL SPRING FROM THE SCREENING UNIT. A CHAIN USED TO RELIEVE TENSION FROM THE UNIT BECAME UNATTACHED FROM A FRONT-END LOADER. EMPLOYEE CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN THE COIL SPRING.

August 13, 1994 NM · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Western Mobile New Mexico Inc · Struck against a moving object

RICHARD WAS DUMPING THE 862 SCRAPER ON FILL, HIT POT HOLE. INJURED HIS NECK.

September 24, 1993 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Western Mobile New Mexico Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS WATERING DOWN PIT. WHEN SHE HIT A BUMP ON THE WATER TRUCK, HER HEAD BOUNCED FOREWARD AND THEN BACKWARDS. CAUSING THE INJURY. EMPLOYEE DID NO NOTITY EMPLOYER TIL 10-5-93.

September 9, 1992 NM · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Western Mobile New Mexico Inc · Struck against a moving object

WAS TWISTED LOOKING BACK LOADING THE PAN ON THE SCRAPER, RAN OVER AND ROCK THE TRACTOR SHOOK AND BACK POPPED.

July 22, 1991 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Western Mobile New Mexico Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING WRAP-OVER PULLEY WITHOUT DENERGIZING THE CONVEYOR AS INSTRUCTED.LEFT ARM WAS CAUGHT IN THE PINCH POINT BETWEEN BELT AND PULLEY.LAFT ARM WAS SEVERED AT SHOULDER AND BRACHI AL NERVE ROOT DETATCHED AT C4/C5/

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