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739,488
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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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March 3, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Beckham Brothers Ready Mix · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 ATTEMPTING TO BACK A MAINTENANCE TRUCK WHEN ONE OF FRONT WHEELS WENT INTO A H OLE CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SPIN HE CAUGHT HIS RT THUMB IN THE STEERING WHEEL & BROKE SAME HE HAS BEEN OFF3WORK SINCE THE ACCIDENT SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO WORK ON 032587

August 15, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Beckham Brothers Ready Mix · Fall from machine

FOREMAN AND OTH9R EMPLOYEES WERE PUTTING A NEW SCREEN ON THE ROCK PLANT. HE WAS TOLD TO REMOVE SCRAP METAL FROM THE #6 BELT. ALL PERSONNEL WENT BACK TO THE GROUND INCLUDING HIM. THE LOCKOUT WAS TAKEN OFF 5ND THE CONVEYOR WAS ACTIVATED. HE CLIMBED BACK UP AND WAS ON THE BELT WHEN IT STARTED. HE JUMPED TO THE PLATFORM AND STRAINED HIS LOWER LIMBAR.

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