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1983–2026
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March 20, 1991 OR · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Weyerhaeuser Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON 3-20-91 AT 7:00 AM, THEY STARTED HOOKING UP A SHOT. WE USE THE NON-ELECTRIC DETA-LINE SYSTEM. THE WEATHER WAS CLOUDY AND RAINY. HE HAD LOADED AND CLIPPED THE STARTERS ON THE DAY BEFORE. HE WAS HOOKING UP THE TRUNK LINE TO THE STARTERS WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. ABOUT 9:00 AM, HE WAS WORKING THROUGH A BADLY BROKEN UP AREA. I.NAME WAS STANDING DOWN BELOW HIM WHEN THEY HEAR A ROCK

November 10, 1983 AR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Weyerhaeuser Company · Fall from machine

DRIVER WAS ADJUSTING HIS OUTSIDE MIRROR ON HIS TRUCK LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL TO THE GROUND LANDING ON HIS FEET

January 30, 1983 OR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Weyerhaeuser Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OFF LOADER BY CLIMBING DOWN LADDER THE BOTTOM STEP WAS BENT FROM HITTING A ROCK EMPLOYEE JUMPED TO THE GROUND HITTING A 6 IN ROCK WITH HIS FOOT SPRAINING HIS RT ANKLE

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