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August 31, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
El Paso Sand Products Inc · Fall down stairs

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TURNING ON THE WATER AT THE CRUSHERS AND WHEN HE WAS CROSSING OVER THE CONVEYOR ON THE CROSSOVER STAIRS, HE SLIPPED ON A WET STEP AND FELL HITTING HIS BACK AND HEAD ON THE STEPS. ACUTE SPRAIN AND CONTUSION L-S BACK. CONTUSION HEAD.

February 7, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
El Paso Sand Products Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE TRIPPE8 WHILE WALKING AROUND DRILL. HE SAID AS HE FELL HIS KNEE STRUCK A SHARP ROCK CAUSING A CUT OF APPROX 2 1/2" ON HIS RIGHT KNEE. MISSED TIME 02/-02/17,BEGAN MISSING TIME AGAIN 03 /03 AND HAS NOT3RETURNED AS OF THIS REPORT DATE.

December 24, 1986 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
El Paso Sand Products Inc · Fall from machine

I NAME SAID HE 8LIPPED OFF THE TRACKS AS HE WAS GETTING DOWN FROM DOZER. HE SAID THE TRACKS WER CAKED WITH MUD. HE IS COMPLAINING OF BACK SPAIN.

February 3, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
El Paso Sand Products Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

I NAME SAID HE 8LIPPED ON THE WET DECK PLATES AND TRIPPED ON THE STEAM HOSE CAUSING THE STEAM TO GET INTO HIS LEFT FOOT.

May 4, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
El Paso Sand Products Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE WALKING ON THE GROUND, EMPLOYEE GOT ASPHALT OIL ON HIS SHOES. WITHOUT WIPING IT OFF HE PROCEEDED TO CLIMB THE LADDER ON THE ELEVATOR TO THE HOTMIS SILO. HE WAS NO ABOUT THE SIXTH RUND WH EN HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIS LEFT KNEE TO HIT THE RUNG.

June 21, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
El Paso Sand Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS PULLING A LEVER ON THE DUMP TO OPEN GATE FOR MATERIAL. ON THE SECOND PULL HE SAID HE LOST HIS BALANCE REACHED UP TO GRAB THE T RUCK TO STEADY HIMSELF & SPRAIN HIS LEFT WR RIST

February 28, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
El Paso Sand Products Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AS HE WAS GETTING OUT OF LOADER. STEPS WERE NOT BROKEN OR DAMAGED TO CAUSE FALL - NOR WERE THEY WET, IT WAS AS FAR AS WE CAN DETERMINE AN UN-COORDINATED EFFORT TO GET DOWN ONB THE EMPLOYYES PART

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