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March 7, 1994 ID · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Boise Paving & Asphalt Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PCIKING UP SIDE LINER FOR CRUSHER. FELT SOMETHING POP IN STOMACH AREA.

October 21, 1993 ID · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Boise Paving & Asphalt Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CRUSHER FOREMAN WAS CHANGING SCREEN ON 6 X 20 PRIMARY SCREEN & LEFT FOOT SLIP ON PILE OF ROCKS WHILE HE WAS HANDING A SCREEN UP TO MAN ON CAT WALK.

July 14, 1992 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Boise Paving & Asphalt Company · Struck against a moving object

31295G MATERIAL SAMPLE IN LOADER BUCKET SHILE THE BUCKET WAS BEING LOWERED IT DROPPED ABRUPTLY & SLAMMED ON THE GROUND EE WAS STANDING IN THAT BUCKET TO CATCH A SAMPLE OF THE GRAVEL MATERIAL C 64957 OFF THE BELT

November 12, 1990 ID · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator ELECTRICAL
Boise Valley Gravel Company · Contact with electrical current

EMPL WAS CHECKING FUSES & CHECKING HOW MANY 8 PHASES OF POWER WAS CHECKING POWER WITH VOLTMETER WHEN POWER BOX EXPLODED.

November 10, 1987 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Double G Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING SCREEN8 ON THE SCREEN DECK. TAILGATE ON JAW SHAKER SCREEN MASHED AND BROKE THE TIP OF FINGER.

October 15, 1987 ID · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Double G Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

HAND CAUGHT IN 5 BELTS WHEN OTHER OPERATOR STARTED IT BY MISCOMMUTING

July 16, 1987 ID · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Boise Paving & Asphalt Company · Struck against stationary object

CLIMBING 45 CON9 LADDER TO WELD.HAD WELD LEADS HUNG OVER SHOULDER.WELDING CAUGHT ON SOMETHING-JACK ME OFF LADDER TO AVOID FROM FALLING TO THE GROUND 2 GRAB ON TO A PIECE OF METAL THAT SOMEBODY WELDED ON AND 5EFT SHARP EDGE ON THE SHARP POINT OF THE METAL WENT IN MY HAND.

June 21, 1987 ID · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Double G Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I WAS DIGGING O6T UNDERNEATH THE TAILPULLEY OF THE CONVEYOR UNDER THE #1 JAW WHEN A ROCK BOUNCED OFF THE SCREEN DECK ON THE JAW & HIT ME IN T HE BACK OF THE HEAD. INJURIES RECEIVED WERE AS FOLLOWS: SLIGH7 CONCUSSION FRACTURED SKULL HEMERAGE BETWEEN SKULL & MEMBRANE SURROUNDING BRAIN & PARTIAL HEARING LOSS IN LEFT EAR.

April 23, 1987 ID · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Boise Paving & Asphalt Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS JAW PLATE F2R BETTER FIT ELECTRIC CORD WAS IN FRONT OF ME AND KEPT GETTING IN THE WAY STEPPED OVER AND MOMENTION OF NEW GRINDER WHEEL PENETRATED MY PANTS CAUSING A CUT IN MY KNEE CAP.

February 19, 1987 ID · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Boise Paving & Asphalt Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

FOUR MEN WERE P6LLING ON ELEC CABLE TO HOOK UP TO GENERATOR DURING CRUSHER MOVE WHEN TWO OF THE MEN FELL DOWN. THE MAN INJURED WAS THE THIRD MAN IN LINE. HE HAD HIS HEAD TURNED LOOKJNG BACK. H TURNED AROUND I3 TIME TO SEE THE TWO MEN IN FRONT OF HIM FALLING. HE THEN LET GO OF THE CABLE AND AT THAT TIME HE FELT BACK STRAIN

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