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October 13, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bryco Inc · Struck by falling object

THEY WERE WORKI3G ON THE NORTHWAST DRAGLINE PUTTING 4 BOLTS ON THE HOIST LINE I.NAME WAS UNDERNEATH HOLDING THE NUT WITH I.NAME WHILE I.NAME WAS TURNING THE BOLT FROME ON TOP TTHE WRENCH SLIPP ED I.NAME WAS I3 THE PROCESS OF PICKING UP HIS HARD HAT WHICH HAD FALLEN OFF WHILE HE WAS BENDING OVER WHEN HE HAD GOTTEN HIT WITH THE CRESENT WRENCH ON TOP OF THE HEAD

August 18, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bryco Inc · Fall onto or against objects

TAKING COLLAR O0F 10'' WATER PUMP-15'' CRESCENT TO LOOSEN BOLT IN MUD AND WATER.SLIPPED AND 2-3'' CAUGHT COLLAR BRUISED LEFT RIB HAIRLINE FX.

August 12, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Bryco Inc · Struck against a moving object

THE ROAD AT THE3PIT IS ROUGH, DRIVING THE LOADER ON THE ROAD HE HAS ACUTE MUSCLE STRAIN.

July 28, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bryco Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRYING TO UNCLO1 THE OVERSIZED ROCK CHUTE AND GIT HIS FINGER MASHED WITH THE SLEDGE HAMMER HANDLE.

July 14, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Bryco Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FILLING THE LOA8ER WITH FUEL AND AN INSECT FLEW IN HIS EYE.

May 27, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Hays County Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

HE HAD FALLEN W2ILE LOADER WAS PULLING CONVEYOR BELT AND INJ WAS STANDING ON RAIL TO LOOSEN BELT.THEN BELT WHIPPED UP BENEATH FEET.

April 22, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bryco Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLED MUSCLE I3 LEFT SHOULDER.ROCK HAD GOTTEN CAUGHT IN THE FEEDER HOPPER AND HE WAS PULLING ON IT TO GET IT UNLODGED.

December 29, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Hays County Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS SAID TO HAV9 FINGERS BETWEEN LOADER BUCKET & SCREENS WHILE BEING MOVED FROM PLACE TO PLACE BUT NOT REPORTED TILL ABOUT 300PM THAT DAY

June 23, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hays County Gravel Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BECAUSE HE FELL3THROUGH BROKEN CATWALK WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED EARLIER RT FOOT WENT THROUGH CAT WALK AND LEFT LEG WAS FALLEN BETWEEN RAILING ALL WEIGHT WAS ON RT FOOT WHICH HELPED INJU RED LEFT FOOT 3

June 16, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hays County Gravel Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS GOING UP ON3MAIN BELT AND HELD ONTO THE RAIL ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE AND IT BROKE HIS WEIGHT WAS ON LEFT SIDE SO HE WENT DOWN ON THE WAY DOWN HE HIT HIS L ARM

April 29, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Hays County Gravel Company · Fall from machine

TO REMOVE METAL3ROD ON MAIN CONVEYOR BELT WAS HAULTED. INSTEAD OF GOING ON DOWN TO G ET OFF. HE SWUNG OFF SIDE OF CANVEYOR. WHEN HIS FEET HIT BOTTOM SLIPPING & FALLING BACK AGAINST CONVEYOR R AIL INJURING BA7K.

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