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April 30, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valley Concrete & Materials Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE WORKING ON CRUSHER,EMPL CLIMBED 6'WALL TO CHECK PARTICULAR AREA OUT.WHILE CLIMBING FELT BACK TWIST OUT.RECD SEVERAL TREATMENTS FROM CHIROPRACTOR,DIDNT HELP,WENT ON TO REC TREATMENT FROM M.D.

June 1, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Valley Concrete & Materials Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WHILE OPERATING CRANE AT VERDE RIVER PIT, SLIPPED ON CRANE AND BECAME WEDGED BETWEEN CRANE & PULLEYS. FINGERS ON LEFT HAND BECAME NUMB AND SHOULDER AND ARM DOWN LEFT SIDE BEGAN TO HURT. EMPLOY EE RECEIVED ONE TREATMENT FROM CHIROPRACTOR.

May 11, 1984 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Valley Concrete & Materials Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ROLLER HAND SLIP AND HAND CAUGHT BY PULLEY ROLLER. ACCIDENT DUE TO HUMAN ERROR.

August 8, 1983 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Valley Concrete & Materials Inc · Flash burns (electric)

MOTOR SHORTED OUT BURNED FUSE & BURNED GROUND WIRE OFF BUT OPERATORS WERE UNWAREOF THIS PROBLEM HE REPLACE FUSE AND HOOKED AMP METER TO FUSE BOX ASSISTANT THREW SWITCH RECD ELECTRICAL SHOCK OP ERATOR WAS BURNED WHEN FUSE BOX BLEW UP

August 8, 1983 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Valley Concrete & Materials Inc · Contact with electrical current

MOTOR SHORTED OUT,BURNED FUSE AND BURNED GROUND WIRE OFF,BUT OPER WERE UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM.HE REPLACED FUSE AND HOOKED AMP METER TO FUSE BOX.ASST THREW SWITCH RECD ELEC SHOCK.

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