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July 16, 1991 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
All-Lite Aggregate · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS UNLOADING TRUCK INJURED BACK.

July 4, 1991 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
All-Lite Aggregate · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GRIZZLY BARS WERE BEING REMOVED FROM IMPACTOR, EE WAS STANDING BY AND WATCHING THE CHAIN BROKE EE COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE WAY IN TIME GRIZZLY BAR LANDED ON HIS LEG.

April 28, 1991 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
All-Lite Aggregate · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING OUT OF HAUL TRUCK, LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL AGAINST THE GRADER WHICH BRUISED/SPRAINED HIS RIGHT HAND.

April 10, 1991 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
All-Lite Aggregate · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BOULDERS, GOT LEFT HAND SMASHED INBETWEEN TWO BOULDERS.

February 13, 1991 NV · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
All-Lite Aggregate · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD A BOULDER STUCK IN THE IMPACTOR AND WAS TRYING TO BREAK IT UP WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER THUS HITTING FOOT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.

September 6, 1990 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
All-Lite Aggregate · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING OVER TO GET DOZER WAS WALKING OVER ROCKS SLIPPED ON ROCKS & FELL HAVING HIS RT ANKLE PINNED BETWEEN ROCKS

November 28, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
All-Lite Aggregate · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING PIECE OF STEEL CAUSING HERNIA.

June 1, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
All-Lite Aggregate · Struck by falling object

UNBOLTING CUTTING EDGE BOLTS BOLTS WERE STUCK USED HAMMER TO BREAK BOLTS FREE CUTTING EDGE FELL ON R FOOT.

November 10, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
All-Lite Aggregate · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING LADDER AND MISSED A RUNG FELL APPROX. 8 FT INJURING RIGHT ELBOW.

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