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August 7, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
4-G Materials Inc · Struck against a moving object

AFTER COMPLETING WORK ON FRONTEND LOADER THE PLANT MECHANIC WAS RETURNING THE LOADER TO THE LOADING LOCATION BEING UNFAMILER OF THE ENDDUMP ROUTE TO THE PLANT THE MECHANIC CAME AROUND A CORNER & STRUCK END DUMP ON LEFT FRONT BUMPER APPROX SPEED OF BOTH VEHICLES WAS 5MPH

October 17, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
4-G Materials Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILL OPERATOR STEPPED IN BACK BREAK CRACK WHILE AT DRILL SITE HURT BACK.

June 1, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
4-G Materials Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

IN AN ATTEMPT TO EXTRACT MAIN PULLEY ON IMPACT CRUSHER FOR BEARING REPAIR A PULLER AND HEAT BY TORCH WERE ADMINISTERED BY INJURED. WHEN PULLEY CAME LOOSE AND IN AN ATTEMPT TO MOVE AWAY A TWIST ING MOTION OF THE INJURED'S RIGHT LEG CAUSED HAIR-LINE FRACTURE.

September 26, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
4-G Materials Inc · Fall from machine

JUMPED FROM REA9 OF TRUCK TRIPPED AND HURT ARM AND LEG

July 22, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
4-G Materials Inc · Struck by falling object

OPEN END WRENCH3SITTING ON FRAME ON R35 EUCLID. WHILE HE WAS UNDER TRUCK WRENCH WAS KICKED OFF AND STRUCK TOP PORTION OF LEFT SHOULDER.

April 27, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
4-G Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SAT DOWN ON PIC5UP SEAT AND SPRING CAME THROUGH SEAT AND PUNCTURED TESTICLE.

January 9, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
4-G Materials Inc · Struck against a moving object

DOES NO KNOW. 3

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