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January 30, 2008 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY

Employee was at the shop assisting the mechanic with welding, (between the hours of 10:am and 1:30pm) suffered flash burn to eye, was treated that evening at emergency room, with ointment and pads for eyes, told to take next day off, but able to return to work 2/1/08. He called in sick for 2/1/08.

January 5, 2007 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bohan & Canelis Austin Creek Ready Mix, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Conveyor to impact crusher, cutting belt to mend it. While making the cut his hand slipped , causing EE to cut his left wrist.

June 23, 2004 CA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger ELECTRICAL
Bohan & Canelis Austin Creek Ready Mix, Inc. · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

Approx. 10 am a power pole near the slurry wash out station arced and popped. Someone noticed sparks from the pole. At 3:00 pm our employee complained to our plant manager that he was not feeling well from the odor that seemed to be around the wash station. He said he had even gotten sick and thrown up.

November 1, 2003 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Bohan & Canelis Austin Creek Ready Mix, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS REMOVING BOLTS FROM BUCKET BLADE. USING IMPACT TOOL CUT HIS LEFT HAND INDEX FINGER. REQUIRED STITCHES NO TIME LOST FROM WORK.

September 3, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bohan & Canelis Austin Creek Ready Mix, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE LIFTING THE CHUTE OF THE IMPACT, THE CHUTEBECAME JAMMED. EE WENT TO DISLODGE BUT IT SHIFTED AND CAUSED HIS LEFT RING FINGER TO BECOME CAUGHT AND SMASHED. DUE TO SEVERITY OF THE INJURY TH E DR. HAD TO AMPUTATE THE TIP OF HIS FINGER.

June 4, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY

WHILE USING THE GRINDER, EE HAD A PIECE OF METAL FLY UP & HIT HIS CHEEK WHICH CAUSED THE SHAVING TO DEFLECT & GO INTO HIS RIGHT EYE, CAUSING ABRASIONS TO EYE. HE DID THIS ON JUNE 4TH BUT DID N OT TELL ANYONE UNTIL JUNE 10TH. HE THOUGHT IT WOULD CLEAR UP ON ITS OWN. I SENT HIM TO THE CLINIC AS SOON AS WE COULD ON THE 10TH.

March 19, 2002 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bohan & Canelis Austin Creek Ready Mix, Inc. · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE SOME SAND THAT BUILT UP ALONG THE INSIDE OF SAND HOPPER - HE SLIPPED & HIT CROSS BAR - INJURING HIS SHOULDER.

April 12, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Bohan & Canelis Austin Creek Ready Mix, Inc. · Unclassified, insufficient data

EE CUT HIS HAND BETWEEN 2 FINGERS HE DID NOT REPORT TO ME HE HAD TO SEND CLAIM FORM T HIM USING CERTIFIED MIAL HE DID NOT RETURN TO THE DR FOR FOLLOWUP HE TOOK HIS OWN STITCHES OUT DR SENT US RETURN TO WORK SLIP AS OF 4/26/00

March 20, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bohan & Canelis Austin Creek Ready Mix, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS USING A REGULAR CARPENTERS HAMMER HIT THUMB RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION AT CLINIC WAS ON RESTRICTED DUTY FOR 2 DAYS RETURNED TO FULL DUTY ON NEXT NORMAL WORKING DAY

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