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February 7, 1997 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L A Downey & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HURT HIS BACK INSTALLING CONVEYOR BELT AT PLANT WITHOUT ASSISTANCE.

February 7, 1996 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
L A Downey & Sons Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE SAID HE WAS CLEANING PLANT GRIZZLEY OFF AND SLIPPED AND HIT LEFT KNEE ON TOP OF HOPPER.

July 8, 1994 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
L A Downey & Sons Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS UNDER HOPPER WATCHING MATERIAL MOVE ON CONVEYOR BELTS WHEN A ROCK FELL HITTING HIS ANKLE.

April 16, 1993 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
L A Downey & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING CO-WORKER CHANGE THE CUTTING EDGES ON A LOADER. WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS WITH AIR WRENCH THE BOLT SPUN IN HIS HAND & CUT HIS THUMB AND INDEX FINGER.

March 12, 1993 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L A Downey & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

INJURED WAS SHOVELING SAND AND GRAVEL AROUND PLANT AREA. HE REPORTED THAT HE HAD PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS GROIN AREA. HE SAID HE WAS EXPER- IENCING PAIN SO HE WAS SENT TO HIS DOCTOR.

February 4, 1991 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L A Downey & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR HURT HIS LOWER BACK WHEN GETTING OFF LOADER AT PLANT.

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