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October 6, 1986 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Paving Construction Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING OUT CR6SHER BAGHOUSE DISCHARGE AUGER AND CAUGHT RIGHT HAND.

December 12, 1985 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Western Paving Construction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS IN8IDE ROCK SEPARATOR CHIPPING ON FROZEN SAND USING A PICK AND BAR TWISTED BACK- WOKE UP NEXT MORNING WITH PAINS IN NECK AREA.

August 1, 1985 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Paving Construction Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EMPLOYEE WAS WR5PPING CHAIN AROUND LARGE ROCK IN CRUSHER WHEN ROCK SHIFTED (ROLLED), CATCHING RIGHT THUMB. INITIAL TREATMENT SHOWN AS FIRST AID ONLY AND DID NOT SHOW ANY BROKEN BONE. CLAIM FIL ED AS A "NO LOS7 TIME" INCIDENT; I,NAME CONTINUED TO WORK UNTIL 10-4-85. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED AS OF THE DATE THAT THERE WAS AFRACTURE; THEREFORE, THIS FIRST REPORT OF INJURY IS BEING FILED.

May 9, 1985 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Paving Construction Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE TRYING TO PULL A PIECE OF MUD FROM CONVERTER BELT AND PULLED HIS BACK OUT.

December 15, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Paving Construction Company · Unclassified, insufficient data

METAL WAS WET - EMP SLIPPED ON AIR COMPRESSOR WHILE PUTTING ON DOOR - SUSTAINED INJURY TO LEG RIGHT KNEE. WAS WEARING STEEL TOE RUBBER BOOT - WORKED THROUGH 12-19-84 DID NOT REALIZE LEG INJURY WAS AS SEVERE AS IT WAS

September 12, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Paving Construction Company · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

METAL GRATING ON WALKWAY OVER NO 3 SILO WAS REMOVED ON 091284 TO AID IN CLEAN UP OPERATIONS ELECRICAL CONTRACTOR I.NAME WAS TROUBLE SHOOTING ON 091284 AND ACCIDENTALLY FELL INTO SILO NO 3 I.N AME WAS HOSPITALIZED

August 7, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Paving Construction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP SHOVELING MUD BENEATH COVEYOR-TURNED WRONG-PULLED MUSCLE IN RIGHT SHOULDER

April 30, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Western Paving Construction Company · Struck by falling object

GOING FROM UPPER LEVEL TO LOWER LEVEL OF CRUSHING EQUIPMENT AND FELL, KNOCKING A ROCK LOOSE WHICH TUMBLED AND HIT IN BACK

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