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June 9, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Santa Cruz Aggregates · Fall from machine

DRIVER SLIPPED ON HIS TRUCK'S STEP.

November 9, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Santa Cruz Aggregates · Struck against stationary object

REACHED UP TO T6RN ON HEATER OF LOADER.LEANED BACK WHILE TURNING HEAD HIT EYE ON MOUNTED FIRE EXTINGUISHER.

March 19, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Santa Cruz Aggregates · Struck by falling object

WHILE HE WAS TR2ING TO BREAK A FOSSIL ROCK FROM THE FEEDER USING A 6"STEEL BAR,IT SLIPPED CAUDING HIS THUMBNAIL TO SPLIT.

January 2, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman OTHER
Santa Cruz Aggregates · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE HE WAS WALKING UP FLIGHT OF STAIRS TO WASH PLANT HE HAD A SEIZURE

August 3, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Santa Cruz Aggregates · Fall from ladders

WHILE CLIMBING THE STEP LADDER, HE SLIPPED AND FELL HITTING LEFT KNEE ON METAL RUNG

July 22, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Santa Cruz Aggregates · Struck against stationary object

WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON SOME ROLLED STEEL DUCT WORK HE ACCIDENTALLY RUBBED HIS FINGER ON RAZOR SHARP EDGE OF THE MATERIAL

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