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April 19, 1988 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator DUST DISEASE OF LUNGS
Cooley Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS HELPING CLEAN OUT A BIN WITH A SHOVEL AND HAD A CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE.

April 14, 1988 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cooley Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS REMOVING TAIL PULLEY GUARD TO DO REPAIRS & STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK

October 19, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cooley Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME INSTALLI3G PLATE IN FIELD HOPPER WHEN PLATE SLIPPED JERKING LEFT ARM PULLING MUSCLE IN IT.

July 7, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cooley Gravel Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS CARR2ING WATER BOTTLE FOR COOLER ON SHOULDER AND HIT STEEL BEAM. BREAKING BOTTLE AND CUTTING RIGHT SHOULDER. I NAME SRIGHT SHOULDER NEEDED STITCHES.

June 18, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Cooley Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE KNELT ON RIG2T KNEE WHILE WORKING ON STEEL BEAM. HE STOOD UP AND KNEE WAS SORE.

March 13, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Cooley Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

THE INJURED WAS3CUTTING ANGLE IRON BRACING UNDER #4 SCREEN AND ONE PIECE FELL FROM STRUCTURE AND CUT HIS RIGHT FOREARM.

October 13, 1986 CO · Metal/Non-Metal cleanup man, cleanup worker HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cooley Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

I.NAME WAS DOIN1 CLEANUP WORK UNDER CONVEYOR & RAISED UP HITTING HIS BACK ON ANGLE IRON STRAINING HIS BACK & STRAINING HIS BACK & BRUISING IT POSSIBLE HAIRLINE FX OF VERTEBRAE

August 9, 1986 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Cooley Gravel Company · Struck against stationary object

I.NAME WALKING 8OWN STAIRS AT SAND PLANT AND STEPPED ON WATER HOSE LYING ON STAIRS.HE TWISTED RIGHT FOOT FX RIGHT TARSAL BONE.

December 18, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Cooley Gravel Company · Struck against a moving object

I.NAME WAS UNPLUGGING CHUTE COMING FROM THE 20 IN AUGER HE REMOVED THE CHUTE COVER AND TRIED TO UNPLUG IT WITH A PIECE OF STEEL HE ACCIDENTALLY BROUGHT HIS RT HAND UP TOO HIGH AND HIT THE AUG ER THE COMPANY POLICY IS TO LOCKOUT EQUIPMENT IT WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORED FROM NOW ON

September 11, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cooley Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME ALLEGES THAT NECK AND SHOULDER MUSCLES HAVE PAIN. THE EXACT TIME OF ALLEGED INJURY BY I.NAME IS NOT DEFINITE

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