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October 16, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Western Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PO6RING OPEN GEAR GREASE ON BULL GEAR AT SAND SCREW EMPLOYEE LOST RIGHT EAR THUMB & INDEX FINGER OF RT.HAND BROKEN COLLAR BONE ON RT.SIDE SOME BROKEN RIBS ON RT.SIDE AMPUTATION OF LEFT FOOT APPRO3.6 INCH.BELOW KNEE

May 28, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMP CLAIMS ACCI8ENT OCCURED 05 28 87 HE DID NOT REPORT ACCIDENT TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL 6 6 87. EMP CLAINED THAT HE INJURED HIMSELF WHILE PERFORMING DUTY AS HOPPERMAN

May 8, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Western Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE PULLED3MUSCLE IN RT SHOULDER WHILE DRIVING END DUMP STOCKPILE TRUCK EMPLOYEE STATD THAT HE HURT HIS SHOULDER 5-8-86 BUT DID NOT REPORT TO HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL 6-9-86

May 2, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Western Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMP WAS USING A3 ELECTRIC GRINDER AND WAS GRINDING ON LOG WASHER TIP WHILE USING THE GRINDER THE EMP GOT METAL PARTICLE IN HIS EYE

March 12, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Western Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS REPLACI3G BELTS THAT HAD COME OFF DRIVE SHEAVE, ONE BELT WAS TWISTED AND HE WAS TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN IT WHEN HIS GLOVE GOT CAUGT AND PULLED HIS RIGHT HAND INTO SHEAVE

January 31, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Western Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPL END-DUMP D9IVER OF STOCKPILE TRUCK.HIS RESP.IS TO DRIVER TRUCK UNDER BINS AND PULL LEVER TO OPEN GATE OF BIN.EMPL SPRAINED LEFT ELBOW WHEN HE PULLED LEVER.

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