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1983–2026
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August 16, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Cen-Tex Ready-Mix Concrete Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PUTTING CHAIN ON SPROCKET OPERATOR OF CRUSHER THOUGHT EE WAS OUT OF WAY- STARTED CRUSHER. EES RT THUMB GOT CAUGHT IN CHAIN & WAS SEVERED COMPLETELY.

September 19, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cen-Tex Ready-Mix Concrete Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MCDONALD WAS TRYING TO CLEAN MUD OFF CONVEYOR ROLLER WITH HAMMER WITH GUARD OFF & PLANT RUNNING. HE CAUGHT HAMMER & ARM BETWEEN ROLLER & BELT. BELT PULLED HIS ARM AGAINST BRACE & RIPPED ARM F ROM ABOVE ELBOW TOWARD SHOULDER.

September 12, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Cen-Tex Ready-Mix Concrete Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

REMOVING OVERSIZE ROCKS FROM MATERIAL GOING UP CONVEYOR BELT TO SCRUBBER.CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN CONVEYOR BELT AND BRACE.

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