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March 2, 1999 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS STRUCK BY A LARGE ROCK WHICH CAME FROM THE SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN THROUGH THE BACK WINDOW OF HIS CAB AND STRUCK THE RIGHT BACK SIDE OF THE SHOULDER AREA.

August 19, 1998 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS ASSISTING WITH THE HOSES WHEN WAS NOT ABLE TO HOLD ON TO THE HOSE, FELL FROM AN UPRIGHT POSTION TO THE FLOOR LANDING ON HIS LEFT SIDE OF BODY. LEFT ARM WAS CRUSHED BY HIS WEIGHT

June 23, 1998 TX · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS UNSCREWING DRILL STEMS, PULLING BARS APART VCATCHING HIS HAND BETWEEN BOOM AND BAR CAUSING PAIN TO HIS LEFT WRIST.

March 10, 1998 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS DROPPING A LOAD OF MATERIAL ON JAW CRUSHER WHEN DRILLER OPERATOR ASKED EE FOR HELP IN MOVING A ROCK THAT WAS IN THE WAY OF MATERIAL FLOW, WHILE TRYING TO REMOVE ROCK, EE STEPPED ON THE ROCK INJURING KNEE.

February 28, 1998 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING JAW CRUSHER OPERATOR TO REMOVE SOME ROCKS FROM JAWS.AS THEY WERE IN THE PROCESS OF MOVING A ROCK EMPLOYEE SLIPPED CATCHING HIS FOOT BETWEEN 2 ROCKS. ROCK SHIFTED AND CRUSH

January 19, 1998 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRANSPORTING A LOAD OF ROCK TO THE CRUSHER IN A PIT TRUCK. AS HE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TO THE CRUSHER HE APPARENTLY LOST CONTROL, VEERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, STRIKING 2 B ERMS APPROX 80' APART. THE EMPLOYEE WAS EJECTED FROM TEH CAB OF THE TRUCK AT POINT OF FINAL IMPACT.

September 26, 1997 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PICKING UP A SPRINKLER THAT WAS STUCK IN THE MUD WHEN HE BENT DOWN HE INJURED HIS BACK.

July 31, 1997 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EE CHANGE SCREENS ON THE SHAKER WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL ON WALKWAY. SURFACE WAS WET DUE TO THE RAIN.

June 10, 1997 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CHANGING TAIL PULLEY BEARING WHEN THE TAIL PULLEY SLIPPED AND SMASHED HIS THUMB.

April 7, 1997 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE'S WERE CHANGING SCREENS ON 1313 PLANT AT THE TOP DECK. REMOVING SCREEN TO DROP TO BOTTOM. HOOK GOT CAUGHT ON HIS JACKET PULLING HIM OVER THE SIDE. FELL 10' DOWN WITH SCREEN LANDING ON TOP OF HIM.

March 19, 1997 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON DECK PUTTING V-BELTS ON SCREEN 1. TRYING TO GET PULLEY TO GET A FULL TURN, SLIPPED AND CUT HIS KNEE.

December 8, 1996 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Flash burns (electric)

SCREEN ON ROCK WASHER STOPPED. HE WALKED INSIDE VAN & OPENED FUSE BOX. THE FUSES WERE OUT, SO HEREMOVED ALL THREE FUSES. HE PUT 1 FUSE IN, AS HEWAS PUTTING SECOND FUSE, IT EXPLODED SENDING FLA ME OUT OF BOX.

December 8, 1996 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Flash burns (electric)

EE WAS CALLED TO ROCK WASHER. ANOTHER COWORKER &EE WERE CHECKING FUSES WHEN COWORKER REPLACED FUSES ON STARTER, THE SECOND ONE EXPLODED SENDING FLAMES AND CAUSING EE'S EYES TO BURN.

October 21, 1996 TX · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS MOVING DRILL DOWN TO BE FUELD, WHEN HE GOT ON SOME LOOSE MATERIAL AND THE DRILL FLIPPED ON ITS SIDE. EE ACCIDENTALLY JUMPED OUT FALLING ON HIS LEFT SIDE.

August 21, 1996 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS WORKING ON A SCREENING MATERIAL WASHER & FELL, INJURING SHOULDER/BACK WITH MULTIPLE CONTUSIONS.

June 17, 1996 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WELDING IRON PLATE IN CRUSHER WHEN PLATE SIDE HITTING EE S FINGER RESULTING IN A LACERATION.

September 6, 1994 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

PICKING UP SCRAP IRON WHILE WAITING FOR TRUCK TOBE REPAIRED. WHEN LIFTING THE FELT A SLIGHT PAININ HIS STOMACH.

July 27, 1994 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Struck by flying object

DUST BLEW INTO EYE(RIGHT) WHEN GONZALES WAS CLEANING SHEAVE ON 54" CONE CRUSHER(SHEAVE IS OVERHEAD).

December 3, 1993 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE TRUCK DRIVER WAS GOING UP A STEEP ROAD WHEN ENGINE DIED OUT. THE DRIVER THEN STARTED TO BACK UP THE TRUCK SLOWLY DOWN THE ROAD. AS HE WAS BACKING UPDOWN THE ROAD HE LOST SIGHT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD LOST CONTROL TRUCK TURNEDOVER ON ITS RIGHT SIDE.

August 18, 1993 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WORKING AT CRUSHER AREA (SHOVELING) AND STRAINED HIS BACK.

April 21, 1993 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WORKING ON CONVEYOR AND WAS TRYING TO LOOSEN A ROCK THAT WAS STUCK(PRYING) THE ROCK CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM IN THE STOMACH, CAUSING HIM TO FALL 12 FEET TO THE GROUND.

August 8, 1992 TX · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE AIR TRACK DRILL WAS BEING MOVED DURING WHIHC AN AIR HOSE SWUNG AND HIT THE HAMMER CONTROL LEVER CAUSING THE TRACKS TO LIFT IN FRONT. WHEN THE OPERATOR APPROACED THE DRILL, THE DRILL STEEL SLIPPED TRAPPING HIS FOOT.

December 6, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Contact with electrical current

EMPL WAS TURNING POWER OFF TO ONE OF CONTROL PANEL WHEN HE WAS INJURED.

April 10, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL CLEANING OUT UNDERNEATH HOPPER WHERE FRONT END LOADER WAS FEEDING MATERIAL INTO IT.A WELD ON SUPPORTING BRACE BROKE CAUSING ANGLE IRON TO STRIKE EMPL ON LEFT SHOULDER.

March 9, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING PRYING BAR TO CLEAN OUT SCREENS ON SHAKER #2 WHEN SECOND EMPLOYEE HIT THE PRYING BAR A SLIVER OF METAL CAME OFF & STRUCK EMPLOYEE ON RT.HAND CAUSING BLEEDING & SWELLING O F EMPLOYEES HAND

October 14, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS ATTEMPT3NG TO MOVE LARGE ROCK WHICH HAD BECOME LODGED ON HOPPER STRUCTURE, ROCK CRUMBLED AND EMP SLIPPED AND HURT HIS BACK. DIAGONOSED AS BACK SPRAIN AND MEDICATION WAS PRESCRIBED

July 2, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Struck against stationary object

(CUT MIDDLE FIN1ER AND SMALL FINGER OF LEFT HAND ON STEEL FRAME OF WASH SCREEN WHILE SHOVELING SAND).

June 11, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE REPAIRING3HEADPULLEY FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN 2 PIECES OF FRAME.

October 29, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Jobe Concrete Products Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

I.NAME FELL OFF SCREEN TOWER CATTWALK FELL AGAINST RAILING BROKE RAIL AND THEN FELL TO THE GROUND.

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