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September 9, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider ELECTRICAL
Industrial Asphalt · Flash burns (electric)

EE WAS ASSISTING ANOTHER EE IN WELDING A BRACE ON FLAT SCREEN DISCHARGE CHUTE. EE HANDED THE STINGER LEAD TO THE OTHER EE WHO PULLED IT AND IT GOT CAUGHT ON A SHARP PIECE OF METAL FRAME, CUTTI NG THE INSULATION AND SHORTING OUT NEXT TO THE EE'S LEFT HAND BURNING HIS LEFT THUMB AND PALM.

December 3, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Industrial Asphalt · Over-exertion in lifting objects

SHOVELINGROCK FROM BEHIND BELT OF SECONDARY PLATN, PULLED MUSCLE IN LOWER BACK.

October 23, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Industrial Asphalt · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHOVELING ROCK FEOM TAIL PULLEY ON UNDER CONVEYOR FOE JAW CRUSHER-BENT TO CHECK FOR ROCK IN TAIL PULLEY PULLED MISCLE IN LOWER BACK.

August 16, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Industrial Asphalt · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STEPPED OFF LOADER & TWISTED ANKLE ON RT FOOT

May 20, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator OTHER
Industrial Asphalt · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

USING CUTTING TORCH RED ANT CRAWLED INTO GLOVE & BIT HIM.

November 8, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Industrial Asphalt · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DURING WORK SHIFT I.NAME WAS GOING BETWEEN BASE PILE AND BUILDING TO CHECK WATER PUMP. (POWER HAD GONE OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES) THERE WAS A SMALL DROP OFF AND HE COULD NOT SEE IT IN THE DARK. TH IS CAUSE HIM TO FALL ON A SMALL PILE ON HIS CHEST. IT KNOCKED THE WIND OUT OF HIM.

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