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May 2, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal assistant mine foreman, assistant mine manager ELECTRICAL
Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc · Contact with electrical current

CONVEYOR TO CLO8E TO HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINE ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND BURNS

May 2, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc · Contact with electrical current

CONVEYOR WAS TO2 CLOSE TO HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINE ELECTRICAL SHOCK AND BURNS UPPER CHEST TO WAIST

May 2, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc · Contact with electrical current

CONVEYOR TO CLO8E TO HIGH VOLTAGE POWER LINE ELECTROCUTED-DECEASED.

March 21, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall from machine

HE WAS PUTTING 2N A NEW SCREEN ON A SHAKER STANDING ON A ROCK CHUTE SLIPPED AND FELL CUTTING HIS RT LEG ON LIFTING EYE THAT WAS WELDED TO THE CHUTE

March 12, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE WAS GREASING3THE CONVEYOR, HE SLIPPED AND FELL, SPRAINING HIS LEFT ANKLE

February 25, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS CHANGING TE9TH ON THE DRAGLINE BUCKET USING A HAMMER AND BAR DRIVING ONE OF THE TEETH OFF THE BUCKET A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE KNEE GOING TO THE KNEE JOINT

February 24, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by flying object

I,NAME WAS DRIV3NG A TRACK PIN INTO A TRACK PAD WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. A PIECE OF METAL BROKE OFF PIN TO HIT HIM IN HIS LEFT FOREARM GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE BONE. I,NAME WAS DRIV3NG A TRACK PIN INTO A TRACK PAD WITH SLEDGE HAMMER. A PIECEO FO METAL BROKE OFF PIN & HIT HIM IN HIS LEFT FOREARM GOING ALL THE WAY TO THE BONE.

February 8, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FIRE
Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

HE WAS UNDERNEA7H DRAGLINE CUTTING BOLTS OFF WITH AN ACETYLINE TORCH & SOME HOT SLAG FELL OFF AND GOT HIS PANTS ON FIRE BURNING HIS RIGHT LEG,HIS LEG GOT INFECTED

February 7, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

UNDERNEATH DRAG5INE WITH PRY BAR PUTTING ON WARL//// WALKING CHAIN.OPERATOR STARTED TO ROLL CHAIN AROUND TO PLACE IT ON PINNING HIM BETWEEN PRYBAR AND GROUND BRUISING LEFT SIDE.

January 14, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall from machine

DRIVER CAME DO4N INCLINE OF HAUL ROAD TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD DRIVER LET OFF OF GAS BUT COULD NOT STEER TRUCK DRIVER THOUGHT TRUCK WAS GOING TO OVERTURN SO HE JUMPED OUT HE LANDED ON HIS FEET AND3 ROLLED HE SUFFERED A PINCHED NERVE IN HIS NECK

October 29, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STRIKING OR BUMPING
Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS WALKING FROM SAND BELT TO TOOL RM WITH HIS HEAD LOOKING BACK TALKING TO ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WHEN HE WALKED INTO BOOM OF BOOM TRUCK HE HIT HES HEAD AND CUT THE SKIN ABOUT 1 INCH LONG O ON HIS FOREHEAD EMP DOES NOT FEEL MEDICAL ATTENTION IS NECESSARY AT THIS TIME

August 27, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL ATTACHING CRANE HOIST CABLE TO CRUSHER FRAME WHEN CRANE OPERATOR LIFTED HOIST AND EMPL CAUGHT RIGHT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN CABLE AND FRAME.

August 5, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DRAGLINEWHEN HE LOST CONTROL AND THE FRAGLINE WENT INTO THE PIT.EMPLOYEE COMPLAINES OF LOWER BACK PAIN.

August 1, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LOADER WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL KNOB WENT OUT CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO WHIP HIS ARM AROUND.

July 26, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS HOLDING TRACK WHILE FELLOW EMP HAMMERED IT IN THE FELLOW EMP MISED AND HT I NAMES FINGER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER CAUSING SEVER BRUISES

July 10, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING UNDER A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN A ROCK FELL AND HIT EMPLOYEE ON THE HEAD

June 25, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger MACHINERY
Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS ON A DRAGLINE WHEN IT MALFUNCT IONED & STARTED TO TURN OVER EMPLOYEE THEN HAD TO JUMP FROM DRAGLINE & HE FELL ON HIS ARM CAUSING INJURY TO HIS NERVE ENDINGS

June 15, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall from machine

EMPL WALKING ON DRAGLINE CATWALK AND REACHED FOR RAIL AND MISSED CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND PULL MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.

June 13, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc · Flash burns (welding)

EMPL WELDING PIPE WHEN HE WAS BURNED SLIGHTLY FROM SPARKS,IN THE EYES.

May 28, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REACHING FOR A HYDRAULIC HOSE AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER IN THE FAN BLADE

May 13, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING LOADER AND SLIPPED DUE TO OIL ON HIS HSOES. AFTER LANDING, HE HAD PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.

August 1, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman POWERED HAULAGE
Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FOREMANS ARM WAS SOMEHOW CAUGHT IN SMALL FEEDER BELT UNDERNEATH THE HOPPER APP FOREMANS ARM WAS SOMEHOW CAUGHT IN SMALL FEEDER BELT UNDERNEATH THE HOPPER APPLYING CRATER

June 23, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc · Contact with heat

WAS OVERCOME BY HEAT WHEN INSIDE THE HOPPER WHILE THEY WERE WELDING ON THE OUTSIDE OF IT. HE FELT HE DIDNT NEED MEDICAL ATENTION AT THE TIME BUT COULD NOT WORK ON MONDAY LOST TIME BEGAN 6-25-8 4

June 12, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS DRIVING A PIN OUT OF A WALKING CHAIN WITH A PUNCH AND MALLET WHEN HE HIT LEFT THUMB WITH MALLET HE FELT HE NEEDED NO MEDICAL ATTENTION AND DECLINED GOING TO DR THERE WAS NO LOST TIME

May 2, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Whitney Sand & Gravel Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WAS TRANSFERRING SWING SHAFT FROM BUCKET OF LOADER TO CAB OF TANDEM TRUCK TO BE SHIPPED TO DALLAS WHEN HE STRAINED HIS BACK HE FELT HE DIDNT NEED TO SEE A DR THERE WAS NO NEED

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