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1983–2026
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February 20, 1990 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
G T Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS PERFORMING NORMAL PROCEDURE FOR REMOVING A BEARING RACE FROM A SHAFT A PRY BAR WAS USED TO RELEASE THE BEARING I NAME WAS PULLING THE PRY BAR TOWARD HIM WHEN THE ANCHORED END OF THE BAR SLIPPED & RELEASED CAUSING THE BAR TO H IT HIM IN THE EYE THE JOB REQUIRED NO TRAINING & MINIMAL SKILLS PROTECTIVE EYE WEAR LESSONED THE SEVERITY OF THE BLOW

April 30, 1987 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
G T Construction Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS RU3NING A GRADER AND SHUT IT OFF ON AHILL TO TALK TO SOMEONE-THE GRADER RAN DOWN THE HILL AND THE EMPLOYEE JUMPED.

April 10, 1985 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
G T Construction Company Inc · Fall from machine

I NAME HAD PULLED UP TO THE DRAGLINE TO LOAD AND WAS PARKED APPROX. 10 FT FROM THE EDGE OF THE EMBANKMENT. HE WAS CLEANING HIS WINDSHIELD AND FELT THE TRUCK MOVE. THE EMBANKMENT GAVE AWAY. HE JUMPED FROM THE TRUCK TO THE GROUND, THE TRUCK ROLLED INTO THE BOTTOM OF THE PIT.

January 3, 1984 TN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
G T Construction Company Inc · Fall from machine

MR. CATES WAS OPERATING A LOADER, DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THE ENGINE DIED, THE BRAKES FAILED, THE LOADER WAS ROLLING DOWN THE HILL AND MR. CATES JUMPED FROM THE LOADER AND HIT THE GROUND. FRACTURED RIGHT LEG IN TWO PLACES-BROKEN LEFT HEEL.

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