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1983–2026
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May 11, 1998 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bethlehem Construction Cinca · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BOTTOM STEEL STEP ON LOADER WAS WET FROM RAIN. EMPLOYEE'S FOOT SLIPPED OFF STEP AND TWISTED.

March 31, 1997 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bethlehem Construction Cinca · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WORKING ON WASHPLANT SLIPPED AND HIT ELBOW WAITED TWO DAYS TO GO TO DR BECAUSE SWELLING DID NOT START FOR THAT AMOUNT OF TIME.

February 7, 1997 WA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Bethlehem Construction Cinca · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CAUGHT HAND AND ARM IN HEAD PULLEY WHILE REMOVING ICE.

December 2, 1994 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bethlehem Construction Cinca · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

MOVING DIRT W/LOADER & FOUND OSME PVC PIPE IN THE DIRT. GOT OFF LOADER TO REMOVE PIPE, WHEN PULLING PIPE OUT OF DIRT HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN GROIN AREA.

November 16, 1994 WA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bethlehem Construction Cinca · Fall from machine

FELL CLIMBING OUT OF LOADER. SAID LEG WENT NUMB HISTORY OF PREVIOUS BACK INJURY.

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