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May 25, 1990 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Bolivar Sand Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING CHAIN SAW TO CUT PIPE ON PIPELINE IN ORDER TO PUT NEW PIPE IN. THIS WAS BEING DONE FROM A BOAT, WIND BLEW BOAT AROUND, ELBOW HIT PIPE AND KNOCKED CHAIN SAW DOWN, CUTTING LEFT LEG JUST BE LOW AND TO RIGHT OF KNEE. LACERATION REQUIRED EIGHT (8) STITCHES TO CLOSE.

July 18, 1989 TN · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bolivar Sand Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

USING A COME A LONG TO PULL TWO PIPES TOGETHER ON PIPELINE, COME A LONG SLIPPED EMPLOYEE FELL AND HIT LEFT HAND ON UNKNOWN OBJECT TEARING TISSUE THUMB AND FINGER AND INTO PALM.

October 15, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Bolivar Sand Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING A3SNAD TRUCK HIT ANOTHER SAND TRUCK INT HE REAR OTHER TRUCK WAS SLOWED DOWN FOR SCHOOLD BUS IN FRONT OF IT.

October 15, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Bolivar Sand Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING A3TRUCK ON STATE HIGHWAY WAS SLOWED DOWN FOR A SCHOOL BUS IN FRONT WAS HIT FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER SAND TRUCK

July 18, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bolivar Sand Company Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS ON3TOP OF TRUCK LOAD OF GRAVEL & CULVERTS HE WAS ROLLING THE CULVERTS TO THE GROUND EMPLOYEE FELL FROM TRUCK CAUSE UNKNOWN

October 21, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER
Bolivar Sand Company Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER HAD BENT OVER TO LOOK UNDER TRUCK THAT WAS BEING WORKED ON WHEN HE STOOD BACK UP KNEE POPPED AND GAVE WAY

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