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January 23, 1998 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Los Banos Gravel Company Inc · Struck by flying object

USING A HAMMER TO HIT OFF EDGES FROM A PIECE OF METAL FRAGMENT HIT LEFT EYE BELOW THE GOGGLES.

October 14, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Los Banos Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON SCRUBBER WITH HAMMER & HIT OWN INDEX FINGER.

October 7, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Los Banos Gravel Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS REPLACING SCREEN ON WASH PLANT. SCREEN SLIPPED BACK AND HIT HIS KNEE CAP.

August 9, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Los Banos Gravel Company Inc · Struck by falling object

WAS UNBOLTING 8" PIPE TO REMOVE IT. PIPE FELL AND LANDED ON FOOT.

May 13, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Los Banos Gravel Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS INSIDE SCRUBBER AND COWORKER WAS ON THE OUTSIDE TIGHTENING A BOLT. THE BOLT, UNDER PESSURE, BROKE AND SHOT UP, HITT EE IN THE EYE.

October 29, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Los Banos Gravel Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

CLEANIGN AROUND THE WASH PLANT. SLIPPED ON WET SPOT CAUSING HIM TO DO THE SPLITS. THAT CAUSED A GROIN PULL ON THE INSIDE OF HIS LEG.

June 2, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Los Banos Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CLEANING GRIZZLEY ON CRUSHING PLANT. POSSIBLE STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER.

February 5, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Los Banos Gravel Company Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING A CONVEYOR BELT AND TWISTED HIS BACK.

March 21, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Los Banos Gravel Company Inc · Struck by flying object

DRIVING EUCILUD PUT TRUCK. OPENED SIDE WINDOW DUST BLEW INTO EYE CAUSING IRRATATION WENT TO LOCAL EMERGENCY ROOM.

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