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January 12, 1994 MO · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Caylor Construction Company Inc · Fall down stairs

STEP FROSTY. THE OPERATOR WAS FUELING DOZER WHEN HE SLIPPED ON THE STEP. HE HAD HOLD OF THE HAND RAIL AND TWISTED HIS SHOULDER.

March 23, 1987 MO · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Caylor Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM WAS INST5LLING A BELLY PAN ON DOZER WHEN CHAIN SLIPPED PINCHING HIS FINGER.

July 31, 1986 MO · Coal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand POWERED HAULAGE
Caylor Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS TI1HTENED BOLT ON AIR CLEANER AND HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HIS FINGER LODGED IN THE ALTERNATOR, SEVERING HIS SMALL FINGER ON THE RIGHT HAND.

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