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November 30, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Homestake Mining Company of California · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAS HEARING LOSS ACCORDING TO SOUTH DAKOTA WORKER'S COMP. EMPLOYEE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE.

November 30, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Homestake Mining Company of California · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAS HEARING LOSS ACCORDING TO SOUTH DAKOTA WORKER'S COMP. EMPLOYEE LAID OFF DUE TO MINE CLOSURE.

November 27, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal stoper miner DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Homestake Mining Company of California · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAS BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNER AND LEFT CUPITAL SYNDROME. EMPLOYEE'S LAST DAY OF WORK WAS 11/23/01 DUE TO MINE CLOSURE. EMPLOYEE HAD SURGERY ON 11/27/01 TO CORRECT CONDITIONS.

November 20, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal stoper miner DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Homestake Mining Company of California · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAS BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME AND BILATERAL CUPITAL SYNDROME. EMPLOYEE'S LAST DAY OF WORK WAS 11/16/01 DUE TO MINE CLOSURE. EMPLOYEE HAD SURGERY TO CORRECT CONDITIONS ON 11/20/ 01.

November 9, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Homestake Mining Company of California · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAS HEARING LOSS UNDER SOUTH DAKOTA WORKERS' COMP. EE A LAID. OCCUPATIONAL INJURY.

October 23, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Homestake Mining Company of California · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DIGGING A HOLE, EMPLOYEE SLIPPED INTO HOLE, APPROX 2 FT WIDE AND 2 FT DEEP. EMPLOYEE'S FEET LANDED IN THE HOLE AND WITH A LOSS OF BALANCE HE FELL FORWARD. AS HE FELL A WRENCH LANDED WITH SOME FORCE ON HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER. EMPLOYEERECEIVED TREATMENT FOR BILATERAL KNEE SPRAIN AND PAIN IN RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

October 15, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Homestake Mining Company of California · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAS HEARING LOSS ACCORDING TO SOUTH DAKOTA WORKER' COMP. EE RETIRED AFTER 32 YEARS OF MINING. OCCUPATIONAL ILLNESS.

October 1, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Homestake Mining Company of California · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAS BILATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. WENT FOR SURGERY ON 10/2/01. EE WAS LAID OFF ON 10/1/01DUE TO MINE CLOSURE.

September 19, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Homestake Mining Company of California · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR LOST POWER IN THE HAUL TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING AS HE DESCENDED THE 20 PERCENT HAUL ROAD GRADE. THE TRUCK FREE-WHEELED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL, WENT UP THE BANK AT THE END OF THE ROAD, AND LAID OVER ON ITS SIDE. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL AND TREATED FOR BRUISED AND RELEASED.

September 13, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Homestake Mining Company of California · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAS LEFT SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT FROM LONG TERM WORK IN THE ASSAY LAB. EMPLOYEE WENT OFF ON 9/13/01 TO HAVE SURGICAL CORRECTION.

September 11, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal stoper miner DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Homestake Mining Company of California · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME. WENT OFF ON 9/11/01 FOR SURGERY.

July 18, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Homestake Mining Company of California · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAS BILATERIAL CTS. FIRST SHIFT MISSED-7-18-01.

July 15, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Homestake Mining Company of California · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS INSPECTING THE CHUTE GOING TO THE LIME SLAKER. HE HAD OPENED THE HATCH APPROX 2" WHEN A BURST OF STEAM AND LIME DISCHARGED FROM THE OPENING. EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT WRIST AND FOREARM REC EIVED SECOND DEGREE BURNS DUE TO CONTACT WITH LIME AND STEAM.

July 5, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Homestake Mining Company of California · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING CHUTE DOOR BACK ON AND PINCHED RIGHT LITTLE FINGER IN PINCH POINT, FRACTURED TIP OF FINGER.

July 5, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Homestake Mining Company of California · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS DISPOSING OF 20 GRAM PRIMERS. DETONATED BOX OF PRIMERS AND CONCUSSION KNOCKED EE TO THE GROUND RESULTING IN LACERATION TO THE BACK OF THE HEAD. 5 STITCHES. EE DID NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH DIS TANCE BETWEEN HIMSELF AND EXPLOSION.

June 21, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Homestake Mining Company of California · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SPOOLING UP THE HOSE TO HIS CUTTING TORCH, THE EE STEPPED IN STANDING WATER AND SLIPPED, TWISTING HIS RIGHT KNEE. EE DID NOT INITIALLY REQUIRE MEDICAL TREATMENT. SUBSEQUENTLY, APPROX ONE WEEK AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE EE BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PAIN IN THE RIGHT KNEE. MEDICAL EXAMINATION REVEALED A KNEE STRAIN.

June 13, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Homestake Mining Company of California · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ASSISTING IN PLACING A PIPE TO BE WELDED HE PLACED 1 END ON THE BACK OF A D-3 DOZER & THEOTHER END WAS HELD ON AN EXCAVATOR. EXCAVATOR OPERATOR WENT TO HELP EE & WHEN HE STOOD HIS KNE E HIT A CONTROL WHICH CAUSED THE BOOM TO MOVE. THIS MOVED THE PIPE, WHICH CRUSHED EE'S RIGHT HAND & FINGER BETWEEN THE PIPE & CLAMP

June 5, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Homestake Mining Company of California · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING ROTOR ON ELECTRIC MOTOR AND CUT RIGHT FINGER ON SHARP BARB ON FAN BLADE.STITCHES.

June 5, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman POWERED HAULAGE

EMPLOYEE DRIVING JOHN DEER TRACTOR WITH FORKS ATTACHED FOR ELECTRICAL WORK. RIGHT FORK CAUGHT RIGHT RIB, EMPLOYEE TURNED AWAY FROM THE RIB AND TRACTOR FELL ON SIDE. LACERATION TO LEFT MIDDLE FINGER, STITCHES, AND SORE LEFT SHOULDER. RESTRICTED DUTY.

May 30, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Homestake Mining Company of California · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAS CTS IN BOTH HANDS. FIRST SHIFT MISSED 5-30-01.

May 29, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Homestake Mining Company of California · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAS CTS IN BOTH HANDS. FIRST SHIFT MISSED 5-29-01.

May 16, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Homestake Mining Company of California · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLIMBING INTO ORE CAR TO CUT RUBBER BELTING AND SLIPPED RESULTING IN A CUT ON HIS RIGHT FOREARM FROM AN UTILITY KNIFE. 9 STITCHES. MEDICAL TREATMENT.

May 9, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Homestake Mining Company of California · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME - BOTH HANDS. FIRST SHIFT MISSED 5-9-01.

May 8, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Homestake Mining Company of California · Struck against stationary object

MOVING SHEET METAL THE EDGE OF THE METAL CUT THE WORKER'S RIGHT FOREARM. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING LONG SLEEVED SHIRT, LEATHER WORK GLOVES, HARD HAT, SAFETY GLASSES, AND SAFETY BOOTS.

May 1, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Homestake Mining Company of California · Fall onto or against objects

ACCIDENTLY STEPPED ONTO A PIECE OF INSULATION ON ROOF OF BUILDING. FELL THROUGH BUT HAD NOT SHORTENED LANYARD. WHEN LANYARD BROKE FALL LEG HIT VESSEL OF JOY COMPRESSOR. BODY DID NOT HAVE ANY IMPACT.

April 26, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Homestake Mining Company of California · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAS CTS OF BOTH HANDS. FIRST SHIFT MISSED 4-26-01.

April 25, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Homestake Mining Company of California · Struck against stationary object

WAS SAMPLING THE FACE AND HE ATTEMPTED TO CHANGE THE SAMPLE SACK BUT SLIPPED WHILE GRAPPING THE SACK. BACK OF RIGHT HAND BRUSHED AGIANST QUARTZ ROCK RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO BACK OF HAND 5 STITCHES.

April 16, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Homestake Mining Company of California · Struck by falling object

EE WAS BARRING AND A ROCK STRUCK THE TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT. IN JUNE OF 2001 THE EE HAD A SMALL ROCK THAT WAS IMBEDDED IN HIS FOOT REMOVED. THE EE NOTIFIED THE COMPANY OF THE MEDICAL TREATMENT ON 7-23-01.

March 31, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

EE RETRIEVED A COUPLING FOR A PIPING SYSTEM, TURNED AROUND, TOOK APPROXIMATELY ONE TO TWO STEPS AND FELL THROUGH AN OPENING APPROXIMATELY 2.5 FTWIDE IN A BARGE PLATFORM.

March 23, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal stoper miner POWERED HAULAGE
Homestake Mining Company of California · Struck by falling object

EE WAS SCALING THE BACK W3HEN A ROCK DISLODGED AND BOUNCED OFF OF THE LEFT TIRE OF THE LHD AND STRUCK LEFT SIDE. CRACKED LEFT RIB. RESTRICTED DUTY 5 DAYS.

March 15, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Homestake Mining Company of California · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO EMPTY A SMALL DRUM OF LIME DEBRIS INTO THE BUCKET OF A BOBCAT WHEN THE BARREL TIPPED BACK TOWARD HIM STRIKING HIS LEFT KNEE& INFLICTING A SMALL CUT ABOVE THE KNEE. TWO WEE KS LATER HE NOTICED SWELLING & TENDERNESS & REPORTED THIS TO HIS SUPERVISOR.

February 21, 2001 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Homestake Mining Company of California · Struck by falling object

EE WAS SUPPORTING A H BEAM ON ONE END WITH OTHEREND IN A VISE. WHEN ANOTHER EE LOOSENED THE VISETHE FREE END OF THE BEAM DROPPED PINCHING THE INJURED EE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE BEAM & WORK BENCH.

February 20, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Homestake Mining Company of California · Fall onto or against objects

EE WAS LEAVING WORK AND SLIPPED WHILE GETTING INTO PICKUP TRUCK. BRUISE TO GROIN AREA. MISSED WORK FROM 2/25 - 3/1. LATE REPORTING BECAUSE EE FAILED TO REPORT REASON FOR MISSING WORK UNTIL RET URNED TO WORK.

February 20, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Homestake Mining Company of California · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE LIFTING A BURNER TRUCK INTO LHD BUCKET AND PULLED GROIN MUSCLE. SOUGHT MEDICAL TREATMENT TWO WEEKS LATER AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH HERNIA. FIRST SHIFT MISSED 3-25-01`.

February 8, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Homestake Mining Company of California · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAS HEARING LOSS UNDER SOUTH DAKOTA'S WORKER'S COMP. EMPLOYEE RETIRED.

February 8, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Homestake Mining Company of California · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PASSING THRU A AIR DOOR BUT AIR DOOR WAS STUCK. EE PULLED ON AIR DOOR AND DOOR OPENED UP, CATCHING HIS LEFT ANKLE BETWEEN DOOR AND RIB. SPRAINED ANKLE. RESTRICTED DUTY OF 1 DAY.

January 22, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal coal sampler DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Homestake Mining Company of California · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD HEARING LOSS UNDER SOUTH DAKOTA WORKER'S COMP. EE LAID OFF.

January 11, 2001 SD · Metal/Non-Metal stoper miner DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Homestake Mining Company of California · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME ON BOTH HANDS. FIRST SHIFT MISSED 1/11/01.

December 27, 2000 SD · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Homestake Mining Company of California · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME, BOTH HANDS. WENT FOR SURGERY 12-27-00.

December 22, 2000 SD · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Homestake Mining Company of California · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD COMPENSABLE HEARING LOSS UNDER SOUTH DAKOTA'S WORKER'S COMP. EMPLOYEE RETIRED.

December 20, 2000 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Homestake Mining Company of California · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING MOVE SOME PIPE WITH A LOADER. THEPIPE SWUNG AROUNG & STRUCK THE EE IN THE RIGHT ARM THE INITIAL MED EXAM APPEARED TO BE NEGATIVESEVERAL DAYS AFTER THE INCIDENT THE EE EXPERIENC ED PAIN & DISCOMFORT TO THE RIGHT WRIST/ARM AREAWAS REEXAMED BY A DR & WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TAKEN OFF OF WORK

December 20, 2000 SD · Metal/Non-Metal rock driller DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Homestake Mining Company of California · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD COMPENSABLE HEARING LOSS UNDER SOUTH DAKOTA'S WORKER'S COMP. EMPLOYEE RETIRED.

December 15, 2000 SD · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Homestake Mining Company of California · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD COMPENSABLE HEARING LOSS UNDER WORKER'S COMP. EMPLOYEE RETIRED. NOTE: EE DID NOT HAVE REPORTABLE HEARING LOSS METTING THE CRITERIA OF PART 62.175.

December 15, 2000 SD · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Homestake Mining Company of California · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD HEARING LOSS UNDER SOUTH DAKOTA WORKER'S COMP. EMPLOYEE RETIRED. NOTE: EE DID NOT HAVE REPORTABLE HEARING LOSS METTING THE CRITERIA OF PART 62.175.

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