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June 21, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal cleanup man, cleanup worker POWERED HAULAGE
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

THE OPERATOR WAS BACKING DOWN A HILL WITH A LOADOF PLASTIC PIPE; HE RAISED THE BOOM OF THE FORK LIFT TO A POSITION THAT COMBINED W/ THE ANGLE OFTHE HILL, CAUSING THE FORKLIFT TO TURN OVER BACKWARD. HE HAD 5 WKS. OPERATION EXPERIENCE FOLLOWING TRAINING AND WAS WEARING HIS SEAT BELT

October 26, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE BANDING A CLAMP ON A 6" HOSE, THE BANDING CLAMP SPLICED THROUGH KNUCKLE ON RIGHT INDEX FINGER. RECEIVED TWO STITCHES.

June 22, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLIMBING LADDER OUT OF HATCH, EMPLOYEE'S ANKLE GAVE OUT AND HE FELT IT POP. WHEN WEIGHT WAS APPLIED ON FOOT, EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCED PAIN UP HIS BACK.

June 2, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Fall from machine

DOING EQUIPMENT REPAIR EE STEPPED ON FENDER. THE FENDER SLID FORWARD EE WAS HOLDING ON TO PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN LEFT SHOULDER POPPED.

May 21, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A HARDENED STEEL LIP PROTECTOR ON A 994 LOADER WITH A HARDENED STEEL HAMMER WHEN A SMALL PIECE SPLINTERED OFF AND HIT HIS LEG.

March 31, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF OF LOADER. HE STEPPED ON A ROCK WITH RIGHT FOOT AND SPRAINED HIS RIGHTANKLE.

March 18, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Fall down stairs

WALKING DOWN STAIRS, GRABBED STAIR RAILS & SHOULDER POPPED OUT. HAS A DISLOCATED SHOULDER.

March 11, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Struck by falling object

MOVING A LADDER AND A PIECE OF STEEL FELL FROM THE TOP OF LADDER AND HIT THUMB.

March 11, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INSTALLING HANDRAIL ON DECK OF 240 TON HAUL TRUCK. ASSUMED ONE END OF HANDRAIL WAS BOLTED DOWN. HANDRAIL FELL OVER SMASHING RING FINGER BETWEEN DECK AND HANDRAIL.

February 20, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE OVERFLOW TRASH SCREEN DOOR HANDLE STUCK UNDER GRATING LEAVING AN OPEN HOLE IN WALKWAY. TRIED TO SHUT DOOR BEFORE CLEANING SCREENS, UNABLE TO. FELL INTO HOLE TWISTING ARM AND BACK WHILE TRYING TO SUPPORT SCREEN.

January 27, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

PUTTING WORK TOOLS AWAY IN WORK CABINET, STOOD UP HITTING HEAD ON CABIET LATCH. HAD THREE STITCHES IN HIS HEAD.

January 19, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DOING MAINTENENCE WORK ON ELECTRICAL BATTERYS, STEPPED OFF STAIRWELL AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE - LIGHT DUTY.

January 8, 1999 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BENT DOWN TO HOOK UP A FROZE HEARD AND FELT LEFT KNEE POP OUT. WHEN EE STOOD BACK UP KNEE POPPED BACK INTO PLACE.

November 25, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING A SPLICE MAUL & SLEDGEHAMMER TO PUT A STEEL BUSHING THRU THE ARM OF A 998 LOADER. EE HIT THE SPUDS MAUL WITH THE HAMMER CAUSING A PIECE OF STEEL TO LODGE IN THE LEFT FOREARM. RECEIVED 8 STITCHES AFT METAL WAS TAKEN OUT.

November 23, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE THE SHOVEL WAS LOADING THE HAUL TRUCK, THE SWEAR SHAFT. THE BUCKET HIT THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK BED, ERSEY THE TRUCK OPERATOR.

November 22, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADER BACKED INTO HAUL TRUCK, JARRING TRUCK OPERATOR. OPERATOR COMPLAING OF TINGELING AND NUMBNESS IN HANDS.

November 11, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EE WAS WALKING IN WALKWAY IN TRUCK SHOP. AS HE WALKED BEHIND WATER TRUCK, ANOTHER EE STARTED WATER TRUCK UP. THE PUMP AND SPRAY WERE ON, THE WATER HIT EE. BETWEEN THE WATER PRESSURE AND THE WE T FLOOR, HE FELL TO THE FLOOR.

November 5, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATES HE WAS WALKING ON JOBSITE AND STEPPED ON SOMETHING OR OVER AND TWISTED LEFT ANKLE.

October 11, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

WALKING ON BLASTED MATERIAL FLAGGING ORE ZONE STEPPED IN CRACK THAT WAS COVERED. TWIST RIGHT KNEE AND HIP SCRAPED LOWER LEG.

October 6, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

TRYING TO REMOVE A SWAY-BAR PIN FROM UNDER A 240 TON HAUL TRUCK BED. THE PIN WAS GREASY & EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND SLIPPED OFF. HIS LEFT HAND WAS BETWEEN THE FRAME & THE PIN SMASHING HIS LEFT PINK Y FINGER. HE HAD STITCHES IN FINGER.

October 5, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THREADING A SCREEN TO A PIPE FOR FINAL TAILS. SAMPLE PUMP USING A POWER PIPE THREADING MACHINE &A PAIR OF CHANNEL LOCKS FOR BACK UP AS THE PIPE BEGAN TO TURN CHANNEL LOCKS DID NOT PROVIDE ENOU GH LEVERAGE & PINCHED EE MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGH HAND HE RECEIVED 7 STITCHES

October 4, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REPAIRING HANDRAIL ON HAUL TRUCK. CUT HANDRAIL LOOSED IT-SPRANG BACK HITTING EE CHIN KNOCKING OUT ONE TOOTH AND BREAKING ANOTHER TOOTH

October 1, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS ON BACK UNDER THE CONVEYOR BELT ON A WET FLOOR. EE ABOVE WERE WASHING OUT A LIME CHUTE. LIME FROM CHUTE MIXED WITH WATER ON FLOOR--CAUSING BURNS TO EE'S BACKSIDE.

September 14, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE PICKED UP A HOT CLEVIS AFTER IT WAS HEATED BY A TORCH TO BEND INTO DUPE DID NOT KNOW IT WAS HOT. IT WAS SITTING ON THE RTD, AND PICKED IT UP TO THROW IT OFF TO THE GROUND BURN IT HIS HAND, SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS LEFT THUMB. NO LOST DAYS.

August 4, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING A UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT RUBBER. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT FINGER. RECEIVED 6 STITCHED IN FINGER. DID NOT LOOSE ANY TIME.

July 28, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS BACKING 240 TON HAD TRUCK TO THE BURN TO DUMP MATERIALS. EE WERE LOOKING TO HIS LEFT WHEN THE LEFT REAR DUAL HIT THE BURN JERKING THE TRUCK STRAIGHT HURTING THE LOWER BACK.

July 28, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING 240 TON HAUL TRUCK. THE SEAT RELEASED WHEN SHE HIT A BUMP WHICH JARRED THE EE. THE SEAT WOULD NOT LATCH WHEN SHE LOWERED IT.

July 10, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger POWERED HAULAGE
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING 240 TON HAUL TRUCK ACROSS DUMP. CAME UPON A RUT IN THE DUMP. HIT THE SEAT HARD, BOUNCING THE TRUCK. JARRED HIS BACK BETWEEN SHOULDER BLADES.

June 27, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THROWING METAL BANDING INTO A DUMP TRUCK, THE SHARP EDGE CUT RIGHT ARM BETWEEN GLOVE AND COVERALLS.

June 13, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

BENT OVER TO PICK SHOVEL CABLE UP, WHEN A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK WENT TOO FAR AND DROPPED EE TO HIS KNEES.

June 10, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Fall from machine

CLIMBING OFF OF SHOVEL, SLIPPED ON WET STEPS TWISTING RIGHT SHOULDER. AS OF 3-29-99 HE BECAME A LOST TIME DUE TO HAVING HIS SHOULDER OPERATED ON FOR A TORN ROTATOR CUFF.

June 3, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING SHIM FROM SHOVEL 101. THE SHIMMING TOOL SLIPPED OUT AND HIT RIGHT WRIST PUNCTURING THE WRISTBONE.

April 28, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) DISORDERS (REPEATED TRAUMA)
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DUE TO INABLIITY TO GRASP THINGS, A HAMMER FLEW OUT OF EE'S HAND. ACCEPTED AS OCCUP. ILLNESS BY WORK. COMP. ON 10-22-98.

April 9, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

RIDING IN VAN THIRD BENCH SEAT BACK. HAD ON SEAT BELT. VAN DRIVER HITS A SERIES OF BUMPS. SEAT BELT HOLDS EMPLOYEE IN SEAT. FELT LOWER BACK PAIN, TRIED WORKING, PAIN GOT WORSE.

April 8, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WELDING LINERS IN THE CRUSHER POCKET WHEN THE OVERHEAD CRANE STARTED REELING UPWARDS, WHICH WAS STILL HOOKED ON TO LINER, CAUSING THE LINER TO RIP OFF THE WALL WHICH STRUCK EE IN THE HEAD & LE G AREA.

April 3, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PUTTIJNG RIGHT REAR STRUT ON HAUL TRUCK(240 TON). STRUT SLIPPED PINNING EMPLOYEE UNDER IT. BRUISED.

March 5, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Struck by falling object

CHANGING LINERS IN THE BALL MILL, WHEN A 5" BALL FELL FROM ABOVE & SMASHED HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER & RIGHT RING FINGER, FOUR STITCHES WERE REQUIRED.

January 19, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

SLIPPED AS COMING DOWN STAIRS OF SHOVEL. WEARINGRUBBER OF SHOES AND STEPS WERE SNOW COVERED. AS FEET SLIPPED RIGHT HAND JAMMED INTO HAND RAIL BROKE RIGHT HAND.

January 15, 1998 NV · Metal/Non-Metal draftsman, surveyor/transit work supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SURVEYOR STEPPED TO THE SIDE INTO CRACK AND TWISTED RIGHT KNEE. THE CRACK WAS COVERED WITH SNOW AND WAS UNSEEN. REPORTABLE ONLY AS OF 5-20-98 DUE TO SURGERY ON INJURED KNEE.

December 31, 1997 NV · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

CLOSING BALL MILL ROLL COVER. PULLED STRAIGHT INSTEAD OF LIFTING UP FIRST. PULLED RIGHT SHOULDER.

December 30, 1997 NV · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DOZER WAS ON A TILT TO THE LEFT REACHED OUT OF CAB WITH LEFT HAND PUTTING RIGHT HAND BETWEEN DOOR AND CAB RELEASED OUTSIDE LATCH CAUSHT RIGHT INDEX FINGER IN DOOR.

December 18, 1997 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING A 240 TON HAUL TRUCK WITH A BROKEN SEAT. FELT PAIN IN BACK REPORTED BROKEN SEAT TO PM 80 DOWNED TRUCK UNTIL SEAT COULD BE REPLACED.

December 16, 1997 NV · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING PIPE WHILE HOOKING UP AIR CANNON PULLED MUSCLE OR TORE BICEP.

November 11, 1997 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Fall from machine

CLIMBING FROM ENGINE AREA OF 240 TON HAUL PAK. DUE TO WET CONDITIONS HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL BACKWARDS OFF OF THE ENGINE FRAME LANDING ON HIS BACK HE FELL APPROX. 19' 7" TO THE GROUND. HE FRACTURED THREE VERTEBRAE.

October 15, 1997 NV · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Fall from machine

TURNING VALVES ON HAUL TRUCK, CLIMBED LADDER TO TURN ON VALVES, MISSED STEP ON FRAME OF TRUCK AND FELL BACKWARDS OFF TRUCK. CONTUSION TO LOWER BACK.

September 30, 1997 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bhp Nevada Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BENT DOWN CUTTING SKIRTING ON FEEDER SHUTE IN VERY TIGHT AREA UTILITY KNIFE SLIPPED AND PUNCTURED LEFT KNEE RECIEVED STICHES.

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