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August 21, 1990 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by falling object

EMPL WAS SCALING SMALL ROCK. IT FELL & STRUCK LEFT ANKLE.

April 24, 1990 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by falling object

EE SCALED A ROCK ONTO HIMSELF. A PIECE OF THE ROCK STRUCK HIS LEFT FOOT.

March 24, 1990 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE SCALED ROCK WHICH STRUCK THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE.

February 16, 1990 TN · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING OUT A MISS FIRED HOLE WITH WATER HOSE WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM BACK & STRUCK HIS LEFT ANKLE

August 18, 1989 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by falling object

THIS EMPLOYEE SCLAED A ROCK WHICH BROKE BACK ON HIM.A SHARP PIECE OF THE ROCK HIT HIM.

July 13, 1989 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

EMPLOYEE SCALED DOWN A ROCK. ROCK SHATTERED AND ONE PIECE ROLLED DOWN MUCK PILE STRIKING EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT FOOT.

February 16, 1989 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by falling object

EMPL WAS FOUND UNCONSCIOUS BY SUPERVISOR. IT IS SUMISED THAT HE WAS IT IN HEAD BY ROCK WHICH FELL. EMP DIDN"T KNOW WHAT HIT HIM. HE STATED HE WAS WALKING TOWARD FACE FROM DRILL JUMBO.

December 2, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by falling object

THIS MAN SUSTAINED A LACERATION TO THE RIGHT FOREARM REQUIRING SUTURES WHEN A SMALL SHARP ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK, STRIKING HIM.

June 15, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THIS MAN SCALED A ROCK DOWN ONTO THE MUCK PILE AND THE ROCK BOUNCED ONTO HIS RIGHT LATERAL ANKLE CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES FOR CLOSURE.

April 6, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by falling object

THIS MAN WAS SCALING FROM A LOADER BUCKET. AS HE SCALED DOWN A ROCK IN FRONT OF HIM, A SLAB FELL BEHIND HIM STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD AND SHOULDERS, FRACTURING HIS NOSE AND LACERATING HIS HEAD AND FACE.

March 16, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE SCALING A ROCK, CHIP BROKE LOOSE STRIKING THIS MAN ON THE LEFT FOREARM CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES FOR CLOSURE.

February 11, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal loader head operator, roscoe operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE SCALING THE FACE OF A HEADING, A ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK STRIKING THIS MAN ON THE DORSAL SURFACE OF HIS RIGHT HAND, LACERATING THE HAND.

January 21, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by falling object

THIS MANW AS ST5NDING NEAR A MUCK PILE TALKING OT HIS SUPERVISOR WHEN A SLAB BROKE LOOSE FROM THE BACK AND FELL STRIKING HIS LEFT LOWER LEG

October 27, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by falling object

THIS MAN SCALED3A ROCK DOWN ONTO HISRIGHT FOOT CAUSING AN ONE INCH LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES FOR CLOSURE.

July 21, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by falling object

THIS MAN SCALED3A ROCK DOWN ONTO THE TOP OF HIS LEFT FOOT AND SUSTAINED A HAIRLINE FRACTURE ON THE DISTAL PHALANGE OF HIS GREAT TOE

January 8, 1986 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by rolling or sliding object

THIS MAN WAS SC5LING THE RIBS NEAR THE FACE OF HEADING WHEN A SMALL ROCK SLID DOWN THE SCALING BAR AND STRUCK THE SIDE OF HIS RT ELBOW THE ROCK CAUSED A HALF INCH LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SU SUTURES 3

May 15, 1985 TN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by falling object

THIS MAN WAS WETTING DOWN A MUCK PILE WHEN A ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING A BRUISE WHICH REQUIRED HIM TO PERFORM LIGHT DUTY FOR ONE DAY

March 18, 1985 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by falling object

THIS MAN WAS SCALING DOWN A ROCK WITH A SHOVEL AND WAS STRUCK ON THE THUMB CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES FOR CLOSURE. MAN WAS DISCIPLINED FOR USE OF IMPROPER SCALING TOOL AND PR OCEDURES.

March 6, 1985 TN · Metal/Non-Metal FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by falling object

THIS MAN SCALED A ROCK FROM THE BACK DOWN ON TOP OF HIS RIGHT FOOT CAUSING A LACERATION ON HIS GREAT TOE WHICH REQUIRED STUTUERS FOR CLOSUER

February 4, 1985 TN · Metal/Non-Metal hand loader, hand trammer FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by falling object

THIS MANWAS SCALING THE BACK FROM A MUCK PILE WHEN A SMALL ROCK FELL STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT WRIST CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED SUTURES FOR CLOSURE.

April 5, 1984 TN · Metal/Non-Metal gathering arm loader operator, loading machine operator, joy loader operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by falling object

THIS MAN & 2 CO-WORKERS WERE SCALING THE BACK WHILE STANDING ON THE MUCK PILE. THEY PULLED A LARGE SLAB & WHEN IT FELL ANOTHER SECTION OF T HE BACK FELL BEHIND THE INJURED MAN KNOCKING HIM D OWN.

November 28, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE OPERATING A SCALING MACHINE A ROCK FELL AND STRUCK ONE OF THE MACHINE LIGHTS CAUSING A PIECE OF GLASS TO STRIKE THE MAN ON THE UPPER LIP THE LACERATION REQUIRED SUTURES FOR CLOSURE

October 6, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by falling object

THIS MAN WAS SCALING THE BACK FROM A MUCK PILE WHEN A PIECE SCALED LOOSE, STRUCK HIM ON THE RIGHT THUMB CAUSING A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED THREE SUTURES FOR CLOSURE

June 8, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by falling object

THE MAN WAS SCALING OUT OF T HE BASKET OF A HI SCALER WHEN HE PULLED A SLAB, WHICH WAS HANGING OVER A PIECE OF HUNG DRILL STEEL, IT BOUNCED OFF OF THE STEEL & INTO THE BACKET STRIKING THE MAN ON THE LEFT WRIST CAUSING A LACERATION & PARTIALLY SEVERING A TENDON OF HIS LET WRIST.

April 19, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by falling object

BACK HAD BEEN BLASTED ON PREVIOUS SHIFT LOADER & SCALER WAS TOLDTO SCALE BACK & BUILD A RAMP SCALER HAD SCALED WHAT HE COULD REACH FROM DIPPER LHD OPERATOR WAS BUILDING A RAMP WHEN ROCK FELL F ROM BACK STRIKING HIM ON HEAD

April 16, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by falling object

FARLEY WAS SCALING THE BACK FROM A RAISED 915 EIMCO DRIPPER HE SCALED A ROCK DOWN ON THE EDGE OF THE DIPPER A PIECE OF THE ROCK FELL INTO THE DIPPER ON HIS LEFT FOOT

January 12, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal scoop car/scooptram operator, load/haul/dump (lhd) operator, teletram operator FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by falling object

THIS LOADER OPERATOR WAS BACK DRAGGING A HEADING WITH AN EIMCO 915 WHEN A SLAB 6 IN THICK FELL FROM THE CENTER OF THE BACK ABOUT 12 FT FROM THE FACE AND STRUCK THE OPERATOR

January 12, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Jersey Miniere Zinc Company · Struck by falling object

THIS MAN SCALED A SLAB OFF OF THE BACK INTO THE LOADER BUCKET, WHICH STRUCK HIS SAFETY LANYARD AND PINNED HIM UP AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE LOADER BUCKET

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