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January 8, 2008 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
NYCO Minerals, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

When rotating the classifier wheel pinched his finger between wheel and an obscure lip on the classifier body behind the wheel.

April 18, 2007 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
NYCO Minerals, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

While employee was working on mill, he pinched palm of his left hand causing a laceration which required sutures.

August 14, 2006 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
NYCO Minerals, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

While employee was installing shims in the ACM Mill classifier wheel he cut his thumb on one of the shims.

August 10, 2006 NY · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales HANDLING OF MATERIALS
NYCO Minerals, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

While employee was putting supplies away his hand brushed across the sharp edge of a bracket causing a gash to back side of left hand.

June 6, 2005 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
NYCO Minerals, Inc. · Struck against stationary object

Employee states that while he was working on the tail pulley bearing on elevator 015 he went to turn around and ran his knee into a piece of steel jutting out.

May 10, 2004 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
NYCO Minerals, Inc. · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE STATES THAT HE WAS CHANGING THE AIRLOCKS ON LINE 2 (PLT. 2). WHEN HE LIFTED AIRLOCK HE HURT HIS BACK.

January 7, 2002 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
NYCO Minerals, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS CHANGING SEAT AND FLOP GATE ON VAC., VALVE ACTIVATED AIR PISTON AND END OF FINGER ON RT. HAND GOT CAUGHT.

August 27, 2001 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
NYCO Minerals, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT WHILE BRUSHING SCREENS HE FELT A SPASM IN HIS LOWER BACK. STATES THAT HE STOPPED UNTIL SPASM WENT AWAY. HE STARTED BRUSH-ING SCREENS AGAIN AND THE SPASM CAME BACK. THIS TIME IT DIDN'T STOP.

August 24, 2000 NY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
NYCO Minerals, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE PULLING EE OUT OF #1 PEBBLE MILL (ONE ON EACH ARM), THE MAN ON HIS LEFT ARM PULLED TOO HARD.

July 22, 2000 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
NYCO Minerals, Inc. · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS DUMPING 99 LB. BAGS OUT BACK, HSI SHOULDER PULLED OUT.

June 27, 2000 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
NYCO Minerals, Inc. · Struck by falling object

WHILE EE WAS WORKING ON #2 PEBBLE MILL--NEW FEED SPOUT--DUST WAS FALLING AND GOT INTO HIS EYES.

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