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September 23, 2005 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leo Journagan Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While repairing the Vertical Shaft Impactor (VSI),the LAR ring slipped and pinched a workers finger tips fracturing two finger tip bones.

May 10, 2005 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leo Journagan Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

After inspecting the hopper, the miner lowered the hopper lid and received a cut while removing his hand

April 29, 2005 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leo Journagan Construction Company Inc · Struck by falling object

While changing a screen in a screen assembly, the screen slipped and lacerated the miners leg.

January 25, 2005 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leo Journagan Construction Company Inc · Struck by falling object

Worker was cleaning the ground around the screen assembly and a rock fell off the screen which cut him when it hit him in the head. Worker was wearing a hard hat at the time.

November 3, 2004 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leo Journagan Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Worker was moving a metal plate which slipped and cut his middle finger on his left hand

October 24, 2001 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leo Journagan Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER WAS OPENING THE WATER TRUCK DOOR TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WHEN THE HANDLE BROKE AND CUT THE MINERS LEFT FOREARM.

March 20, 2001 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leo Journagan Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MECHANIC HAD REMOVED THE OLD CUTTING EDGE AND WAS INSTALLING A NEW ONE WHEN IT SLIPPED AND MASHED HIS THUMB BETWEEN THE NEW CUTTING EDGE AND THE PALLET IT WAS DELIVERED ON.

August 30, 2000 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Leo Journagan Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REMOVING BREAKER BAR FROM HORIZONTAL CRUSHER. THE BREAKER BAR SWUNG FREE AND HIT HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

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