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1983–2026
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November 16, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Noranda Grey Eagle Mines Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER MECHANIC INSTALL A FRONT DIFFERENTIAL ON A CLARK 125 FRONT END LOADER. THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS ALMOST IN PLACE WHEN IT SLIPPED OFF OF THE FLOOR JACK AND SMASHED THE L ITTLE FINGER OF THE RIGHT HAND

November 14, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Noranda Grey Eagle Mines Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A PUMP SHAFT AT AN OFFICE MACHINE SHOP WHEN AN EMPLOYEE OF THE MACHINE SHOP ROLLED THE PUMP SHAFT, PINCHING A FINGER BETWEEN THE PUMP SHAFT AND A SEATBELT BRACKET

July 14, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal clerk, timekeeper, office worker, director of sales HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Noranda Grey Eagle Mines Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS IN THE BATHROOM GETTING A DRINK OF WATER HE BENT OVER UNDER A SHELF AND STOOD UP HITTING HIS FOREHEAD ON SHELF BRACKET THIS OPENED THE SKIN REQUIRING TWO STITCHES

April 27, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Noranda Grey Eagle Mines Inc · Struck against stationary object

ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON RT ABUTMENT OF THE DAM EMP WAS SETTING CHOKERS WHILE CLEARING BRUSH HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS LEFT KNEE ON EDGE OF A STUMP

February 16, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Noranda Grey Eagle Mines Inc · Struck by falling object

EMP WAS HANDLING A 20" PIECE OF 8" PI PE. HE WAS WEARING GLOVES HE WAS CLEANING UP HIS WORK AREA AFTER COMPLETING A JOB, WHEN HE PICKED UP THE PIPE IT SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HANDS AND HE ATTEMPTED TO CATCH IT THE END OF THE PIPE SMASHED HIS FINGER AGAINST THE FLOOR FRACTURING HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER AND CAUSING A 1/2" LACERATION

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