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1983–2026
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October 16, 1985 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Potash Producers Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING GRIZZLY IN WAREHOUSE UNDERMINED DRAGLINE BUCKET IT SLID DOWN, HITTING EMPLOYEE S BACK.

October 2, 1985 NM · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Potash Producers Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BY A DOOR WITH RIGHT HAND ON HINGED SIDE OF DOOR FACING. DOOR WAS CLOSED WHILE FINGER WAS BETWEEN DOOR ANDDOOR JAM, MASHING INDEX FINGER.

January 14, 1985 NM · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Potash Producers Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS HELPING FORKLIFT OPERATOR MOVE A CHUTE ONTO FORKS OF FORKLIFT CHUTE SLIPPED PINNING FOOT BETWEEN CHUTE AND WORKTABLE IN TRYING TO REAISE THE CHUTE OFF HIS FOOT CHUTED SLIPPED AGAIN AND CORNER OF CHUTE CUT SKIN AND CRACKED BONE INRIGHT FOOT

July 6, 1984 NM · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Potash Producers Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A LOAD OUT CHUTE. THE CHUTE WAS HUNG UP AND WHEN HE TRIED TO JAR IT LOOSE A COUNTER WEIGHT SLIPPED THE SLIPPING WEIGHT CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON THE GRAB BAR THE FI THE FINGER NEEDED STICHES AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS ABLE TO RETURN AND COMPLETE THE END OF HIS SHIFT.

December 14, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Potash Producers Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS REPLACING BOLT IN CABLE LEVEL WIND ON SHUTTLE CAR. HE PUSHED HARD TO GET IT IN, CUT MIDDLE FINGER ON THREAD BAR

November 2, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Potash Producers Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS UNPLUGGGINH CHUTE TO PLACE HOSE DOWN THE CHUTE HE PUT HIS FOOT WHERE SAMPLER MOVES ACROSS AND IT CAUGHT AND MASHED HEEL

October 17, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Potash Producers Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD RAISED HOPPER PIPE IN ORDER TO REMOVE TRUCK LOADING CHUTE AND WAS LOWERING IT TO LOAD RAILROAD CAR STOP LATCH WAS OUT OF POSITION AND LET PIPE DROP CRANK WHICH IS USED TO RAISE AN D LOWER PIPE CAME DOWN ACROSS HIS ARM FRACTURING IT

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