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Years on record
1983–2026
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June 12, 1987 AK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valdez Creek Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING A PILE OF SCRAP LUMBER WHEN A NAIL POKED THRU HIS GLOVE AND INTO HIS HAND

June 6, 1987 AK · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valdez Creek Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS INST5LLING WOOD DOORS ON GREASE TRUCK WHEN BRACE THAT WAS SUPPORTING WEIGHT SLIPPED CAUSING DOOR TO STRIKE HIM ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD. HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING WHIP-LASH OR PULLED M LIGIMENTS TO 3ECK CAUSING SEVERE HEAD ACHES

February 25, 1987 AK · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valdez Creek Mining Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

HE WAS CHECKING3THE BATTERY FLUID LEVEL WHEN IT SPLASHED IN HIS EYE.

January 27, 1987 AK · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valdez Creek Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS MOVING 55 GALLON OIL DRUMS WHEN HE SAID IT FELT LIKE HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

August 15, 1986 AK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valdez Creek Mining Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WASHING TRUCK W3HIGH PRESSURE HOSE. HOSE PRESSURE BECAME SLACK THEN INCREASED CAUSING INSTABILITY IN FOOTING - FALL BACK WARDS ONTO TRUCK FRAME CAUSED A FRACTURE TO THE TAIL BONE.

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