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March 10, 2005 NE · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crow Butte Resources Inc · Struck by falling object

He was trying to lift a piece of pipe from the upper level of the pipe rack, however a piece of 1 7/8 inch copper pipe was on top of the stack. As he moved the pipe he was after serveral pieces of pipe rolled off the stack and one piece stuck the inside of his right foot.

November 19, 2004 NE · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crow Butte Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was done probing a hole. He was putting the probe back into the truck and when he turned with the probe in his hand he felt a pulling sensation in his upper back.

September 14, 2004 NE · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crow Butte Resources Inc · Struck by falling object

About 9 hours after cutting a piece of steel with a plasma cutter he tipped his hardhat and a piece of steel, about the size of a grain of salt, fell into his eye. He tried to irrigate with lots of water. It would not come out. He went to the clinic and they removed it. They gave him a prescription for possible infection on 9-15-2004. No permenant damage was done.

July 2, 2002 NE · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crow Butte Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE INJURED HIS FINGER WHILE STRAIGHTENING DRILL PIPE IN RACK. HE SMASHED HIS MIDDLE FINGER BUT DID NOT GO TO HAVE IT CHECKED UNTIL 7/27/02. THEY TOLD HIM THAT A BONE WAS CRACKED BUT COULD DO NOTHING TO HELP IT.

February 14, 2002 NE · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crow Butte Resources Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CONNECTING A 3" WATER HOSE WITH A CAM AND GROOVE COUPLER TO A TRUCK CONNECTION. THE CAME WAS DIFFICULT TO CLOSE, SO THE EE ATTEMPTED TO POSITION HOSE WITH BODY. THIS EFFORT APPARENTLY R ESULTED IN A LOWER BACK STRAIN.

January 16, 2002 NE · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crow Butte Resources Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON DRILL RIG DRAW WORKS GEAR BOX. ANOTHER EMPLOYYEE THOUGHT WORK WAS COMPLETE AND RELEASED THE BRAKE ON THE DRUM. CABLE END CUT RIGHT WRIST, REQUIRING FOUR SUTURES.

June 29, 2000 NE · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Crow Butte Resources Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WAS LIFTING A PUMP JACK INTO A TRUCK WHEN THE ARMS OF THE JACK SHIFTED, PINCHING THE LEFT INDEX FINGER AGAINST THE PUMP CASING. CAUSED A CUT TO BE THE FINGER REQUIRING THREE STITCHES.

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