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July 30, 1992 NV · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independence Mining Company Inc · Struck by flying object

55061S PUTTING SAMPLE CATCHER DOWN THERE WAS NO WIPER RUBBER ON THE DRILL STEEL A ROCK WAS THROWN UP & BROKE EE GLASSES GLASS PARTICLES GOT IN HIS LEFT EYE

December 9, 1991 NV · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independence Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

FOLLOWING A BIT CHANGE ON A BLAST HOLE DRILL,EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP TOOLS INCLUDING CHAIN WRENCH PLATE AND BIT BASKET.HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK WHILE PICKING UP THE LAST BIT BASKET.

June 25, 1991 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independence Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

CHANGING A CRUSHER CYCLINDER WHICH WEIGHS ABOUT 6 POUNDS WHEN IT FELL OFF THE EDGE OF CRUSHER.THE EMPLOYEE CAUGHT THE CYCLINDER BUT THE FORCE OF THE FALL CAUSED HIS HAND TO BE PINNED BETWEEN T HE CYCLINDER AND THE SIDE OF THE CRUSHER.THE SHARP EDGE OF THE CYCLINDER CUT THE EMPLOYEES HAND.

April 24, 1990 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independence Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING BYPASS VALVE STRAINED BACK Y

July 12, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independence Mining Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

REPLACING STARTER ON IGNERSOLL RAND DRILL, A SMALL PIECE OF COPPER LODGED INTO RIGHT INDEX FINGER. FINGER, HAND, AND ARM HAD SWOLLEN.

May 16, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independence Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PULVERIZING ORE SAMPLES. HE LIFTED THE LID TO CLEAN OUT THE SAMPLE. THE LID SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND DROPPED ON HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER. THE FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN THE LID A ND PULVERIZER FRAME CAUSING A SMALL LACERATION REQUIRING TWO STITCHES.

April 13, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independence Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MOVING SPLITTER BOX MAUALLY LEFT HAND FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN SPLITTER BOX & SUPPORT FRAME

December 13, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independence Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVER HAULING WASTE-ROCKS ON PIT ENTRANCE ROAD,MOTORGRADER BUSY SO HE GOT OUT OF TRUCK & MOVED THEM HIMSELF STRAINING LOWER BACK.

November 2, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independence Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DRIVING TRUCK WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY SO HE TRIED TO FLIP ICE FROM THEM WHEN HE DID HE SLIPPED AND POKED HIMSELF IN THE RT EYE WITH WIPER WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES A ND WIPER CAME UP UNDER GLASSES

August 30, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independence Mining Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I. NAME ATTEMPTED TO LIFT AN EMPTY 55 GALLON BARREL UP OVER THE SIDE OF A PICK-UP TRUCK. THE BARREL WAS TOO MUCH FOR ONE MAN TO HANDLE AND I.NAME SMASHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE BOTTOM OF THE BARREL AND THE BED OF THE TRUCK.

May 5, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Independence Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALLED ROTATION PUMP PUMP SLIPPED AND SMASHED FINGER.

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