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2000–2026
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November 2, 2010 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
NYCO Minerals, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was cutting a piece of flex hose with a Stanley knife. It slipped cutting his left index finger. (required 4 stitches)

August 15, 2008 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
NYCO Minerals, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was lowering airlock to the floor with a come a long. The weight of the airlock was alot and his hand came up and hit his glasses while holding the handle.

June 22, 2008 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
NYCO Minerals, Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee states that while cutting a piece of duct tape with a utility knife, the knife slipped and cut his right ring finger.

May 21, 2008 NY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
NYCO Minerals Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Employee states his finger was pinched between a large wrench and the exposed threads of the wedge bolt. The large wrench was being struck with a sledgehammer to loosen the nut when his finger slipped into the pinch zone.

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