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October 5, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Meridian Gold Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

DURING A MINOR MAINT. ROUTINE TO DIS-ASSEMBLE AN AUTO-SAMPLER, EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CRESCENT WRENCH TO LOOSEN A BOLT WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY RUSTED. WHEN THE BOLT CAME LOOSE UN-EXPECT-TANTLY THE EM PLOYEES HAND SLIPPED AND HE PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE WRENCH AND THE SAMPLER FRAME, RESULTING IN A LACERATION TO THE FIFITH DIGIT AND A SIMPLE FRACTURE TO THE SAME FINGETIP.

July 30, 1988 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Meridian Aggregates Company · Struck against stationary object

REMOVING ROCK FROM CRUSHER USING A BRAKER BAR HIT HAND ON RAILING CAUSING A FRACTURE ON THIRK FINGER ON LEFT HAND

April 6, 1988 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Meridian Aggregates Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS LRYING ON RR CAR DOOR WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE RAMMED LEFT THUMB INTO RR CAR, THUMB WAS DISLOCATED AND LIGAMENT TORN AWAY FROM BONE.

October 30, 1987 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Meridian Aggregates Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HA4MERING A SCREEN TIGHTENING WEDGE IN PLACE WHEN THE WEDGE BROKE & A PIECE OF THE WEDGE LODGED UNDER THE SKIN OF THE EMPLOYEES FOREHEAD

September 3, 1987 WY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Morrison-Knudsen Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATES HOLDI3G SHAFT STILL WITH PULLEY WORKER ROTATED PULLEY WITH PRY BAR SMASHED BETWEEN PULLEY & BELT- CUT LEFT THUMB.

August 5, 1987 OR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Morrison-Knudsen Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS HE5PING A MECHANIC TIGHTEN A BOLT ON A PIONEER FEEDER HE WAS PULLING ON A RATCHET HANDLE WHEN THE SOCKET SLIPPED ON THE BOLT HIS RING FINGER ON THE RT HAND WAS SMASHED BETWEEN TH E HANDLE AND TH9 SIDE OF THE FEEDER FRACTURE OF FINGER RESULTED

October 27, 1986 MN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Meridian Aggregates Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS DIS5SSEMBLING THE DRILL HAMMER USING THE STEM WRENCH WHEN HIS FOOT WAS SQUEEZED BY THE STEM WRENCH RESULTING IN A CRACKED 2ND TOE ON THE LEFT FOOT.

November 7, 1985 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Morrison-Knudsen Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATES WHILE CUTTING A NEW SECTION OF BELTING KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT LEG BY KNEE

June 19, 1985 WA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Unknown operator · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS TO HAVE STRAINED HIS ARM WHILE USING A COME-ALONG TO PULL AN ELECTRICAL CORD THROUGH A PIPE

May 17, 1985 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Morrison-Knudsen Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A ROCK WAS STUCK IN THE JAW CRUSHER THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT HE WAS TRYING TO TURN THE ROCK WITH A BAR AND IT SLIPPED ON THE ROCK ALLOWING THE BAR TO STRIKE HIM IN THE FOREHEAD CAUSING A CUT ABOVE THE RT EYE

May 15, 1984 WY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Morrison-Knudsen Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE STATES THAT ANOTHER WAS CLEANING OFF THE 7\ SCREEN WITH A SHOVEL THE SCREEN IS LOCATED ABOVE CONVEYOR W-4 A LARGE ROCK WAS KNOCKED OFF THE SCREEN ONTO W-4 THE ROCK FELL FROM THE TAIL OF W-4 DOWN TO B-4 WHERE I.NAME WAS WORKING, AND STRUCK HIM ON THE LOWER BACK

March 30, 1984 WA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Clarkland Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS STRIPPING INSULATION OFF OF A WIRE WITH KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS THUMB

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