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August 19, 2006 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leo Journagan Construction Company Inc · Struck by flying object

WHILE REPLACING A BEARING WITH A HAMMER, A SHARP PIECE OF BEARING SEPERATED AND IMBEDDED ITSELF IN THE MINERS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

March 4, 2006 MO · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leo Journagan Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was using a box cutter to fit a belt. Cutter slipped and cut employees finger.

April 8, 2005 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leo Journagan Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The miner was sweeping a "hard to get to" place and strained his back

February 25, 2005 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leo Journagan Construction Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

Miner was removing a bolt from a surge bin, when the wrench slipped and he cut his left hand on the bin

July 23, 2004 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leo Journagan Construction Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO FREE A STUCK CONTROL LEVER USING A WRENCH. THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND EE HIT HIS HAND ON THE FRAME OF THE BOBCAT.

May 15, 2003 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leo Journagan Construction Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRY BAR SLIPPED WHEN MINER WAS TRYING TO UNJAM THE CONE AND SPRAINED HIS LEFT WRIST. ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO COMPANY SAFETY OFFICE ON 5-16-03

July 16, 2002 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leo Journagan Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS PULLING ON A WRENCH TO LOOSEN A BOLT WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD.

September 24, 2001 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leo Journagan Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLING ON A PRY BAR WHEN IT SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON THE HAND.

May 12, 2000 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Leo Journagan Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS INSTALLING A NEW BEARING IN A REMOVED CONVEYOR ROLLER. HE WAS USING A 4 LB SLEDGE HAMMER AND A 1 7/16" CHROMED SOCKET. AS THE HAMMER STRUCK THE SOCKET, IT TILTED AND THE HAMMER SLID , MASHING THE TIP OF HIS INDEX FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND. THE TIP OF HIS FINGER WAS BROKEN AND THE UPPER PORTION OF THE FIRST JOINT, INCLUDING THE FINGERNAIL, WAS PEELED OFF THE BONE.

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