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July 15, 1992 UT · Metal/Non-Metal draftsman, surveyor/transit work supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRVING AN ANGLE IRON INTO THE GROUND WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. WHILE STARTING THE IRON HE WAS HOLDING THE IRON WITH HIS OFF-HAND, HE MISSED THE TOP OF THE IRON CATCHING HIS FINGER BVE WEEN A BRACKET AND THE HAMMER.

May 22, 1992 WY · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING A TEMP. POWER CABLE WHEN HE LACERATED HIS LEFT FOREARM WITH A RAZOR KNIFE WHILE STRIPPING CABLE.

January 28, 1992 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck against stationary object

PIPEWRENCH SLIPPED OFF CAUSING ELBOW TO STRIKE ANOTHER PIPE.

November 19, 1991 WY · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CHANGING MINER BITS EE STRUCK CHIESEL ON BIT AND A SLIVER OF STEEL EMBEDDED IN FINGER. THE SITE OF INJURY BECAME INFECTED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL ASSISTANCE TO REMOVE STEEL, INJURY BECAME R EPORTABLE ON 12-16-91.

October 15, 1991 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CREW WAS PULLING TWO ENDS OF CONVEYOR TOGETHER TO INSTALL BELT SPLICE WHEN CLAMP SLIPPED. DOWNHILL SIDE TOOK OFF DOWN HILL TAKING COMEALONG WITH IT. COMEALONG STRUCK EMPLS LEG WHEN IT WENT BY HIM.

August 12, 1991 WY · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS REALIGNING METAL PLATES & REPLACING BOLTS WHEN A WIRE ON THE COME-ALONG HELPING TO POSITION THE PLATES SNAPPED ONE OF THE METAL PLATES SLIPPED & ST RUCK EMPLOYEE ON THE RT SHOULDE R

June 24, 1991 WY · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING TRIM USING HAMMER AND CHISEL TO KNOCK HEADS OFF SCREWS(PLASTIC HEADS).ENTIRE SCREW CAME OUT TEARING JAGGED EDGE IN TRIM.HAND SLIPPED CAME DOWN ON JAGGED EDGE INFLICTING C UT ABOVE SMALL KNUCKLE ON LEFT HAND REQUIRING SEVERAL STITCHES.

June 18, 1991 WY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HAMMERING A NEW HANDLE ON A 12# SLEDGE HAMMER WHILE HAMMERING EMPLOYEE FELT A PAIN IN HER SHOULDER

June 13, 1991 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING SUPPORT SPIDERS IN CALCIN ER TIED ROPE TO SPIDER HELPER COULDNT HOLD THE DOUBLE SPIDER TIRED TO GET OUT OF WAY IT LANDED ON TOP OF EMP

February 27, 1991 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WRENCH SLIPPED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE CHIPPING TOOTH.

February 4, 1991 WY · Metal/Non-Metal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE CHANGING BITS ON MIENR EMPLOYEE WAS STRUCK BY A PIECE OF MINER BIT. THE BITS WERE BEING HAMMERED INTO THE BIT BLOCK. INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE ON 2-11-91 WHEN DOCTOR DECIDED TO REMOVE S TEEL SLIVER.

November 28, 1990 WY · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Fall onto or against objects

HE WAS TRYING TO9 MOVE A PIECE OF OPEN TREAD GRATING USING A PRYBAR THE PRYBAR SLIPPED & HE FELL HURTING HIS RT ELBOW HE BRUISED HIS RT ELBOW LEAVING HIM WITH A RESTRICTED RANGE OF MOTION DUE TO PAIN

July 6, 1990 WY · Metal/Non-Metal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKING ON CONVEYOR - FELT SPECK OF DUST ENTER EYE. ER PHYSICIAN FOUND SPECK OF METAL IN RIGHT EYE.

May 15, 1990 WY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck against stationary object

BUMPED ELBOW OPENING BOTTOM-DUMP COAL CAR-RR.BUMPED ELBOW ON SIDE OF CAR SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER.INJ BECAME REPORTABLE 10-19-90.

February 28, 1990 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

PULLING ON PRY BAR TO ALIGN PIPE FLANGE, FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

June 14, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Round Mountain Gold Corp · Struck by flying object

WHILE HAMMERING ON A FRONT END LOADER BUCKET TOOTH.A PICE OF METAL STRUCK INJUREDS LEFT LEG.THIS INJURY REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CARE AND RX MEDICATION.

April 20, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
W E Vining Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PULLED MUSCLE ON R BICEP WHILE TORVEING BOLTS ON CATERPILLAR 988-B LOADER LOST TIME STARTED 4-27-89

April 3, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Round Mountain Gold Corp · Struck against stationary object

WHILE REMOVING FILTER WITH RATCHET & SOCKET, SOCKET SPLIT CAUSING HAND TO STRIKE METAL TANK. THIS INJURY REQUIRED PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION RESTRICTED WORK ACTIVITY & SPLINT.

December 5, 1988 UT · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

MAN INVOLVED WAS PICKING ROCK CHUNKS OUT OF THE COMPACTED CLAY LINER ON THE LEACH PAD & USING A PICK TO PRY THE CHUNKS LOOSE AS HE PULLED UPWARD & TOWARDS HIM ON THE PICK HANDLE HE SLIPPED A DISC IN THE LOWER LUMBER REGION

September 4, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Round Mountain Gold Corp · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

WHIEL UNPLUGI NG A VALVE INJ. RUBBER BOOTS BECA7E STUCK IN 2' OF MUD AS HE PULLED ON HIS BOOT INJ DISLODGED A LARGE AMOUNT OF HEMORICLA TISSUE REQUIRING PROFESSIOAL MEDICAL CARE OND LOST TIM E.

April 14, 1988 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING SHIM STOCK WITH TIN SNIPS THE STOCK SPRANG BACK STRIKING INJURIED CUTTING 2ND JOINT OF THUMB.

February 14, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Round Mountain Gold Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PRIOR TO THE START OF THE SHIFT, HE WAS CUTTING A PIZZA WITH HIS POCKET KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED LACERATING HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER, REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

September 28, 1987 WY · Metal/Non-Metal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS AS8ISTING FELLOW WORKER CHANGE BITS IN A CONT. MINER. HE WAS STANDING APPROX. SIX FEET AWAY FROM THE MINER WHEN A PIECE OF STEEL DFROM A BIT BLOCK STRUCK HIM IN THE UPPER RIGHT A RM. THE STEEL 0RAGMANT CAME OFF THE BLOCK WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY THE HAMMER.

August 10, 1987 WY · Metal/Non-Metal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LIFTING BRIM CH5IN WITH FACE BAR-2 BARS- 2 PEOPLE. BOTH BARS SLIPPED AT THE SAME TIME STRIKING EE ON THE ELBOW.

May 21, 1987 NV · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Round Mountain Gold Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE ALLEGE8 HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING A HOSE ON THE GRAVITY CYCLONE OVERFLOW AND AS THE HOSE WAS BEING TURNED, A PIECE OF THE PIPE THREAD WAS BURRED AND CUT HIS THUMB.

May 16, 1987 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Round Mountain Gold Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE ALLEDG9S HE WAS BREAKING UP SOME BRIDGED MATERIAL ON TOP OF THE CONE CRUSHER WHEN THE STEEL BAR HE WAS USING BROKE THROUGH THE BRIDGED MATERIAL AND HE STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOREARM AGAINST THE METAL LIP 2F THE CONE CRUSHER. HE SUBSTAINED A LACERATION WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION.

October 23, 1986 TX · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Boorhem-Fields Inc · Struck by flying object

I.NAME WAS STA3DING NEAR HIS LOADER WHILE A MECHANIC WAS HAMMERING ON A BEARING WHEN A SHAVING CAME OFF & WENT INTO HIS LEG

September 11, 1986 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS TIGHTEN3NG A NUT ON FILTER WHEN WENCH SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE BUMPED HIS ELBOW THIS ACCIDENT BECAME REPORTABLE 12 12 86

December 11, 1985 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE CUT FINGER W3TH POCKET KNIFE AS HE REMOVING TAPE FROM A HOSE.

September 11, 1985 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Fall from machine

WHILE PULLING ON COMBINATION WRENCH TO TIGHTEN FEED PLATE BOLTS WRENCH SLIPPED OFF BOLTS CAUSING INJURED TO FALL FROM CRUSHER APPROX 6 FT TO CRUSHER DECK HITTING RT SIDE ON CRUSHER DRIVE SHA FT HOUSING

September 2, 1985 WY · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BEAT DOWN PRODUCT BUILD UP IN A CENTRIFUGE DISCHARGE CHUTE WITH A SLUDGE HAMMER INJURED HIS LOWER BACK. EMPLOYEE ID CURRENTLY UNDER A DOCTORS CARE AND UNABLE TO RET RETURN TO WORK AT THIS TIME.

August 10, 1985 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A SLIDE GATE WITH A COME-A-LONG ON A LEACH FEED DRAG CONVEYOR THE GATE BOUND UP TOO LOOSEN THE GATE I,NAME STRUCK IT WITH A HAMMER, IN DOING SO THE GATE POPPED OUT S TICKING I,NAME ON THE LEFT FOOT REQUIRING PRODICIONAL MEDICIAL CAR AND LIGHT DUTY.

August 9, 1985 WY · Metal/Non-Metal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck against stationary object

WHILE REMOVING HEAD BITS ON A BORE MINOR THE BIT WRENCH SUPPED OFF THE BIT STRIKING HIS RIGHT RING FINGER AGAINST ANOTHER BIT. RESULTING IN A CONTUSION REQUIRING PROFICIONAL MEDICAL CARE AND P RESCRIPTION MEDCIATION.

July 3, 1985 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE PREFORMING A MAINTANCE OPERATIONM ON F JOY SHUTTLE CAR I.NAME RECEIVED A AVULSION TO THE L RING FINGER WHEN A SOCKET SLIPPED OFF A BOLT HEAD STRIKING HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE CAR AND BRAKE R BAR, REQUIRING PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CARE AND SUTURES

June 12, 1985 WY · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck by falling object

I.NAME WHILE CUTTING BRACES FORM A STOPPING RECEIVED A LACERATION TOT HE RT LITTLE FINGER WHE A PIECE OF THE BRACE FELL. REQUIRING PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CARE & SUTURES.

May 1, 1985 WY · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF CONDUIT PIPE LET THE PI E CUTTER SLIP FROM HIS HAND AND SWING AROUND THE PIPE.STRIKING HIM IN THE MOUTH CAUSING DAMAGE T TO HIS UPPER FRONT TEETH.REQUIREING PROFESIONAL MEDICAL TREATMENT.

April 7, 1985 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A PALLET OF FILTER CARBON WITH A HYDRAULIC PALLET JACK I.NAME EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. I.NAME WAS SENT TO DOCTOR RESULTING IN 2 WEEKS OF LIGHT DUTY DUE LOW BACK SPRAIN.

December 10, 1984 NV · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE DRILL HELPER PLACED HIS CHAIN WRENCH AROUNG DRILL BIT AS TORQUE WAS APPLIED TO THE STEEL IT MOVED OUT HITTING THE DRILL HELPER IN THE HEAD

September 27, 1984 WY · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WS TIGHTENING THE BOLTS ONT HE BACK DOOR OF A WATER TANK AT THE PUMP STATION WHEN THE WRENCH SLIPPED & HIT I.NAME ON T HE INSIDE FO THE LEFT KNEE CAUSING A CONTUSION.

August 29, 1984 WY · Metal/Non-Metal roof bolter, rock bolter, pinner, mobile roof support operator (mrs) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE USING A SCALING BAR TO REPLACE A PART ON A CONTINOUS MINER THE BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK I NAME ON THE CHIN AND MOUTH. CAUSING A LACERATION TO SAME REQUIRING 7 STITCHES.

December 8, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Uranium Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MR GUZMAN AND SEVERAL EMPLOYEES WERE DIGGING POST HOLES AT PROPOSED WELLFIELD III WHEN THEY ENCOUNTERED SOME HARD CALICHE A STEEL BREAKING BAR WAS REQUIRED TO HELP BREAK THE CALICHE. AS MR GUZ MAN WAS THRUSTING THE BAR INTO THE POST HOLE, IT RICOCHETED OFF THE CALICHE AND THE TOP PORTION OF THE BAR HIT GUZMAN ON THE UPPER LIP CAUSING A LACERATION 5 STITCHES WERE REQUIRED TO CLOSE

July 21, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

BEING IN A POOR POSITION TO SWING A HAMMER IN A CONJESTED AREA THIS EMPLOYEE STRAIN HER BACK EMP IS RECEIVING ULTRA SOUND

March 31, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Uranium Inc · Struck by flying object

EMP WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A 4 IN COUPLING FROM A PIECE OF 4 IN PVC PIPE THE COUPLING HAD BEEN GLUED AND THE EMP WAS USING A SCREWDRIVER TO PRY THE COUPLING OFF THE FORCE OF THE SCREW DRIVER CAUSED A PVC SHAVING TO HIT MR GARZA IN LEFT EYE HE SUFFERED A SCRATCHED LEFT CORNEA

February 1, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING TRIM BITS ON 2# MARIATTA MINER TWO POUND HAMMER HE WAS USING TO CHANGE BITS GLANCED OFF MOTOR ARM OF MINER HITTING LEFT FOREARM

January 26, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HITTING STEEL PIN WITH HAMMER A PC OF STEEL PIN CH IPPED OFF AND LODGED INTO EMPLOYEES RT CALF

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