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1983–2026
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August 18, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Morrison-Knudsen Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE EMPL ALLEGED THAT WHILE REPAIRING A FLAT TIRE ON CAT 772 LUBE TRUCK HE SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO HIS BACK THE EMPL COULD NOT IDENTIFY ONE SPECIFIC ACTION THAT CAUSED THE INJURY BUT FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK AFTER COMPLETING THE TIRE REPAIR THE MEPL HAD BEEN LIFTING AND CARRYING THE PORT-A-POWERS USED TO BRAKE THE TIRE DOWN

August 3, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Morrison-Knudsen Company Inc · Struck by flying object

THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE INSTALLING TEETH ON THE BUCKET OF A WA800 KOMATSU F.E.L. WITH A 12LB SLEDGE HAMMER, A SLIVER OF METAL CAME OFF THE TOOTH AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT BRE AST.

April 16, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Morrison-Knudsen Company Inc · Struck by flying object

THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE PRESSING A BUSHING INTO THE UPPER RIGHT BOOM ARM OF THE LOADER WITH 100 TON PRESS THE BUSHING BOUND UP AND ALL THREAD BROKE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS RESTING HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE END OF ALL THREAD AND IT SHOT OUTWARD AFTER IT BROKE CUTTING THE PLOAM OF HIS RIGHT HAND AND ALSO STRUCK THE INNER PORTION OF HIS LOWER RIGHT ARM CAUSING A LACERATION.

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

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

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

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