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September 13, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davidson Mineral Properties Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING FELLOW EMPLOYEE'S FREE A CABLE THAT HAD BECOME STUCK AROUND THE CABLE DRUM OF THE ELECTRIC SHOVEL USING A CHAIN HOOKED TO THE MOTORGRADER THEY MADE AND ATTEMPT TO PULL TH E CABLE STRIKING EMPLOYEE WHO WAS APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET AWAY ACROSS THE CHEST AND KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND CAUSING A SPRAINED RT HAND&SHLDR

August 25, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davidson Mineral Properties Inc · Struck by flying object

INJURED WAS HOLDING A 5'X1.5" DIAMETER STEEL BAR AGAINST THE INSIDE EDGE OF A DRUM BUSHING WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE STRUCK THE END OF THE BAR WITH A 12 LB HAMMER TO KNOCK THE BUSHING OUT WHEN TH HAMMER HIT THE END OF THE BAR A PIECE OF STEEL FLECKED OFF THE BAR AND STRUCK THE INJURED IN THE LEFT SIDE PENETRATING THE SKIN AND LODGING IN THE FATTY TISSURES THERE EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN T

July 27, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davidson Mineral Properties Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING SLUG WRENCH WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE HIT IMPACTG END OF WRENCH WITH AN 8LB HAMMER EMPLOYEES WERE IN A TIGHT AREA SIDE BY SIDE EMPLOYEE USING HAMMER SWUNG DOWNWARD MAKING CO NTACT WITH STEEL FRAMEWORK WHICH DEFLECTED THE HEAD OF THE HASMMER MAKING IT STRIKE EMPLOYEE HOLDING WRENCH ON THE HAND FRACTURING HIS LITTLE FINGER INJURED WAS TAKEN TO H OSPITAL WHERE HIS FI

June 18, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davidson Mineral Properties Inc · Struck against stationary object

TIGHTENING BOLTS WITH CRESCENT WRENCH ON JAW CRUSHER, WRENCH SSLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE JAMMED THUMB AGAINST CRUSHER WALL. THUMB WAS PREVIOUSLY BROKEN IN MINING ACCIDNET AT BEN HILL.

May 27, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davidson Mineral Properties Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING CRUSHER BOLTS AND NUTS ANOTHER MAN WAS SWINGING SLEDGE HAMMER AND MISSED KNOCKED WRENCH AND HIT EMPLOYEES HAND

May 9, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davidson Mineral Properties Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING OUT UNDER THE #1 CONVEYOR TAKE-UP PULLEY USING A HIGH PRESSURE HOSE.BACK SPLASH WATER AND SAND ENTERED EAR CANAL WHICH CAUSED SOME INTIIAL DISCOMFORT.LATER DEVELOPED INTO EARACHE SUFFICENT TO KEEP EMPLOYEE OUT OF WORK UNTIL TREATED BY APHYSICAIN.

May 6, 1988 SC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davidson Mineral Properties Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL WAS HELPING LOOSEN & REMOVE WEDGE FROM CONE CRUSHER PINS. SECOND EMPL WAS TAKING TURN STRIKING WEDGE WITH S LEDGE HAMMER. SECOND EMPL STRUCK WEDGE THAT WAS ALREADY LOOSEDEN & WAS MISS ING ITS RETAINER. WEDGE POPPED OUT OF ITS SLOT & STRUCK INJURED ON FOOT CAUSING BRUISE & SWELLING. FIRST AID APPLIED AT PLATNT. EMPL WORKED NEXT 3 REGULAR WORKING DAYS BUT SELLING & PAIN

March 23, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davidson Mineral Properties Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING WEDGES INTO CRUSHER BOWL AND STRAINED HIS ABCK.

February 2, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davidson Mineral Properties Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME WAS HELP3NG I.NAME TIGHTEN CRUSHER NUTS I.NAME WAS HOLDING A WRENCH FOR I.NAME AS I.NAME SWUNG SLEDGE HAMMER IT RICOCHETED OF A BEAM SMASHING I.NAME LEFT INDEX MIDDLE & RING FINGERS CA USING BRUISES &3SWELLING

December 15, 1987 SC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davidson Mineral Properties Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS IN3THE FEEDER BOX TRYING TO FREE UP A LARGE ROCK THAT HAD BECOME JAMMED ON ONE SIDE OF THE BOX. HE WAS WORKING ON THIS ROCK WHEN SOME OTHER ROCKS FELL AND STRUCK THE BAR WHICH KN OCKED HIS HAND 6P AGAINST THE SIDE OF THE FEEDER. THIS CAUSED SOME BRUISING.

September 18, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davidson Mineral Properties Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MASHED RIGHT HAND LITTLE FINGER.EMPLOYEE WAS USING A HAND WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A NUT.WRENCH SLIPPED ON NUT.MASHED EMPLOYEE FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH ANND STEEL SURFACE.

June 10, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davidson Mineral Properties Inc · Struck by flying object

LACERATION TO L9FT LEG ABOVE KNEE.TIGHTENING CRUSHER NUT BY STRIKING METAL BLOCK WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.PIECE OF METAL BLOCK WAS BROKE OFF AND ENTERED LEG.

January 14, 1987 SC · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davidson Mineral Properties Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS KNOCKIN1 OUT A STUCK PIN ON THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY ON WATER TRUCK USING HAMMER AND BRASS ROD. HAMMER HAD SLIGHTLY ROUNDED HEAD. WHEN EMP STRUCK RAS ROD WITH HAMMER, THE SLIGHTLY ROUNDED HE HEAD MISSTRUCK 7HE BRASS ROD AND HIT EMP ON LEFT HAND CAUSING SOME SOFT TISSUE DAMAGE TO HAND

August 4, 1986 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davidson Mineral Properties Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG A PRYBAR TO LIFT A HYDRAULIC DRIVE MOTOR UP SO THAT IT COULD BE SWUNG OUT OF THE WAY OF CONE CRUSHER REPAIRS AS EMPLOYEE PULLED DOWN ON THE PRYBAR HIS BACK POPPED LATER MEDI CAL EXAMANITION8 OVER THE NEXT 9 MONTHS SHOWED THAT HE HAD WORSENING BACK PROBLEMS AND PAIN RESULTING FROM DISC DAMAGE REQUIRING HOSPITILIZATION AND LOSS OF WORK TIME EST AT 30 DAYS

March 6, 1986 SC · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davidson Mineral Properties Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

PIPE WRENCH SLI1PED WHILE REMOVING FILL PIPE ON GAS TANK. BECAUSE OF THE SLIP, HE FELL BACK ON HIS RIGHT HAND CAUSING AESULTING IN A SPRINED WRIST. THE WRENCH FELL ON HIS CHEST CAUSING A BRUIS ED RIB. 3

November 19, 1984 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davidson Mineral Properties Inc · Struck against stationary object

VICTIM WAS TIGHTENING A CRUSHER BOLT W A BOLTING RAM WHITE SWING THE RAM THE SWING IT BACK TO FUEL HE HIT HIS HAND ON THE TRUCK RAIL AND BROKE THE RIGHT HAND BONE THAT CONNECTS TO THE MOCK FIN GER.

August 2, 1983 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Davidson Mineral Properties Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

USING A PRY BAR TO CLOSE A RAILROAD DOOR HE PULLED SEVERAL TIMES AND JERKED ON THE BAR WHEN THE INJURY OCCURED HE TURNED DOWN 2 OFFERS TO GO TO THE DOCTOR HE FINALLY WENT TO DOCTOR 08058 3

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