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December 8, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck by flying object

EE WAS CHANGING BUCKET TEETH ON THE 10-609 AMERICAN DRAGLINE. HE HIT THE TEETH WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, A SMALL PIECE OF STEEL SPLINTERED OFF THE TOOTH & LODGED ITSELF INTO HIS LEG.

August 27, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE LACERATED LEFT THUMB WITH A RAZOR KNIFE WHILE RESPLICING A 3.0 CONVEYOR BELT.

August 20, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MAKING A NEW BELT CURTAIN FOR ROD DECK, USING A HOLE SAW TO MAKE BOLT HOLES. AS EE WAS TRYNG TO REMOVE BELT PLUG FROM THE HOLE SAW USING A SCREWDRIVER IT SLIPPED AND WENT INTO HIS RIGHT HAND.

August 14, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS KNEELING DOWN ON TOP OF A 2"RUBBER LINER THAT HE WAS CUTTING WITH A UTILITY KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND HE LACERATED THE SIDE OF HIS RIGHT KNEE.

March 15, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH HAND TOOLS (WRENCHES) DOING CLEAN UP AFTER COMPLETION OF HEAD PULLEY-GEAR BOX WORK ON SECONDARY BELT.

March 2, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS INSTALLING A GRIZZLY BAR IN THE SCALPER. USED CRANE TO RAISE BARS UP TO THE SCALPER & THEN MOVED THEM INTO PLACE BY HAND WITH HELP FROM ANOTHER PERSON.

February 17, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING BACK THE RUBBER & PLASTIC ON ELECTRICAL WIRES TO INSTALL LUGS AS EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING WIRES THE KNIFE SLIPPED & EMPLOYEE CUT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING THE KNIFE IN HIS RT HAND & THE WIRESIN HIS LEFT HAND

September 28, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck against stationary object

THE CONE CRUSHER FEED HOPPER WAS PLUGGED WITH ROCK, EMPLOYEE WAS USING A LARGE STEEL PRY BAR TO LOOSEN ROCKS WHEN HE STRUCK HIS ELBOW ON THE SIDE OF THE HOPPER.

June 28, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING BUCKET TEETH ON 992 LOADER. A PIECE OF THE TOOTH BROKE LOOSE WHEN IT WAS STRUCK WITH A HAMMER, A METAL PIECE FLEW OFF ADN STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S ARM.

November 9, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING TEETH ON BUCK, ONE WOULD NOT COME OFF. HE HIT THE TOOTH FROM BEHIND AND PART OF THE TOOTH SPLINTERED AND LODGED IN HIS ARM.

October 13, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING AN EIGHT INCH BY 3/4" BOLT WITH A 3/4" WRENCH. HE PULLED HARD WITH HIS FEET UP ON THE CENTER WALL, INJURING HIS BACK.

September 24, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

HE WAS TRIMMING THE END OF A SIDE RAIL WITH CUTTING TORCHIN THE HEWEITT ROBBINS SCREENS. AFTER CUTTING, HE USED A PRY BAR TO REMOVE THE PIECE OF METAL, AS HE WAS PRYING HOT SLAG FLEW OFF AND GOT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

February 13, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS DOING CLEANUP AND PICKED UP A LARGE PIPE ON CATWALK AND NOTICED BELT TRANINING WAS OFF. REPOSITIONED TROUCHING TRAINER, WALKED TO END OF CATWALK BY TAIL PULLEY AND STRUCK RETURN ROLLER BRACKET PIPE CAUGHT BETWEEN ROLLER AND BELT A SWUNG OTHER END OF PIPE AROUND, SMASHING EE S HAND AGAINST EDGE OF STRUCTURAL STEEL.

January 24, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPL WAS CLEANING PUG MILL WITH LONG HANDLED SCRAPER. LEFT HAND HIT SIDE OF ONE OF BLADES.

October 4, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRIMMING SKIRTING OF THE KOLMAN RECLAIM CONVEYOR, WAS HOLDING THE BACK SKIRTING WITH HIS LEFT HAND CUTTING WITH HIS RIGHT HAND WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE RUBBER AND PUNCTURED HIS LEFT HAND ON THE TOP BETWEEN HIS THUMB AND 2ND INDEX FINGER.

August 28, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING A SERVICE TRUCK WITH 54" SAND SCREW FLIGHTS (CAST IRON), A PIECE OF ONE OF THE FLIGHTS BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO HIS LEFT EYE.

June 26, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRUCING TO HAMMER OUT T-BAR. THE HAMMER BOUNCED OVER AND LACERATED HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE NEXT T-BAR.

July 20, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRIMMING RUBBER BELT ON CONVEY KNIFE SLIPPED LACERATED HAND AND RESUT 5 SUTURES IN PALM OF R HAND

October 8, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PRYING ROCK THAT WAS LODGED BETWEEN GRIZZLY BARS WITH BAR - BAR SLIPPED SMASHING FINGERS.

August 15, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck by flying object

REPLACING A PIN IN DRAGLINE TRACK CHAIN HE HAD HEATED PIN TO DRIVE IN WITH A HAMMER WHEN HE HIT IT THE HEAD SHATTERED AND A FRAGMENT PENETRATED HIS HAND AND LODGED INSIDE OF IF BEHIND LITTLE F INGER RT HAND

August 13, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS INSTALLING NEW CHEEK PLATES. WHILE DRIVING WEDGES PIECE OF RUST CAME OFF LOOSE CHEEK PLATE & LODGED INTO EMPL'S FINGER. EMPL DID NOT SEEK TREATMENT & NEXT DAY IT WAS INFECTED. EM PL THEN REMOVED PIECE OF METAL RUST & WENT TO DOCTOR.

January 8, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DOING CARPENTRY WORK IN THE LUNCH ROOM AND OFFICE TRAILER. WORKING WITH TRAILER STEPS AND ONLY USING HAMMER AND RAZOR KNIFE. THIRTY MINUTES BEFORE LUNCH 1100 RIGHT THUMB WAS PAINF UL AND BECAME NUMB.

October 20, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING CONVEYO9 BELT WITH RAZOR KNIFE. THEKNIFE SLIPPED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEES LEG

April 3, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG WATER HOSE TO CLEAR MATERIAL FROM CONVEYOR AND WHILE HOSING THE MATERIAL A ROCK FLEW OUT HITTING THE EMPLOYEE IN THE HEAD ON THE RIGHT EYEBROW.

August 5, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RE4OVING CHUNKS WITH BELT WIPER AND STRUCK HAND ON SUPPORT NEAR WIPER

July 14, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS LO4ERING ELECTRIC MOTOR AND IT PROVED TO BE TOO HEAVY AND THE MOTOR FELL AND WHEN HE TRIED TO STOP IT HE WAS PULLED DOWN WITH IT

June 19, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS REMOVIN1 CRIBBING FROM UNDER PIONEERSCREEN WHEN HIS LEFT HAND WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WITH A PIG BAR ON THE BACK OF HIS HAND

June 19, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS ADJUSTI3G A CRUSHER AND AN ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE USE OF A HEAVY HAMMER

June 10, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS SH2VELING OFF CAT WALK AREA WHEN HE SCOOPED SHOVEL INTO PILE AND SHOVEL HIT ROCK THAT WOULD NOT MOVE IN GRATING AND TWISTED RIGHT WRIST.

June 2, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck by falling object

EMPL REMOVING D3RT BUILD-UP FROM CHUTE WHEN LARGE CHUNK OF DIRT FELL FROM SIDE AND PINNED HIS LEFT FOOT BENEATH IT.

April 1, 1986 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS UN7LOGGING ROCKS FROM THE CONE OF THE TAIL PULLEY WHEN THE POLE HIT HIS LEFT SHOULDER

December 5, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ANOTHER EMPLOYE9 WAS SWINGING A SLEDGE HAMMER AS I.NAME WAS HOLDING THE WEDGE, THE HAMMER SLIPPED OFF THE WEDGE AND HIT I.NAME ON THE THUMB

October 21, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMP WAS SWINGIN1 SLEDGE HAMMER AND PULLED MUSCLE IN BACK

September 19, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WO9KING ON SCREENS, DRIVING IN WEDGE BOLTS AND HE SMASHED HIS FINGER WITH A HAMMER.

April 11, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
H G Fenton Material Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING BAR, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING THE BAR WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER. THE HAMMER MISSED THE BAR HITTING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE LEFT HAND.

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