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1983–2026
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June 27, 1984 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON #1 SYMONS ROCK SHUTE BREAKINGROCKS LOOSE.ROCKS BROKE LOOSE AND HIT BAR HE WAS USING CAUSING BAR TO HIT HIM IN JAW.CONTUSION TO JAW BONE.

March 26, 1984 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

JACKING UP ELEVATGOR FRAME JACK HANDLE SLIPPED OFF CAME DOWN HITTING EMPLOYEES HEAD AND LEG

March 21, 1984 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CENTER POPPING SOME MARKS AND HIT HIS FINGER WITH A HAMMER.

February 18, 1984 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING A BELT AND IT SLIPPED, CUTTING HIS HAND

February 1, 1984 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING LID BACK ON A HEATER ON THE ROLLS. THE LIFTING PIPE MOVED BEFORE HE WAS READY AND IT HIT HIS FOREHEAD.

January 26, 1984 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS HITTING A BOLT WITH A HAMMER AND IT GLANCED OFF THE BOLT HITTING RIGHT ANKLE.

December 29, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

ON RIGGER SHED FLOOR WATCHING CREW CHIP A ROLL BASE AND A PIECE OF SOMETHING HOT FLEW UP UNDER HIS GLASSES AND INTO HIS EYE FB TO LEFT EYE TRANSPORTED TO PIONEER VALLEY HOSPITAL WVC UTAH

December 28, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNBRIDGING SYMONS UNDERNEATH SYMONS CRUSHER AND WHEN THE BRIDGE OF ORE BROKE, IT CAUSED HIS FINGER TO BE PINCHED BETWEEN BAR HE WAS USING AND A SYMONS CRUSHER.

November 25, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

UNCHOCKING MOLASSES VALVE AND AS THE RAKE CAME BACK, IT PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN A ROD HE WAS USING AND A VALVE.

September 30, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRYING TO PUSH A RAKE AND IT CAME BACK ON EMPLOYEE PINNING HIS ARM

September 30, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLEANING OUT SLOTS WITH WOOD CHISEL IT SLIPPED AND HIT HAND.

September 29, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUTTING IN DRAGS ON SECONDARY DRAGES SECTION 10. USING COME-ALONGS AND THE SIDE HE WAS ON LIFTED PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN RAKE AND CEILING.

September 21, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MOVING 25FT I BEAM TRYING TO PUSH IT OUT TO LOWER BEAM AND ONE OF THE CABLES SLIPPED AND BEAM MOVED BACK PINCHING HAND

September 18, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

AT 9 BLDG TAKING UP A CRUSHER AND HE HIT HIS FINGER WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER

September 8, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IN WEST CRANE CAR SHOP TIGHTENING A NUT ON TERMINAL AND RATCHET SLIPPED AND HE CUT HIS FINGER ON CONTACTOR BOX

August 12, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ON THE DUMPER PULLING ARM GUIDE WITHA PULL LIFT AND THE CHAIN SLIPPED OUT OF HOLE HITTING EMP ON LT CHEEK CAUSING 2 IN LACERATION SUTURABLE

August 8, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING A WRENCH AND SMASHED HIS FINGER THEY WERE TRYING TO TAKE OFF A BOLT

July 7, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

AT FOGARTY DUMPER THREADAING A PIECE OF 2" PIPE WITH A PORTABLE THREADER (PONY). LEG WAS OVER THE HANDLE OF THE PONY AND THE PIPE GRABBED AND LIFTED HIM OFF THE GROUND AND WHEN HE FELL, IT WAS BACKWARDS AND HIS HARD HAT CAME OFF AND HE HIT HIS HEAD ON A PIECE OF CONCRETE.

June 11, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal shopman repair cars, mechanic HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

IN MACHINE SHOP AND FILING A PART AND FILE SLIPPED AND TORE FINGERNAIL OF THE RIGHT THUMB

March 14, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I WAS RAISING A MOTOR WITH A BAR & THE BAR SLIPPED PINCHING MY FINGERS. WE WERE ON THE SECONDARY BALL MILLS 1/12.

March 7, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PINCHED FINGER TIP BETWEEN CABLE AND LOAD WORKING IN FOUNDRY

January 26, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kennecott Utah Copper Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING BLADE ON RAIL SAW AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN WRENCH AND NUT.

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