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February 17, 1988 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sunnyside Gold Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS BARRING BOULDERS IN CHUTE, BOULDERS CAME DOWN AND SLIPPED BAR UP, BAR HIT EMP ABOVE RT EYE

January 14, 1988 CO · Metal/Non-Metal trackman, track worker, track gang HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sunnyside Gold Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING RAIL WITH RAIL TONGS THE TONGS SLIPPED CAUSING THE EMPLOYEE TO FALL ON HIS BUTTOCKS INJURING HIS TAIL BONE.

January 14, 1988 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sunnyside Gold Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE BARRING D2WN OFF MUCK PILE A ROCK THAT MARK BARRED DOWN ROLLED DOWN MUCK PILE STRIKING MARK ON THE ANKLE.

August 21, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sunnyside Gold Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WRENCH SLIPPED 2FF BOLT AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE IN THE MOUTH.

June 22, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sunnyside Gold Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS TRIMMING3TAPE FROM A TOOL HANDLE & CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.

March 28, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sunnyside Gold Corp · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS AT7EMPTING TO LOOSEN A 1/4" ELECTRICAL DRILL CHUCK WITH A SCREW DRIVER WHEN HIS HAND SLIPPED AND HE WAS CUT BY THE DRILL BIT.

March 14, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sunnyside Gold Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL HELPING RE9AIL CAR.SAFETY CHAIN WAS CAUGHT UNDER CAR WHEEL.PRYING CHAIN LOOS WITH RAT TAIL.IT SLIPPED AND HE CUT RIGHT THUMB.

February 11, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sunnyside Gold Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SAW WASNT CUTTI3G WALL AND BOUNCED OUT OF SLOT. SAW CUT HIS LEFT FOREFINGER LENGTH WISE.

February 8, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sunnyside Gold Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SCREWDRIVER SLI1PED OFF OF THE SCREW HEAD AND STUCK NTO THE PALM OF HIS HAND.

January 14, 1987 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sunnyside Gold Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 ATTEMPTING TO PRY A BOULDER LOOSE IN A MUCK CHUTE WHEN THE BAR SLIPPED AND STRUCK HIM IN THE MOUTH THE EMPLOYEE WAS NOT USING THE PROPER TOOL FOR THE TASK AT HAND

September 9, 1986 CO · Metal/Non-Metal hand loader, hand trammer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sunnyside Gold Corp · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

BARRING A BOULD9R OUT OF SHUTE THE BAR SLIPPED ON WAS PUSHED BY MOVING MATERIAL & THE EMPLOYEE FELL OFF THE WORK PLATFORM

May 20, 1986 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sunnyside Gold Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE INJURED MAN3WAS HELPING HIS PARTNER BLAST MUD FROM AN ONE PARS. HIS PARTNER WAS DRIVING A SIX GOT DRILL STEEL WITH A DOUBLE JACK. THE VICTIM TURNED AWAY AS HIS PARTNER SWUNG THE HAMMER. A PIECE OF STEEL3ENTERED THE SIDE OF THE VICTIM GLASSES, RICHOCHETTED OFF THE LENS AND STRUCK HIS EYE.

March 16, 1986 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sunnyside Gold Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I NAME WAS TRYI3G TO RERAIL AND 12 B MUCKER WHEN THE SHORT STEEL HE WAS USING AS A SPRAGUE SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS THUMB ON THE ROCKER ARM OF THE MUCKER.

January 24, 1986 CO · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sunnyside Gold Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO LOOSEDN SOME FROZEN LAGGING WITH TRACK BAR THE BAR SLIPPED & PINCHED THE END OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND

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