WORKER WAS DISASSEMBLING BOLTS ON BALL MILL FEED CHUTE. HE ATTEMPTED TO LOOSEN BOLTS WITH WRENCH WHILE IN AWKWARD POSITION & PINCHED NERVE IN LOWR BACK.
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March 1, 1989
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Austin Gold Venture · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
July 2, 1988
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Austin Gold Venture · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS USING #16 SLEDGE HAMMER TO FREE PIPE FROM #2 MILL FEEDER, HE MISSED THE PIPE AND HIT HIMSELF IN THE RIBS WITH THE HANDLE.
May 10, 1988
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Austin Gold Venture · Struck against stationary object
THE EMPLOYEE ALLEGED THAT WHILE REMOVING THE P.T.O. CASE FROM A HAUL TRUCK WITH A COME-A-LONG HE SNAGGED HIS RING FINGER ON THE COTTER PIN THAT HOLDS THE HOOK ON T HE SIN ON HIS FINGER REQUIRING 4 STITCHES.
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