EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING POWDER FOR LOADING BOU HOLES. HE WAS USING A BOX CUTTING KNIFE AND HOLDING POWDER IN HIS HAND. KNIFE WAS VERY SHARP AND PIERCED THROUGH POWDER CUTTING LITTLE FINGER SIDE OF HAND TO PALM REQUIRING 8 STITCHES.
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Magma Gold Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
November 5, 1992
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Magma Gold Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS CAT TING 11/4IN RUBBER BELT WITH UTILITY KNIFE KNIFE SLIPPED & CUT LEFT LITTLE FINGER REQUIRING STITCHES
September 4, 1992
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Magma Gold Ltd · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPL RERAILED MUCKER ALONE - PINCHED RIGHT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN SPRAGGING BAR AND MUCKER.
May 21, 1992
AZ · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Magma Gold Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS IMPROPERLY POSITIONED WHILE USING PRYBAR TO REMOVE BOOM FROM JUMBO. BOOM CYLINDER SLIPPED AND CUT EMPLOYEE ON LEG.
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