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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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November 22, 1995 WY · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
New Tech Oil Company · Fall from machine

BACKHOE SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED BACK OFF OF ROAD AND CONTINUED TO ROLL BACK DOWN INTO A GULLY. THE OPERATOR EITHER JUMPED OR WAS THROWN ONTO THE GROUND, HE DOES NOT KNOW FOR SURE.

January 31, 1991 WY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
New Tech Oil Company · Struck by flying object

THE EMPLOYEE LEFT PIPE WRENCH ON BACK OF DRILL STEEL WHEN THE DRILL STARTED THE WRENCH SPUN AROUND AND HIT THE EMPLOYEE IN THE LEFT FOREARM.BRUISED THE LEFT ARM ABOVE THE WRIST.EMPLOYEE LATER WENT TO SEE DOCTOR.ARM IS BROKEN.HE HAD BEEN WARNED NOT TO DO THIS BEFORE.

October 2, 1990 WY · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
New Tech Oil Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING PLYWOOD WITH SAW SAW BUMPED FRONT OF R LEG CUT IN FRONT OF R THIGH

January 16, 1985 WY · Metal/Non-Metal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
New Tech Oil Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE HAD BEEN OBSERVING THE BARING DOWN OF A SLAB THAT WOULDN\T FALL.WHEN ROOF BOLTING THE AREA THE SLAB FELL STRIKING THE EMPLOYEE ON THE RIGHT LEG AND SHOULDER.

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