EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING MATERIAL OFF TOP OF JAW STOCKPILE WITH D8K DOZER. A LARGE ROCK ROLLED DOWN INTO CUT WHILE HE WAS BACKING UP. THE DOZER TRACK BOUNCED OVER ROCK. BACK WAS INJURED.
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May 31, 1997
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
MACHINERY
Sierra Stone Company · Struck against a moving object
February 13, 1995
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
MACHINERY
Sierra Stone Company · Struck by flying object
OPERATING A BACKHOE , ROCK FLEW INTO LEFT EYE WHILE WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.
September 21, 1991
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
MACHINERY
Sierra Stone Company · Contact with hot objects or substances
WELDING ON IMPACTOR, STOPPED WELDING RAISED HOOD, STILL HAD SAFTEY GLASSES ON, WAS CHIPPING WELDING SLAG AND PIECE OF SLAG WENT INTO HIS EYE FROM AN OPENING AROUND THE NOSE PIECE OF THE GLASSE S.
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