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June 17, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Excel Mineral Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

HE WAS WELDING SYNTRON PAN IN THE MAINTENANCE REPAIR SHOP WHEN HE APPARENTLY RECEIVED ARC BURN TO HIS RIGHT EYE.

February 11, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Excel Mineral Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

INJURED WAS IN THE PROCESS OF CUTTING WITH HIS TORCH. HE WENT TO REMOVE SOME SLAG FROM HIS TORCH AND BURNED HIS HAND.

January 7, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Excel Mineral Company Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAREHOUSE #1, PACKAGING LINE: HE WAS RUNNING THE VALVE PACK ON LINE #306 WHEN SHE FELT DISCOMFORT IN HER BACK.

December 16, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal shaft repair, skip tender, station tender MACHINERY
Excel Mineral Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

SHE WAS TALKING TO HER SUPERVISOR WHEN SHE PLACED HER HAND ON THE WRAPPER CONVEYING ROLLERS TO SUPPORT HERSELF. SHE PLACED HER HAND ON MOVING ROLLERS WHICH ENTANGLED IT BETWEEN THE ROLLERS.

November 25, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Excel Mineral Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF DRILLING A HOLE IN A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON WHEN THE DRILL HUNG FORCING MOVEMENT OF THE IRON AND LACERATING THE RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

September 11, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Excel Mineral Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS RETHREADING THE NEEDLE TO THE PACKAGING SEWING MACHINE. THE MACHINE WAS NOT SHUT DOWN PROPERLY, HAD THE SELECTOR BAR BEEN PLACED IN THE OFF POSITION, THIS ACCIDENT WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPEN ED. THE NEEDLE PUNCTURED THE SECOND FINGER OF THE LEFT HAND.

August 24, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper MACHINERY
Excel Mineral Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

85061S DRILLING TABS ON THE DRILL PRESS LOCATED IN THE WELDING SHOP. HE CUT HIS LEFT THUMB.

June 22, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Excel Mineral Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS STACKING PALLETS ON PALLETIZER WHEN HIS HAND WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN PALLETS.

April 24, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Excel Mineral Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PKG.W/H #1-EMPL WAS ON 3 & 4 LINE AND A BAG HUNG UP IN DELIVERY PUSH RAM. TURNED OFF POWER BUT DIDNT TURN OFF THE AIR.USED FOOT TO KICK OUT THE BAG.AIR OPERATED RAM CAUGHT SIDE OF FOOT WHEN IT RECYCLED.

July 29, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Excel Mineral Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DEMONSTRATING NAIL GUN TOUCHD THE TRIGGER IT FIRED A NAIL

May 6, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Excel Mineral Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHE WAS TAKING A WAD OF THREAD FROM LOOPER OF SEWING MACHINE,BUMPED THE SWITCH,CUTTING HER THUMB.

March 12, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Excel Mineral Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A BAG WAS HUNG IN THE ELEVATOR AND INJURED REACHED TO RETRIEVE BAG WITHOUT SHUTTING POWER OFF TO THE MACHINE.

December 29, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper MACHINERY
Excel Mineral Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS GRINDING WELDS ON A FABRICATION GUARD WAS GRINDING WITH THE WELD FOR SOME UNEXPLAINED REASON GRINDER WHIPPED AROUND AND CUT INTO TOP SIDE OF LITTLE FINGER

February 22, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Excel Mineral Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS BUILDING AN ELEVATOR TOP IN MTCE.. WORK AREA. HE TUNED WORK TO WELD ON OPOSITE SIDE. IN TURNING WORK A PLATE CLAMP CAME LOOSE AND STRUCK EMP IN FOREHEAD CAUSING A 2 CM LACERATION.

January 20, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal shopman repair cars, mechanic MACHINERY
Excel Mineral Company Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS RUNNING METAL LATHE METAL CURLS GOT IN WAY OF CUTTING BLADE EMPLOYEE INADVERTENTLY SWEPT AT METAL CURLS WITH LEFT HAND AND CUT MIDDLE AND LITTLE FINGERS

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