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April 22, 1992 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE TOLD HIS SUPERVISOR THAT HWILE CLEANING SANDBLASTING MATERIAL OUT OF A BLCOK, SOME BEAD BLAST MATERIAL GOT UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND BECAME IMBEDDED IN HIS RIGHT EYE. THIS HAPPEND E DON THE 22ND, WAS REPORTED TO HIS SUPERVISOR ON THE 23RD, AND THEN REPORTED ON THE 25TH THT HE HAD GONE TO A DOCTOR FOR REMOVAL OF MATERIAL.

February 21, 1992 MT · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Struck by falling object

WHILE INSPECTING A RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED SCHEDULE 40 PIPE SUPPORT PROVIDING HEIGHT FOR A CABLE WINCH, THE WELDS ON THE SUPPORT FAILED, CAUSING THE A-FRAME TO FALL, STRIKING HIM ON THE RIGHT TEM PORAL REGION OF THE HEAD AND SHOULDER AREA.

March 30, 1990 MT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATES, SHE WAS DRIVING #9 TRUCK AND AT THE TIME WAS BEING LOADED BY THE SHOVEL OPERATOR, WHEN THE SHOVE HIT THE TRUCK, JARRING HER AND MAKING A HOLE IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK. AFTER H AULING 2 MORE LOADS, SHE COMPLAINED OF NECK PAIN.

January 18, 1990 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED WHILE STARTING A WELDER ON PLANT PICK-UP THE THROTTLE STUCK.HE ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN THE ENGINE BY MOVING THE LINKAGE SOMEHOW HIS FINGERS ON HIS RIGHT HAND ENTERED THE FAN BLA DE,CUTTING OFF THE INDEX TIP AND KNICKING THE MIDDLE FINGER.

October 16, 1989 MT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS SHAKEN UP BY A BIF ROCK FALLING INTO TRUCK BED,HE COMPLAINED OF A HEADACHE AND NECK PAINS.

September 28, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS WORKING ON ROCK DRILL HE WAS WALKING IT TO THE NEXT DRILL LOCATION AS IT TRAVELED DOWN A SLOPE THE AIR COMPRESSOR ROLLED FORWARD CAUSING THE LATCH TO COME OPEN LETTING THE COMPRESSO R ROLL INTO THE DRILL PINNING I NAME BETWEEN THETWO

September 12, 1989 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING CORNER BIT ON LOADER SUPPORTING BOLT WITH HAND WHILE USING IMPACT WRENCH. WRENCH FORCED BOLT DOWN AND SHARP EDGE CUT THROUGH GLOVE IN R PALM

August 16, 1989 GA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

FOUR PEOPLE WERE INVOLVED IN WEEKLY ROTATION OF LOG END. AN EMPLOYEE WITH ELECTRIC WRENCH CONTROL RAISED LOG END IT ENTRAPPED EMPLOYEES FINGERS BETWEEN THE END OF LOG AND BASE.

May 4, 1989 MT · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING SHOVEL, WHILE DUMPING A LOAD OF ROCK INTO A TRUCK, A SMALL ROCK CAME BETWEEN THE GUARDS IN FRONT WINDOW. THE ROCK HIT THE OPERATOR ABOVE THE RIGHT EYE CUTTING HIM.

October 20, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Struck by flying object

EMPL WAS PUTTING BAGS ON PACKER WITH RIGHT HAND EMPL ATTEMPTED TO SLIP VALVE OF BAG ONTO BAGGER SPOUT. EMPL MISSED SPOUNT GOING UNDER SPOUT. AT SAME TIME EMPL HIT PRODUCT FILL BUTTON WITH LE FT HAND. CLAY BLEW OUT OF PACKER SPOUT INTO EMPL FACE. EMPL DID NOT HAVE ON SAFETY GLASSES BUT PRODUCT BLEW IN SIDE OF GLASSES SINCE EMPL WAS LOOKING TO RIGHT.

June 18, 1988 TN · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WELDER DOING WELDING REPAIR TO SCRAPER BOWL. APPARENTLY THE REFLECTION OF WELDER ARC FROM THE SHINY SURFGACE OF THE METAL CAUSED A LIGHT CASE OF WELDER BURN TO THE EYES. EMPLOYEE DID NOT EXPERIENCE PAIN UNTIL THAT NIGHT AFTER WORK.

May 10, 1988 MT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING BACK HOLES IN FACE OF C-10 STOPE HE HAD COMPLETED DRILLING A HOLE & RESACHED P TO TURN OFF THE DRILL & A ROCK SLID OFF THE TIMBER SMASHING HIS LEFT HAND BETWEEN IT & TH E&THE DRILL

February 25, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE AND OTHERS WERE CHANGING BARS ON CE DRYER DUST COLLECTOR.THE INJURED WAS INSTALLING BAGS WHERE WELDING WAS BEING DONE.HE WAS ALSO DOING SOME OF THE WELDING BUT WOULD REMOVE WELDING HO OD WHEN HE WAS NOT WELDING.WIND WAS BLOWING SO WIND COULD HAVE BURNED EYES INSTEAD OF WELDER.DOES NOT KNOW.

September 25, 1987 AL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Struck by flying object

EMP STATED THAT3HE WAS GRINDING INSIDE A REGRIND MILLAND SOME TYPE OF MINUTE FOREIGN BOCY , RUST, DUST ETC, GOT PAST HIS PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND INT HIS EYE

August 12, 1987 MT · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ACETYLENE TORCH3CAUGHT ON SCISSOR LIFT, WHEN EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO FREE TORCH THE TORCH HANDLE RELEASED AND PUNCTURED EMPLOYEE S RIGHT HAND.

August 6, 1987 NE · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS GRINDING3A 8" PIPE.THE GRINDING WHEEL JAMMED AND KICK BACK INTO THE FACE HE WAS WEARING A SHIELD.

July 21, 1987 MT · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

SHE REPORTED TH5T WHILE RUNNING A SHOVEL ON THE PREVIOUS SHIFT, SHE RECEIVED A BLOW TO THE BACK OF HER HEAD CAUSED BY A WINDOW FALLING IN THE CAB.

July 18, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TR2ING TO ADJUST THE DIAPHAM ATTACHED TO THE GALENA PUMP SHAFT WHILE IT WAS STILL RUNNING GETTING HIS THUMB PARTIALLY AMPUTATED BY THE DIAPHRAM.

June 17, 1987 AL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE STATED3THAT THE PIPE HE WAS GRINDING KI CKED OFF TO THE SIDE CAUSING HIS HAND TO SLIP & COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE GRINDING WHEEL

May 20, 1987 GA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

PIPE FITTING ON3SLURRY LINE CAME LOOSE. EMP WAS SPLASHED WITH SLURRY ON ARM OR IT WAS UNDER PRESSURE

May 6, 1986 AL · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE STATED3HE INHALED FUMES WHILE REPAIRING BIOCIDE PIPING

January 12, 1986 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE STATED HIS 2AND SLIPPED AS HE WAS LOWERING BAR AT END OF CELL PADDLE CAUGHT THE END OF HIS FINGER MASHING IT AGAINST CELL.

November 19, 1985 GA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPLOYEE WAS US3NG ELEVATOR DRIVE TO LIFT BROKEN BELT BACK UP SO SPLICE COULD BE MADE. HE STOPPED DRIVE MOTOR BE STARTED SLIPPING BACKWARD, AND HE GRABBED IT TO TRY TO STOP IT. HIS FINGERS WER E PULLED INTO P3NCH POINT BETWEEN BELT AND SHEAVE.

July 30, 1985 MD · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING TEETH ON PINION GEAR OF SHREDDER WHEN GRINDING WHEEL JUMPED UP INTO THE WRIST AREA OF EMPLOYEE\S ARM. THE REASON IS UNCLEAR AS GRINDING WHEEL WAS NEW AND VIBRATING AS IF OUT OF BALANCE. WHEEL MUST HAVE HIT ANOTHER PART OF SHREDDER AND BOUNCED UP. THERE WERE 2 DEEP LACERATIONS. FIVE STITCHES WERE NEEDED TO CLOSE WOUNDS.

January 30, 1985 GA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP STATES HE HAD BUCKET ON ENDLOADER TOO HIGH ROCK CAME OVER SHIELD AND WENT THRU WINDSHIELD STRIKING FINGER

January 29, 1985 MT · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS HELPING I NAME ONTHE FAN REPAIR I NAME WAS HOLDING THE FAN WHILE I NAME WAS USING CUTTING TORCH TO CUT SOME SLAG AT SOMETIME GOT IN I NAMES LEFT EYE

November 14, 1984 AL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT WHEN HE WAS DRILLING HOLES IN TOP OF A MILL. THE DRILL HUNG UP AND SPINNED CAUSING THE BASE TO STRIKE HIM ON THE KNEE.

October 2, 1984 GA · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BLADES ON ICE SHAVER MACHINE CUT FINGERS

July 31, 1984 NE · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Struck by flying object

CLEANING THE ROLLER MILL PACKER, HE BRUSHED SOME POWDER OFF THE TOP OF THE PACKER, THE FAN CAUGHT THE AIR BORN POWDER AND BLEW INTO HIS EYES. THERE MUST HAVE BEEN SOME METAL FILINGS IN THE POW DER AND A PIECE GOT INTO HIS EYE.

July 28, 1983 GA · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Cyprus Industrial Minerals Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CHAIN SAW TO CUT A ROAD TO A DRILL SITE CHAIN SAW PICKED UP AN UNKNOWN OBJECT AND THREW IT IN EMPLOYEES EYE DOCTORS DIAGNOSIS TRAUMATIC CORNEAL ABRASION AND IRITIS

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