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November 4, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY

Tonkin Springs Gold Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS USING AIR HOSE TO CLEAN OFF DRILL DECK ACCIDENTLY TURNED ON AIR VALVE CAUSING HOSE TO FLIP UP AND HIT HIM IN THE MOUTH

October 17, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper MACHINERY

Tonkin Springs Gold Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE ADDING STEEL TO SUB BIT EE MOVED HANDS OFF OF BIT TO PULL ON STEEL CAUSING JOINT TO BUCKLE SMASHING FINGERS AGAINST MAST.

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