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May 15, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Arizona Flux Mines Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILLING WITH JACKHAMMER AND LEG COMING OUT OF HOLE AND STRAINED LOWER BACK.

May 14, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper MACHINERY
Arizona Flux Mines Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

DRILLING LIFTERS,STANDING ON BOTTOM OF JACKLEG WHEN LEG KICKED OUT CAUSING EMPL TO FALL ON BACK.

September 26, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Arizona Flux Mines Inc · Struck by falling object

DRILLING RAISE ROUND WHEN ROCK FELL FROM BACK AND HIT HIS RIGHT ARM.

February 23, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Arizona Flux Mines Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS WORKING ON GRIZZLY WHEN A ROCK CAME DOWN CHUTE AND HIT HAND.

January 27, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Arizona Flux Mines Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WELDING ON BARMAC CRUSHER BEND OVER AND BACK POPPED.

October 4, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Arizona Flux Mines Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LEG KICKED OUT ON JACKLEG & HE CAUGHT HIS RT.HAND BETWEEN MACHINE & THE LEG

July 1, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator MACHINERY
Arizona Flux Mines Inc · Struck by falling object

AT THE 300 FT LEVEL HE WAS DRILLING ON FIRST RAISE SOME ROCKS FELL AND ONE OF THEM BOUNCED HITTING HIM IN THE GROIN AREA

June 14, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Arizona Flux Mines Inc · Struck by powered moving object

HE CAME DOWN OUT OF STOPE SLUSHER WASNT MOVING HE WENT BY THE SLUSHER BUCKET AND THE SLUSHER OPERATOR STARTED SLUGHER AND THE SLUSHER BUCKET HI HIS RIGHT LEG

June 9, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Arizona Flux Mines Inc · Struck by falling object

UNDERGROUND AT THE 300 FT LEVEL HE WAS WORKING ON A RAISE HE WAS DRILLING AND SOME ROCKS FELL ON HIS HEAD AND SHOULDER

May 23, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Arizona Flux Mines Inc · Struck by falling object

HE WAS IN THE SHAMROCK 300 FT LEVEL WAS DRILLING IN A RAISE AND A ROCK FELL ON HIS LEFT FOOT

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