WHILE CUTTING PLYWOOD OVERHEAD WITH A CIRCULAR SAW, THE SAW JAMMED ON THE WOOD. TRIED TO RELEASE THE SAW WITH HIS LEFT HAND, BUT THE SAW KICKED BACK AND SPRUNG FORWARD CUTTING THROUGH HIS LEFT ARM. CUT WAS APPROX. 3" LONG, 1/2" WIDE, AND 1/2" DEEP.
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April 23, 1998
NM · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Cr Minerals Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
July 16, 1997
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
MACHINERY
Cr Minerals Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EE WAS CLEARING A JAM-UP IN THE PACKAGING LINE, WHENTHE AUTOMATIC EQUIPMENT STARTED. HIS FOOT WHICH WAS ON SOME FRAME WORK, SLIPPED GETTING CAUGHT ON A CONVEYOR BELT, WHICH PULLED IT BELOW A R ETURN IDLER BRUISING THE ANKLE AND LEG UP PAST HIS KNEE.
January 4, 1991
NV · Metal/Non-Metal
quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant
MACHINERY
Cr Minerals Corp · Struck by falling object
DRILLING HOLE IN STEEL BEAM PC OF METAL FELL IN L EYE
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