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Years on record
2000–2026
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May 14, 2003 NV · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Royal Cement Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON RAW MILL CLUTCH WITH A PROPANE TORCH AND THE TORCH FLARED AND RELEASED PARTICLES THAT FLEW INTO EYE, EMBEDDED OBJECT IN LEFT EYE WAS REMOVED.

January 12, 2003 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Royal Cement Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING & SPARKS FLEW INTO THE EYE.

March 9, 2001 NV · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Royal Cement Company Inc · Struck by flying object

HE WAS WELDING AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW INTO HIS RIGHT EYE FROM A GRINDER NEAR BY.

February 14, 2001 NV · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Royal Cement Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS JACKHAMMERING & A PIECE OF METAL FLAKED OFF THE BIT AND INTO HIS LEFT LEG. 2 STITCHES TO LEG.

February 1, 2001 NV · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Royal Cement Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRILLING HOLE IN CINDER BLOCK WALL AND THE DRILL GOT HUNG UP KICKING BACK INTO HIS FACE. LACERATION TO LEFT SIDE OF UPPER AND LOWER LIP. 5 STITCHES TOTAL-3 ON UPPER LIP AND 2 ON LOWER L IP.

November 9, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Royal Cement Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS COUPLING A 2" DIAMETER AIR LINE UP AND FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN PINCH POINT. LEFT MIDDLE FINGER WAS CUT AT FINGER TIP REQUIRING 4 TICHES. THE FINGER TIP WAS ALSO CRACKED AT BONE.

October 11, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Royal Cement Company Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS LEAVING 90 LB JACKHAMMER AGAINST CONCRETE WALL AND LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS SMASHED. EE BROKE LEFT INDEX FINGER TIP.

May 12, 2000 NV · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Royal Cement Company Inc · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

EE WENT TO SOUTH PRECIP. ROTARY CLOSEST TO STACK, REMOVED GUARD TO SEE WHE ROTARY WAS NOT TURNING, AND THE ROTARY STARTED TURNING. THE EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGH IN THE PINCH POINT BETWE EN THE DRIVE CHAIN AND SPROCKET. EE'S LEFT INDEX FINGERNAIL AND PORTION OF FLESH WAS NIPPED OFF.

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