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Years on record
1983–2026
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March 28, 1989 ND · Coal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Royal Oak Enterprises Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPL WAS DOING HIS ASSIGNED ASK OF REPAIR WORK WELDING ON THE UNDER CARRIAGE OF AN CAT DOZER EMPL WAS USING A GOUGLING ROD TO CUT PRART OF THE METAL SURFACE OUT TO PREPARE IT FOR THE FINAL WEL DING PROCEDURES AFTER CUTTING OUT THE SURFACE HE LIFTED UP HIS WELDING HELMET TO INSPECT THE WORK WHEN A PIECE OF HOT SLAG FELL TO THE FLOOR AND SPLASHED UP INTO HIS L EYE THE EMPL WAS SENT T

February 5, 1989 ND · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Royal Oak Enterprises Inc · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CAT D-8 DOZER WHICH WAS BEING USED TO RIP OVERBURDEN AND PUSH MUD FROM OFF THE COAL IN THE PIT AFTER OPERATION THE EMPLOYEE NOTICED HIS BACK WAS EXTREMELY SORE. EMPLOY EE STATED THAT THE ONLY OTHER CAUSED BESIDES THEROUGH OVERBURDEN DURING THE OPERATION COULD HAVE BEEN WHEN HE HAD CLEANED THE MUD ACCUMNLATION FROM THE DOZERS TRACK AND ROLLERS WITH A SHOVEL

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