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March 28, 1992 AK · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Cambior Alaska Inc · Struck by flying object

UNKNOWN CAUSE EYE WAS IRRITATED ON 3-27-92 WAS SEEN BY MEDIC ON 3-28-92 EYE EXTREMELY IRRITATED NOTED REDNESS PAIN ACHE BEHIND EYE.

January 12, 1992 AK · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Cambior Alaska Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS GETTING READY FOR WORK WHEN HE EXPERIENCED CHEST PAIN NAUSEA WEAKNESS.

November 1, 1988 AK · Metal/Non-Metal carpenter OTHER
Cambior Alaska Inc · Contact with cold

EMPL WAS SHEETING A ROOF OTHER EMPLS LEFT AND HE WAS STRANDED ON ROOF IT WAS 42 DEGREES F EMPL FACE AND HANDS WERE FROST BIT AND A RASH DEVELOPED ON L SIDE OF NECK AND UPPER L THIGH ON 12-23-8 8 RASH ON LEG STARTED OOZING FLUID

October 22, 1988 AK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Cambior Alaska Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

SUBCONTRATORS PLUMBERS WERE WORLKING UNDER THE MAIN CAMP REFITTING PIPES FOUND SEWAGE AND GRAY WATER SPILL IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUMPING THE FLUID BACK INTO THE SEPTIC SYSTEM THEY WERE OVERCOME BY FUMES REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT AND THEN RELEASED

October 22, 1988 AK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Cambior Alaska Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

SUBCONTRACTORS PLUMBERS WERE WORKING UNDER THE MAIN CAMP REFITTING PIPES FOUND SEWAGE AND GRAY WATER SPILL IMMEDIATELY AFTER THEY PUMPED THE FLUID BACK INTO THE SEPTIC SYSTEM THEY WERE OVERCOM E BY FUMES REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT AND RELEASED

October 22, 1988 AK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Cambior Alaska Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

SUBCONTRACTOR PLUMBERS WERE WORKING UNDER THE MAIN CAMP REFITTING PIPES FOUND SEWAGE AND GRAY WATER SPILL IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUMPING THE FLUID BACK INTO THE SEPTIC SYSTEM THEY WERE OVERCOME BY FUMES REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT AND THEN RELEASED

September 8, 1988 AK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Cambior Alaska Inc · Unclassified, insufficient data

EMPLOYEE WENT TO DR. FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE CHECK UP. DORTOR ADVISED HIM THAT THE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE WAS POSSIBLY DUE TO JOB RELATED STRESS.

June 18, 1988 AK · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man OTHER
Cambior Alaska Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PATIENT AWOKE FROM SLEEP, STATED HE COULDNT BREATH AT THE TIME A SHORT TIME LATER HIS BREATHING RESTARTED. EMP. WAS OFF COMPANY TIME AT THE TIME OF ACCIDENT TRANSPORTED EMP. TO HOSPITAL.

May 30, 1988 AK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Cambior Alaska Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE UNSURE HOW ACCIDENT OCCURRED HE WAS WORKING AT A COMPUTER TERMINAL GOT UP AND WENT UP A FLIGHT OF STAIRS AS HE WAS DESCENDING HE FELT HIS NECK TIGHTEN UP COULDNT MOVE HIS HEAD LATER ALLY

February 7, 1988 AK · Metal/Non-Metal OTHER
Cambior Alaska Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PT WAS DOING HEAVY PSYSICAL LABOR THE DAY OF THE INJURY HE NOTICED PAIN AND A SMALL LUMP IN HIS PELVIC/GROIN AREA THAT NIGHT OT CANT PINPOINT EXACT TIME OF INJURY POSS HERNIA

January 7, 1988 AK · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant OTHER
Cambior Alaska Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL HAD JUST R9TURNED TO MINE SITE FROM R & R .NOT SCHEDULED TO START WORK UNTIL A.M. FOLLOWING DAY.CAME TO MEDICAL OFFICE COMPLAINING OF TIGHTNESS IN CHEST,PAIN RADIATING DOWN LEFT ARM.FLOWN BY AIR MEDI VA7 TO HOSPITAL FOR REATMENT OF SUSPECTED HEART ATTACK.

December 2, 1987 AK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Cambior Alaska Inc · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

HE WAS OVER COM9 BY EXHAUST FUMES WHILE WORKING ON LOADER IN SHOP BUILDING.

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