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January 3, 1997 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Cogema Mining Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP REINJURED HIS LEFT KNEE DURING HIS NORMAL COURSE OF WORK. HAD INITIALLY INJURED KNEE ON 8-18-96. ALTHOUGH RELEASED TO WOEK BY DR, EMP CLAIMS KNEE NEVER REALLY HEALED. REPETITIVE MOTION OF GETTING ON AND OFF TRUCK CAUSED SOME PAIN TO LEFT KNEE. WAS PLACED ON RESTRICTED WORK DUTY. SCHEDULED FOR SPECIALIST APPT ON 1-28-97.

August 22, 1996 TX · Metal/Non-Metal shaft repair, skip tender, station tender POWERED HAULAGE
Cogema Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS OPERATING A FOKLIFT WHEN THE WEIGHT OF THE FORKLIFT CAUSED THE LID OF AN OLD SEPTIC TANK TO COLLAPSE. THIS ACTION CAUSED THE EE TO JERK BACKWARDS. HE SUFFERED WHIPLASH AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH CERVICAL & BACK STRAIN.

May 14, 1996 WY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cogema Mining Inc · Fall from machine

INDIVIDUAL WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK PULLING A CEMENTING UNIT UP A HILL. THE TRUCK APPARENTLY RAN OUT OF GAS & STALLED. THE TRUCK STARTED GOING BACK DOWNT THE HILL & THE DRIVER PANCKED & JUMPED OU T.

September 19, 1994 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Cogema Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE CLAIMS HIS LOWER BACK LEFT BUTTOCK AND LEFT LEG BEGAN HURTING THE WEEK OF SEPT 6TH HIS WORK ACTIVITY CONSISTED OF RIDING A TRACTOR SHREDDER MOWING GRASS ALONG THE MAIN ENTRANCE ROAD WHEN HE BEGAN EXPERIENCING SOME DISCOMFORT. HE DID NOT REPORT HIS INCIDENT UNTIL SEPT 19. HE WAS SENT TO A DR ON SEPT 21. WHERE HIS CONDITION WAS DIAGNOSED AS SCIATIC NEUVALGIN.

June 13, 1994 WY · Metal/Non-Metal shaft repair, skip tender, station tender POWERED HAULAGE
Cogema Mining Inc · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS DRIVING FORKLIFT & BUMPED HIS ARM ON THE STEERING WHEEL & TORE LOOSE SCAR TISSUE.

August 27, 1991 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Pathfinder Mines Corp · Fall from machine

INJ WAS RIDING ON TAIL GATE OF PICKUP TRUCK. WHEN PICKUP TRAVELED OVER ROUGH SECTION OF TRAVELWAY HE FELL OFF OF TAILGATE.

April 20, 1988 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Pathfinder Mines Corp · Struck against a moving object

A HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR EXPERIENCED STRAIN-SPRAIN TO HIS NECK WHEN THE SCRAPER HE WAS OPERATING WAS HIT BY THE PUSH CATS AFTER THE SCRAPER HAD COME TO A STOP ON A ROCK IN THE CUT

February 11, 1986 WY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Pathfinder Mines Corp · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR OF TRU7K UNABLE TO NEGOTIATE CORNER ON HAULAGE RAMP AS RESULT OF MECHANICAL FAILURE OF DYNAMIC BRAKING SYSTEM.TRUCK RAN INTO BANK CAME TO A STOP AND SLOWLY ROLLED OVER ONTO ITS LEFT S IDE. 3

February 4, 1984 WY · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Pathfinder Mines Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING JARVIS LOADER WAS BACKING FROM FACE WITH BUCKET OF MUCK BRUSHED AGAINST LAGGING STACKED AGAINST RIB TOP LAGGING SWUNG INTO INJURED AND AGAINST POST PINNING INJURED AGAINST DASH OF LOADER

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