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December 16, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
U S Tungsten Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

VICTIM WAS UNLOADING BAGS OF ONCENTRATE FRONT PALLETS ON A FORKLIFT. THE LIFT TRUCK WAS BEING DRIVEN BY OTHER. AS OTHER DROVE INTO THE AREA WHERE THE BAGS WERE TO BE UNLOADED, HE STARTED TO RA ISE THE FORKS AND TILTING THEM AT THE SAME TIME AS HE REACHED THE AREA WHERE THE VICTIM WAS STANDING THE PALLET SLID FORWARD PINNING THE VICTIM BETWEEN THE PALLET AND THE FLOOR.

May 8, 1995 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
US Vanadium, LLC · Fall onto or against objects

THE INJURED WAS USING A OXYGEN ACETYLENE CUTTINGTORCH. THE HOSES WERE ATTACHED TO BOTTLES MOUNTED ON A MAINTENANCE TRUCK AND WAS LAID OUT TO THEJOB AREA. AS THE INJURED WAS USING THE CUTTING TORCH ANOTHER EMPLOYEE GOT INTO THE MAINTENANCE TRUCK AND PULLED FORWARD. THIS ACTION JERKED THECUTTING TORCH FROM THE INJURED HAND, THROWING HIS ELBOW INTO A PIPE. THIS HYPEREXTENDED HIS ELBO

July 10, 1989 AR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
US Vanadium, LLC · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS OPERATING A LOADER. THE BUCKET CAUGHT CAUSING HIM TO SLIDE FORWARD, STRIKING HIS KNEE ON THE DASH. THE DOCTOR TREATED HIM, CONSIDERED IT MINER INJURY (NO SWELLING) AND RETURNED HIM TO R EGULAR DUTY. OVER THE NEXT 30 DAYS, I,NAME CONTINUED TO COMPLAIN, THE DOCTOR CONTINUED TO FIND NOTHING WRONG, BUT FINALLY SENT HIM TO A SPECIALIST WHO GAE HIM LIGHT DUTY TO THE WEEK-END.

November 23, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler POWERED HAULAGE
U S Tungsten Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS HELPING NIPPER DELIVER POWDER TO THE 11089 4TH MAGAZINE THE A64 GETMAN WAS PARKED IN FRONT OF THE MAGAZINE YURNED INTO THE RIB AND THE BRAKES SET AS THE VICTIM GOT OUT OF THE RIG IT ROLLED BACKWARD PINNING HIS L FOOT BETWEEN THE TIRE AND THE RIB

April 27, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
U S Tungsten Corp · Struck by powered moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET ON A MOVING LOCOMOTIVE THAT WAS PULLING A FLAT CAR HIS FOOT SLIPPED & HIS LEFT ANKLE WAS RUN OVER BY THE FLAT CAR

October 7, 1987 AR · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
US Vanadium, LLC · Struck against stationary object

PLASTIC PIPE 6'2 X 300' BEING MOVED BY LOADER PULLING IT ACROSS THE OPEN AREA BETWEEN OFFICE AND HWY 270.PIPE SLIGHTLY CURVED WHEN COUPLING AT TIAL END HUNG BETWEEN TREE.THE PIPE FLIPPED HITTI NG HIM THROWIN1 HIM INTO 5' DITCH.

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