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August 25, 1992 SC · Metal/Non-Metal shaft repair, skip tender, station tender POWERED HAULAGE
Brewer Gold Company · Fall from machine

EE WAS DRIVING UP HILL BACK TO PLANT WHEN THE FORKLIFT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING THE FORKLIFT TO ROLL BACKWARDS IT THEN ROLLED INTO DTICH CAUSING IT TO TURN OVER.

November 29, 1990 MT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Montana Talc Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

HE WENT TO LOOK FOR AN AIR LEAK ON TRUCKS #36 WITHOUT A FLASH LIGHT. THE LEAK HAPPENED TO BE NEXT TO THE ALTERNATOR. WHILE FEELING GROUND AND LOOKING INT HE POORLY LIT AREA. HE GOT HIS FIN GR CAUGHT IN THE ALTERNATOR BELT AND PULLED IT THRU THE PULLEY..

February 26, 1990 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Montana Talc Company · Caught in, under or between running or meshing objects

OOPER PALLETIZER SOME BAGS FELL OFF CLIMBE ON CON VEY WITHOUT SHUTTING IT OFF CONVEY STARTED PULLED FOOT BETWEEN SPROCKETS AND IDLERS

September 29, 1989 SC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Brewer Gold Company · Struck by flying object

CLEANING PULLEY OF STACKER ROCK FELL FROM SCREEN HIT IN BACK OF NECK CUT TO BACK OF NECK

September 15, 1989 MT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Montana Talc Company · Struck by flying object

I NAME WAS DRIVING TRUCK FRIDAY NIGHT HIS WINDOW WAS ROLLED DOWN SOME DUST BLEW IN THE WINDOW & SOME GOT IN THE EYE HE WENT TO THE EYE DOC ON MONDAY THE 18TH TO HAVE IT REMOVED

July 18, 1989 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Montana Talc Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

FORK LIFT SLIPPED INTO GEAR PINNING I NAME BETWEEN STEEL BEAM WHERE PHONE IS LOCATED AND THE FORK LIFT GIVEN A PRESCRIPTION DRUG CALL MOTRIN FOR SORENESS

June 27, 1989 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Montana Talc Company · Struck by falling object

ROCK FELL FROM SORTING BELT HITTING I.NAME ON THE HIP.

January 27, 1989 SC · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Brewer Gold Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED WAS REPLACING RUBBER SKIRT ON THE STACKER HOPPER HE WAS IN THE HOPPER WHEN A FORKLIFT BUMPED THE CONVEYOR BEHIND THE STACKER AND KNOCKED THE CONVEYOR OFF BLOCKS IT WAS SITTING ON TH E EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT IN BETWEEN THE STACKER AND THE CONVEYOR BEHIND THE STACKER

October 21, 1988 SC · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Brewer Gold Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS HOLDING A POCKET KNIFE WHILE DRIVING A HAULAGE TRUCK. HE CUT HIS RIGHT FOREARM WHILE TURNING A CORNER.

July 1, 1988 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Montana Talc Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE TRYING TO LOWER THE DUMP TRUCK TAILGATE, THE FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN THE TAILGATE AND THE TAILPIN. THIS RESULTED IN A SMASHED LITTLE FINGER WHICH REQUIRED TWO STITCHES AND A TETANUS S HOT.

April 28, 1988 SC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Brewer Gold Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED & FELLOW EMPLOYEES WERE MOVING A CONVEUYOR INTO PLACE OVER TO THE STACKER OPERATOR WAS WATCHING BELT BEING LINED UP WHEN CONVEYOR SLIPPED OFF OF FORKLIFT & CONVEYOR SLID FORWARD & PIN NED HIS HAND IN BETWEEN STACKER & THE CONVEYOR

March 17, 1988 SC · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Brewer Gold Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO REMOVE OVERSIZED ROCK FROM CONVEYOR BELT WHEN CONVEYOR BELT CLIP SNAGGED HIS GLOVE & PULLED HIS LEFT HAND IN B ETWEEN THE SPIRAL ROLLER & SKIRT RUBBER MOUNT

September 28, 1987 SC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Brewer Gold Company · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS BA7KING UP WITH A R OLL OF PLASTIC ON FORKS FORKS WERE RAISED TOO HIGH FOR MOVING SAFELY ON UNEVEN GROUND CAUSING IT TO ROCK BACK & FORTH CAUSING FORKLIFT TO ROLL OVER ON ITS SID E THROWING EMPL2YEE OFF

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