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December 11, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal apprentice, trainee POWERED HAULAGE
Siskon Gold Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE HAD BEEN TRAMMING MUCK ALL SHIFT, LEGS STARTED TO CRAMP. HE PUT LEFT LEG OUT OF COMPARTMENT TO STRETCH LEG WHILE OPERATING TRAM INSTEAD OF STOPPING & WALKING. HE TURNED INTO MUCK BAY, FORGO T FOOT WAS OUT IN PINCH POINT, GOT REMAINDER FOOT IN PINCH POINT. TRAMMED MUCH REMAINDER OF SHIFT.

November 12, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Siskon Gold Corp · Struck against a moving object

EE WAS PUTTING OIL IN THE OILER WHEN HIS PARTNER LOWERED THE SCISSOR DECK. WHEN THE DECK REACHED THE BOTTOM OF THE CYLE, THE STOP JARRED EE S LOWER BACK.

March 27, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal apprentice, trainee POWERED HAULAGE
Siskon Gold Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS IN THE BASKET OF THE EMULSION TRUCK GUIDING PARTNER BACK WHEN THE TRUCK STRUCK THE RIB CAUSING THE BASKET TO ROTATE UPWARDS. EMP WAS PINCHED BETWEEN THE RAILING ON BASKET. DISTANCE TO BE BACKED UP WAS LESS THAN 10 FEET.

November 8, 1995 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Siskon Gold Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE MUCKING SLIMES WITH LHD-37, A 2 X 12 BOARD FLOATED INTO THE OPERATORS COMPARTMENT. THE BOARD PINNED HIS LEFT ANKLE IN THE MACHINE. HE SUFFERED A BROKEN LEFT ANKLE.

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