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August 6, 1990 AK · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Alaska Gold Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL WAS APPARENTLY TRYING TO WIPE GREASE OFF MOVIGN ROLLER VIOLATION OF SAFETY RULE WHEN RAG HE WAS USING WAS SUCKED INTO ROLLER ALONG WITH HAND OF EMPL. EMPL RECEIVED LACERATIONS TO HAND RM & BACK & FRACTURE TO FINGER UNDER NAIL. DR REPORTS DAMAGE IMPAIRMENT AS MINIMAL IN LONG RANGE MAY RESULT IN ABNORMAL GROWTH OF FINGERNAIL.

June 11, 1988 AK · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler POWERED HAULAGE
Alaska Gold Company · Struck against a moving object

AT APPROX 8:00 AM 6-11-88 AGC VEHICLE ROLLED OVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING USED TO TRANSPORT THE DAY CREW TO DREDGE #6 THE TIRE MARKS INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ROUNDING A LEFT HAND CURVE IN T HE ROAD AND THE DRIVER DID NOT STEER ENOUGH TO THE LEFT WHEN THE RT FRONT TIRE HIT THE RAIN SOFTENED SHOULDER OF THE ROAD IT TENDED TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE RT AND THE DRIVER COULD NOT PULL

June 11, 1988 AK · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand POWERED HAULAGE
Alaska Gold Company · Struck against a moving object

AT APPROX 8:00 AM ON SAT 6-11-88 AGV VEHICLE LEFT THE ROAD AND ROLLED OVER THE VEHICLE WAS BEING USED TO TRANSPORT THE DAY CREW TO DREDGE #6 TIRE MARKS INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ROUNDIN G A LEFT HAND CURVE IN THE ROAD AND THE DRIVER DID NOT STEER ENOUGH TO THE LEFT WHEN THE RT FRONT TIRE HIT THE RAIN SOFTENED SHOULDER OF THE ROAD IT TENDED TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE RT AND

April 24, 1988 AK · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Alaska Gold Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THAWFIELD EMPLOYEES WERE IN THE PROCESS OF CONNECTING A 24 INCH BELL VALVE TO THE WATER MAIN AT THAWFIELD #5 THE VALVE WAS CHAINED TO THE BUCKET OF THE CAT 920 LOADER FOR LIFTING INTO PLACE T HREE MEN WERE INVOLVED IN THE PLACEMENT OF THE VVALVE I.NAME WAS OPERATING LOADER I.NAME WAS ACTING AS A SIGNAL MAN BETWEEN I.NAME THE INJURED EMPLOYEE AND THE LOADER OPERATOR I.NAME WAS IN

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