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October 29, 1991 WY · Metal/Non-Metal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tenneco Minerals Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RAISING ACCESS RAMP TO RR TANK CAR LOADOUT CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN CAR RAIL & PLATFORM

April 23, 1991 UT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Tenneco Minerals Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRIVING 773 HAUL TRUCK. HURT BACK.

February 7, 1991 UT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVING TRUCK HIT A BUMPED JARRED BACK

February 28, 1990 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck by falling object

THE TRUCK DRIVER HAD HIS LEFT ARM RESTING ON THE WINDOW FRAME WHEN BEING LOADED BY LOADER AND A ROCK FELL OFF AT THE LOADER BUCKET AND STRUCK HIS HAND.

January 5, 1990 WY · Metal/Non-Metal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck by falling object

EE RAN A SHUTTLE CAR INTO THE RIB KNOCKING OFF CANOPY CANOPY FELL ON LEG CAUSING MINOR LACERATIONS AND BRUISING.

November 2, 1989 WY · Metal/Non-Metal utility man, errand boy, service truck operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tenneco Minerals Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I NAME WAS INSTRUCING A NEW OPERATOR W NAME TO RUN A SHUTTLE CAR W NAME DROVE TO THE CRUSHER FEEDER TO UNLOAD I NAME WAS SHOWING W NAME THE PROCEDURE WHEN W NAME RELEASE BRAKE PRESSURE AND CAR ROLLED BACK PINNING I NAME ARM BETWEEN CANOPY SUPPORT AND RIB

August 17, 1989 WY · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
Tenneco Minerals Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DEMONSTRATING OPERATION OF MOBILE CONVEYOR. THE MACHINE PAUSED DURING CHANGING FROM TRAMING TO HAULING. THE LIFT SENIOR NEEDED ADJUSTING AND WHICH BEING ADJUST THE CYLINDER MOVED AND TRA PPED FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

May 18, 1988 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Tenneco Minerals Company · Fall onto or against objects

INJURED EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING ON A MANTRIP DRIVER WAS REMOVING WHEEL CHOCKS THE PARKING BRAKE WAS BUMPED WITH LUNCH PAIL RELEASE PARK BRAKE VECHICLE ROLLED CAUSED INJURED TO FALL FORWARD AND HI T VEHICLE

March 16, 1988 WY · Metal/Non-Metal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE TRAMMING SHUTTLE CAR DOWN DRIFT, SHUTTLE CAR HIT A ROCK IN THE ROADWAY CAUSING SHUTTLE CAR TO BOUNCE AND ELBOW TO STRIKE SIDE OF SHUTTLE CAR. RESULTING IN CONTUSION TO ELBOW.

October 2, 1987 WY · Metal/Non-Metal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck against a moving object

EMP PULLED MUSC5E IN LOWER BACK WHILE OPERATING A SHUTTLE CAR. THE ROADWAY WAS ROUGH AND CAR SPEED MAY HAVE BEEN EXCESSIVE FOR CONDITIONS ACCIDENT WAS REPORTED ON 10-08-87 TO HIS FOREMAN

August 26, 1987 WY · Metal/Non-Metal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING3SHUTTLE CAR OPERATOR HIT BUMP IN THE RADWAY THAT WRECHED HIS BACK.

July 21, 1986 WY · Metal/Non-Metal shuttle car operator, mantrip operator, ramcar operator, rail runner, buggy operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING S2UTTLE CAR,I.NAME FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.I.NAME TAKEN HOME THEN SEEN BY CO DR FOLLOWING AM.RESULTING IN RX MED AND LIGHT DUTY.

March 31, 1986 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Tenneco Minerals Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

FAILURE TO SHUT3DOWN MOVING BELT AND LOCKING OUT BEFORE CLEANING OUT UNDER TAIL PULLEY AND BELT. MOVING CONVEYOR BELT CAUGHT ON LOOSE UNBOTTONED LONG SHIRT SLEEVE AND PULLED VICTIM ARM INTO A AROUND TAILPUL5EY SHAFT JAMMING ARM BETWEEN CONVEYOR FRAME AND TAIL PULLEY DRUM LOWER ARM WAS BREAKEN DAMAGE TO LIGAMENTS MUSCLES BRUISES MINOR BURNS AND WOUNDS.

August 14, 1985 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck against a moving object

EMP STRAINED MUSCLES IN HIS BACK WHILE DRIVING END-DUMP WITH THE SEAT IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED. THIS TRUCK WAS NOT HIS REGULAR TRUCK, THE SEAT ADJUSTER WAS BROKEN

March 6, 1985 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE HT A ROCK WHILE OPERATING LOADER BOUNCED IN THE SEAT AND NOTICED A SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK GETTING OUT OF LOADER EMPLOYEE COULD NOT STAND STRAIGHT WITHOUT PAIN

April 2, 1984 NV · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Tenneco Minerals Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS REMOVING MUD ON IDLERS ON CONVEYOR #7 & DIDN\T TURN THE CONVEYOR OFF.

March 13, 1984 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Tenneco Minerals Company · Struck against a moving object

DRIVER SHIFTING FROM 2ND INTO 1ST-UNABLE TO GET INTO GEAR-TURNED TRUCK INTO WASTE DUMP. EMPLOYEES ARM TWISTED. HAND HURT.

October 21, 1983 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Tenneco Minerals Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CRUSHER WAS RUNNING BUT WAS SOON GOING TO BE SHUT DOWN FOR MAINTENANCE. THE EE STARTED CLEANING IDLER WHICH HE WAS GOING TO REPLACE -BELT WAS STILL RUNNING. THE EE GOT HIS LEFT HAND CAUGHT THE IDLER & THE B ELT.

February 25, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Tenneco Minerals Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE RIDING IN AN UNDERGROUND VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE HIT A RUT - BOUNCING A THERMOS OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE EMPLOYEE DIVERTED HIS ATTENTION TRIED TO CATCH THE THERMOS AT THE SAME TIME HE SLI D OFF THE SEAT. HIS RIGHT LEG WAS THUS RUN OVER BY THE VEHICLE. THE EXTENT OF HIS INJURIES ARE UNKNOWN. NO FRACTURES HAVE BEEN DIAGNOSED, A SPRAIN AND CONTUSION ARE APPARENT AT THIS TIME ( C

January 12, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Tenneco Minerals Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RIDING MANLIFT DOWN WHEN IT BEGAN TO FALL APPX 15\ HIGH AT THIS POINT.HIT BOTTOM DECK AND WAS PINNED UNDER MANLIFT STEP.

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