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March 22, 1986 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
Kennecott Ray Mines Division · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

INJURED EMPLOYE9 WAS POSITION A CAT TRACK ROLLER, AND HIS RIGHT RING FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN THE ROLLER AND THE FORK WHEN THE FORK WAS RAISED. THIS RESULTED IN THE AMPUTATION OF THE TIP OF T HE FINGER. 3

January 24, 1985 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Kennecott Ray Mines Division · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRAINING IDLER - TAPPING ON IDLER WITH HAMMER & CAUGHT RIGHT HAND IN IDLER

January 24, 1985 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kennecott Ray Mines Division · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING AIR LANCE TO CLEAN TIN FROM AROUND TRIPPER BELT. EITHER HOSE OR CLOTHING WAS CAUGHT IN TRIPPER PULLEY PULLING HIS RIGHT HAND INTO PULLEY

November 15, 1984 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Kennecott Ray Mines Division · Struck against a moving object

INJURED FAILED TO YIELD POSTED RIGHT OF WAY AT JUNCTION OF 2 HAULAGE ROADS. HAULAGE TRUCK WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT THIS POINT & INJUREDS VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH HAUL TRUCKS RIGHT FRONT T IRE. CAUSING LEFT FRONT CORNER OF VEHICLE TO BE CRUSHED.

November 7, 1984 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Kennecott Ray Mines Division · Struck against a moving object

INJURED WAS TRAVELING DOWN GRADE IN LOADED HAULAGE TRUCK. GROUND RELAY LIGHT CAME ON AND TRUCK SPEED BEGAN TO INCREASE INJURED FEARED DYNAMIC BRAKE SYSTEM HAD FAILED AND STEERED TRUCK INTO BAN K. TRUCK WAS NOT DAMAGED.

June 4, 1984 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kennecott Ray Mines Division · Struck against a moving object

BRAKES FAILED AND LOADER WENT DOWN EMBANKMENT OPERATOR STRUCK RIGHT KNEE AGAINST DASHBOARD.

April 19, 1984 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Kennecott Ray Mines Division · Struck against a moving object

FORKLIFT OPERATED BY INJURED WAS STRUCK AT THE LEFT FRONT CORNER BY A PICKUP DRIVEN BY A MECHANIC - PICKUP HAD JUST ENTERED ROADWAY AND WAS TRAVELING LEFT OF CENTER. INJURED WAS NOT THROWN FRO M EQUIPMENT EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO FRONT OF PICKUP NONE TO FORKLIFT

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