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January 20, 1994 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Sonora Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK EE WAS BOUNCED UP AND DOWN CAUSING HIM TO HIT TRUCK CECILING FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK.

December 1, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sonora Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

AGGRAVATED PREVIOUS BACK INJURY WHILE OPERATING A LOADER.

August 10, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Sonora Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

OVER A PERIOD OF TIME EMPLOYEE FELT PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK. SEAT WAS IN NEED OF REPAIR.

May 5, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Sonora Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE'S FIRST DAY OF TRAINING ON HAUL TRUCK. WHILE OBSERVING TRUCK'S OPERATION IN PASSENGER SEAT, JARRING CAUSED LOWER BACK STRAIN.

February 1, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sonora Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING HAUL TRUCK OVER ROUGH ROADS, EMPLOYEE AGGRAVATED LOWER BACK.

January 25, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sonora Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING UNDER A SHOVEL. HEAVY LOAD JARRED HIS UPPER BACK WHICH WAS AGGRAVATED BY ROUGH ROAD CONDITIONS CAUSED FROM HEAVY RAINS.

January 13, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sonora Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DESCENDING WASTE DUMP RAMP EE DROVE OVER SOME UNEVEN GROUND. HE WAS JOSTED MY HIS EAT AND HURT HIS LOWER BACK.

December 15, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sonora Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE COMPLAINED OF LOWER BACK PAIN WHILE DRIVING HAUL TRUCK.RECALLED BEING JARRED ON ONE OCCASION WHILE BAKING UNDER SHOVEL.

May 8, 1992 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sonora Mining Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAUL TRUCK OPERATOR COMPLAINED OF EYE IRRITATIONS.

September 5, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Sonora Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING HAUL TRUCK ACROSS TAILINGS AREA RAN OVER A NOB IN THE ROAD JARRED LOWER BACK.

March 9, 1991 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sonora Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE OPERATING 992 LOADER, TURNED TO LOOK WHILE BACKING UP, TWISTING HIS LOWER BACK.

October 15, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sonora Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING LOADER #843 INTO A MUCK PILE WHEN BUCKET HIT A ROCK LODGED IN THE GROUND JOLTING THE OPERATOR.

July 26, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal draftsman, surveyor/transit work supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
Sonora Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BARRACADED/MINED OUT HAUL ROAD,EMPLOYEE FORGOT WHERE THE ROAD ENDED AND DROVE OFF.LANDED 30 FT BELOW UPSIDE DOWN,TRAPPING THE DRIVER INSIDE.

March 29, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Sonora Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE DRIVING A HAUL TRUCK OVER ROUGH ROADS COMPLAINED OF BACK PAIN

January 10, 1990 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Sonora Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HOLLAND WHEN HE RAN OVER BUMP.EMPLOYEE WAS THROWN IN THE AIR AND HIT HEAD ON THE CAB.

November 3, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sonora Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE INJURED BACK WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH ROAD WITH INADEQUATE SEAT.

October 25, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sonora Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC APPROX ONE CAR LENGTH BEHIND VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HIM. WOMEN APPORCHING FROM REAR DID NOT STOP IN TIME AND REAR ENDED EMPLOYEE IN COMPANY VEHICLE.

October 25, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sonora Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC APPROXIMATELY ONE CAR LENGTH BEHIND VEHICLE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HIM. VEHICLE APPROACHING FROM BEHIND DID NOT STOP IN TIME AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE FROM REAR.

June 20, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
Sonora Mining Corp · Fall from machine

OPERATOR(HIRED 06-2--89 OF CAT 621 WATER PULL (7000GALLONS FULL)BEGAN SPINNING ON INCLINE AND KILLED ENGINE.BRAKES LOCKED.INJURED PARTY,MOTOR GRADER OPERAOT CLIMBED ASIDE CAB TO HELP OPERATOR IN DISTRESS.STARTED MOTOR TWICE AND OTHER OPERATER (WATER PULL) KILLED TWICE.MACHINE BEGAN ROLLING DOWN-HILL.MOTOR GRADER OPERATOR FEARING FOR LIFE JUMPED AND CHIPPED LEFT KNEE.

May 16, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sonora Mining Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS BACK, WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE HE TURNED AROUND TO LOOK BEHIND HIM AND FELT A MUSCLE SPASM.

October 21, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Sonora Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OP9RATING ON A SLOPE WHEN A SUDDEN SHIFT OF WATER CAUSED THE WATER PULL TO TIP OVER EMPLOYEE WAS BELTED IN BUT WAS STILL THROWN AROUND A LITTLE HE DIDNT NOTICE ANY INJURY AT THE TIME BUT LATER3SORENESS WAS NOT IMPROVING SO HE WENT TO ER TO BE X-RAYED RESULT WAS CONTUSIONS ON CHEST WALL AND SHOULDER

September 24, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sonora Mining Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADING BARRELS3OF SCRAP METAL W/A FORKLIFT. FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN BARREL & A FORK.

November 29, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Sonora Mining Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

I.NAME WS STANDING ON VIBRATOR SCREED WHEN THE CHUTE ON THE CEMENT TRUCK WHICH WAS POURING IN THE AREA STRUCK THE SCREED CAUSING I.NAME TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE & F ALL CUTTING HIS LEG AS HE DI D SO. I.NAME, ONE OF THE WITNESSES STATED THAT I.NAME WAS STANDING BESIDE THE SCREED WHEN THE CEMENT CHUTE STRUCK IT WHICH IN TURN KNOCKED I.NAME DOWN, CAUSING THE INJURY.

May 1, 1984 CA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Sonora Mining Corp · Struck against a moving object

INJURY OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING FROM EXXON MINERALS MINE BACK TO AIRPORT OUTSIDE CASPER,WY. DRIVER DROVE OVER BUMP AND VEHICLE BECAME AIRBORNE CROSSING R R TRACKS AND HE INJURED LOWER BACK.

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