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July 6, 1992 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Magma Gold Ltd · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE STRUCK ON HEAD BY FALLING ROCK WHILE PASSING EQUIPMENT DOWN BEANHOLE.

June 30, 1992 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Magma Gold Ltd · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TEMPLOYEE'S GLOVE CAUGHT ON PICKLE BOAT CABLE PULLIGN HAND INTO BLOCK.

May 24, 1991 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
Magma Gold Ltd · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE HAD ATTACHED A 20'X1/2" CABLE WITH A CHAIN ON ONE. END TO A MUCK CAR, THE OTHER END TO A POST ON A DOOR FRAME. THE MOTORMAN THEN TOOK UP TENSION ON THE CABLE. WHEN THE MOTORMAN PUT THE MOTO R ON POINT TO PULL OUT THE POST, THE CHAIN SLIPPED OF THE CAR. THIS CAUSE THE MOTOR & CAR TO SHOOT FOREARM. EE WAS IN A BAD POSITION. HE WAS STANDING IN A PART OF THE DRIFT THAT WAS NARROW. W

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