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February 9, 2009 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Spirit Minerals LP · Fall from machine

After starting the blade the employee stepped on the tire to get down. The tire was covered with frost & his foot slipped. He fell & landed on his hands, which jammed his elbow. He felt that everything was fine at the time but the elbow got worse. He sought medical treatment on 02/13/2009. An x-ray revealed that the end of his elbow had a small fracture.

July 31, 2008 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
SPIRIT MINERALS LP · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Upset employee, wouldn't fill out paper work, tried to bully supervisor, supervisor got in pickup to leave, employee stuck his foot under pickup tire. Tire ran over foot, nothing broken in foot - bruised (hospital x-ray).

July 14, 2008 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Spirit Minerals LP · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

He was grinding on a hand rail when a piece of slag got into his eye.

July 7, 2008 NV · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Spirit Minerals LP · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE strained lower back while installing a fan on a 992 loader.

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