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June 19, 2003 MI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
R E Glancy Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEES WERE DOING MAINTENANCE ON SCREEN PLANT AND INJURED EE JUST FELT HIS BACK SNAP. ALL EE DID WAS TURN, WAS NOT LIFTING OR PUSHING ANYTHING.

May 29, 2002 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer POWERED HAULAGE
R E Glancy Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS OPERATING A 988B LOADER WHICH CAUGHT ON FIRE IN THE ENGINE AREA. HE CLIMBED DOWN, BUT WENT BACK UP TO TURN LOADER OFF. BY THE TIME HE FINISHED, FLAMES WERE CLOSE TO THE CAB AND HE JUMPE D DOWN INSTEAD OF CLIMBING DOWN THE LADDER.

October 16, 2001 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R E Glancy Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EE WAS TRYING TO OPEN DOOR ON LOADER LEADING TO PLACE TO CHECK TRANSMISSION FLUID-THE DOOR WAS STUCK. HE PULLED HARD ON IT AND FELT A TWINGE IN HIS LEFT NECK/SHOULDER AREA. CAME TO WORK THE NE XT DAY AND WAS IN VEY BAD PAIN BY THE END OF THE DAY. CANNOT WORK AT THIS POINT-TOO PAINFUL.

August 24, 2001 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
R E Glancy Inc · Fall from machine

LOADER OPERATOR WAS GREASING BUCKET ARMS AND FELL FROM LOADER TO GROUND. NO DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT.

July 31, 2000 MI · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R E Glancy Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

WORKING WITH OTHER CREW MEMBERS TO CHANGE JAW DIE. LIFTED SOMETHING, FELT SOMETHING IN BACK. GOT WORSE AND MORE PAINFUL AS TIME WENT BY.

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