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August 28, 1992 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Sunshine Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

54736YEE WAS PULLING THE MACHINE OUT OF THE HOLE AND CUT HIS ELBOW ON THE RIB.

July 29, 1992 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Sunshine Mining Company · Struck by falling object

55061S DRILLING IN LOOSE GROUND AND ROCK FELL BOUNCED OFF HIS MACHINE AND HIT HIM IN THE FACE.

May 28, 1992 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Sunshine Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING AND HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE MACHINE AND THE LEG OF THE MACHINE.

April 27, 1992 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sunshine Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO FIX AN AIR LINE AND A PIECE OF WIRE POKED HIM IN HIS RIGHT EYE.

March 5, 1992 UT · Metal/Non-Metal HOISTING
Sunshine Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

PAINT & VARNISH WAS FLAKING OFF THE COILS OF THE MOTOR AN EXPERT WAS CALLED IN & HE SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE WORK WAS RESUMED

December 10, 1991 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Sunshine Mining Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AND TRIPPED OVER A WATER HOSE DISLOCATING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

June 3, 1991 UT · Metal/Non-Metal cleanup man, cleanup worker NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Sunshine Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DUMPING A WHEELBARROW WHEN IT TIPPED SIDEWAYS. EMPLOYEE TRIED TO PULL IT STRAIGHT AND FELT A BACK STRAIN.

April 30, 1991 UT · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Sunshine Mining Company · Struck by falling object

BACK SAMPLING WHEN ROCK HIT LEFT HAND AND LEFT SHOULDER.

April 11, 1991 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Sunshine Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING AND TURNED THE MACHINE AROUND TO DRILL OUT A HOLE WHEN HE WENT TO TURN THE MACHINE HE GOT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND CAUGHT BETWEEN THE LEG AND MACHINE.

March 1, 1991 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sunshine Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS SAWING ON TIMBER AND BLADE OF THE SAW WENT THRU TIMBER CUTTING HIS FINGER.

February 13, 1991 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Sunshine Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A ROCK FELL OUT FROM THE BACK AND BOUNCED OFF THE MACHINE HITTING EMPLOYEE'S EYE.

January 23, 1991 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Sunshine Mining Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS BREAKING BOULDERS AND A PIECE OF ROCK BROKE AND HIT HIS ANKLE PENETRATING THE ANKLE BONE AND JOINT.

January 19, 1991 UT · Metal/Non-Metal EXPLOSIVES AND BREAKING AGENTS
Sunshine Mining Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WENT INTO WORKING PLACE TO SET UP DRILL AFTER BLASTING. THE WORKING PLACE HAD NOT AIRED OUT ENOUGH AND THE EE GOT SMOKE INHALATION.

December 11, 1990 UT · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Sunshine Mining Company · Struck by falling object

A LARGE PACK OF H.W. VOLCANICS CAME DOWN AND HIT EMPLOYEE'S LEG KNOCKING HIM DOWN AND TRAPPING HIM. WHILE TRYING TO GET HIS LEG OUT, ANOTHER SMALL ROCK CAME DOWN AND CUT HIS HEAD.

November 13, 1990 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Sunshine Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING AND A ROCK FELL FROM THE BACK CUTTING HIS RIGHT ARM.

September 7, 1990 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Sunshine Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING A ROCK FELL FROM BACK WHILE HE WAS STARTING A NEW HOLE.

June 25, 1990 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Sunshine Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING AND HIS HAND SLIPPED AND SMASHED IT AGAINST A ROCK. HE CUT HIS RING FINGER ON HIS LEFT HAND.

May 15, 1990 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Sunshine Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRILLING WITH A JACKLEG. HE WAS PULLING OUT OF THE HOLE AND THE NUT ON THE JACKLEG PINCHED HIS THIGH.

March 23, 1990 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Sunshine Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRILLING WITH A JACKLEG AND INJURED HIS BACK.

November 2, 1989 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sunshine Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS HANDING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE A 25 LB. BAG OF PRELL AND HIS KNEE (LEFT) LOCKED IN PLACE.

October 12, 1989 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Sunshine Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL WAS STANDING BESIDE MOVING MUCK CAR. HE WASN'T FAR ENOUGH FROM 5TH WHEEL ON MUCK CAR. HE HIT HIS FOOT.

September 20, 1989 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ELECTRICAL
Sunshine Mining Company · Accident type, without injuries

THERE WAS A PINHOLE IN A WIRE & ACID WATER GOT IN & SHORT CIRCUITED BETWEEN TWO PHASES

June 29, 1989 UT · Metal/Non-Metal carpenter HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kennecott Corp · Struck against stationary object

DISASSEMBLING FORM,EMPL STRUCK RIGHT HAND INDEX FINGER ON METAL STAKE.1 CM LACERATION-SUTURED.

June 25, 1989 AK · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Greens Creek Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPL CLEANING UP MUCK IN HEADING NOT BEING WORKED.SOME ROCK FELL FROM BACK HITTING HIM ON HEAD,ARM AND LEG.DR COULDNT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT EMPL COMPLAINS OF DIZZYNESS SO HE HAS LOST WORK.

June 22, 1989 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Kennecott Corp · Struck by falling object

WHILE LOOKING FOR A SHOVEL TOOTH, A ROCK ROLLED OFF STRICKING EMPLOYEE IN BACK OF HEAD.

June 22, 1989 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Kennecott Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

WHILE IGNITING A CUTTING TORCH, EMPLOYEE RECEIVED BURNS TO NECK AND CHIN 1 ST DEGREE BURNS TO RIGHT SIDE OF TORSO EXTENDING AROUND TO RIGHT SIDE OF BACK.

June 21, 1989 AK · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Greens Creek Mining Company · Struck by falling object

EMPL STEPPED OFF JUMBO TO VIEW DRILLING AND A ROCK DROPPED FROM THE BACK AND HIT HIM ON THE R FOOT EMPL SUSTAINED A FRACTURE OF HIS BIG TOE

June 21, 1989 UT · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kennecott Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE DR DIAGNOSED MINOR MUSCLE SPASMS IN LOWER BACK DUE TO THE FREQUENCY OF HAVING TO CLIMB UP AND DOWN THE LADDER OF THE HAUL TRUCK NOT SPECIFIC EVENT OCCURRED OTHER THAN THE SYMPTOMS WHICH BE GAN ON 6/21/89 AND BECAME REPORTABLE UNDER ALLEGED ON 6/30/89 AFTER DISCUSSING THE CONDITION WITH THE COMPANY DR EMPL CURRENTLY BEING TREATED FOR THIS CONDITION BY PERSONAL DR NON OCCUPATIONA

June 20, 1989 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Kennecott Corp · Fall to the walkway or working surface

GROUND WAS A ROCKY AREA WITH NUMEROUS CHUNK ROCK ON GROUND SURFACE.EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO LIFT A POLE JACK OVER THE POLE WHICH WAS LAYING ON THE GROUND.HIS FOOT STEPPED ON A ROCK CAUSING HIM TO STUMBLE AND FALL.

June 18, 1989 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kennecott Corp · Struck against stationary object

WHILE USING WIRE BRUSH EMPL STRUCK RIGHT HAND ON IRON HANDLE. CONTUSION RIGHT 4TRH METATARSAL GIVEN RX.

June 17, 1989 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Kennecott Corp · Struck by flying object

FOREIGN BODY RIGHT EYE.

June 14, 1989 UT · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kennecott Corp · Struck against stationary object

AS EMPLOYEE REACHED INTO AN ELETRICAL BOX, HE FELT A TINGLE AND JERKED HIS HAND BACK CATCHING HIS RIGHT WRIST ON EDGE OF BOX. LACERATION SUTURED.

June 13, 1989 UT · Metal/Non-Metal shopman repair cars, mechanic HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kennecott Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS HOLDING HANDPUNCH WHEN CHIP CAME OFF PUNCH STRIKING EMPL IN NECK & CAUSING SUTURABLE LACERATION.

June 9, 1989 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Ridgeway Mining Company · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS ARC GOUGING IN SIDE GRINDING MILL AND RECEIVE FLASH BURN TO BOTH EYES.

June 8, 1989 AK · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Greens Creek Mining Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS LOADING DRILL AT FACE,PRILL POT WENT EMPTY AND HOSE SURGED HITTING EMPLOYEE IN SIDE OF FACE.EMPLOYEE SUSTAINED AN ABRASION ON THE SIDE OF FACE.

June 7, 1989 AK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Greens Creek Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING WITH MECHAINC PUTTING AN IMPELLER ON A PUMP.EMPLOYEE ROLLED PULLEY AND CAUGHT FINGERS BETWEEN PULLEY AND BELT SMASHING FINGERS.

June 4, 1989 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Kennecott Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TIHGTENING THE CUTTING EDGE OF A BLADE ON DOZER WITH PNEUMATIC IMPACT WRENCH AND GOT FOREIGN BODY IN EYE.

June 2, 1989 AK · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Greens Creek Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS PERATING SCOOPTRAM & DUCKED TO AVOID AIR CURTAIN STRAINED BACK.

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