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May 24, 1985 WY · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman Fatality · ELECTRICAL
Bear Creek Uranium Company · Contact with electrical current

EE WAS TESTING LOW VOLTAGE BUSHINGS WHILE ON HI S KNEES ON AN UNSTABLE SURFACE. WHEN HE LEANED FORWARD THE PLATES HE WAS ON TIPPED HIM FORWARD INTO THE OIL CONTACTER. HE STUCK OUT HIS HANDS TO CATCH HIS BALANCE & PUT HIS HANDS ON 2 OF THE HIGH VOLTAGE BUSHINGS.

June 14, 1984 WY · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Bear Creek Uranium Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS DISMOUNTING A RUBBER TIRE DOZER. STEPPED ON UNLEVEL GROUND AND TWISTED HIS RIGHT ANKLE. FRACTURE - RIGHT ANKLE.

April 6, 1984 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bear Creek Uranium Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS INSTALLING A REBUILT BOILER FEED PUMP WHEN HE SET THE PUMP IN PLACE HE HURT HIS BACK

April 3, 1984 WY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Bear Creek Uranium Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING A 120 HAUL TRUCK WHILE BEING LOADED AT THE SHOVAL A LARGE CHUNK OF CLAY FELL FROM THE SHOVEL BUCKET HITTING THE HEADACHE ROCK OF THE TRUCK BOX JARRING THE TRUCK AND THE DR AND THE DRIVER CAUSING A STRAIN TO HIS NECK.

November 16, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Bear Creek Uranium Company · Struck against a moving object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A 120 TON HAUL TRUCK, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DUMP A LOAD, THE TRUCK BOX LIFTED TO THE FIRST STAGE AND THEN FELL BACK DOWN ON TOP OF THE CAB. EMPLOYEE STRUCK HER HEAD ON THE TOP OF THE CAB. SOFT TISSUE MUSCLE STRAIN-NECK.

November 3, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Bear Creek Uranium Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEMOUNT A 30:00 X 51 TIRE, LOCK RING WAS REMOVED. HE PARTIALLY INFLATED THE TIRE TO FORCE THE BEAD SEAT BAND FROM THE RIM, THE BAND DISLODGED AND HE WAS STRUCK BY T HE BASE RIM, BEAD FLANGE AND THE TIRE AS THE TIRE EXPANDED FROM THE CONCUSSION.

November 1, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bear Creek Uranium Company · Fall to the walkway or working surface

ATTEMPTING MOVE 55 GAL DRUM.THOUGHT IT WAS FULL AND PULLED ON IT HARD TO MOVE IT,DRUM WAS EMPTY AND HE FELL BACKWARDS AND STUCK RIGHT HAND OUT TO BREAK FALL.FRACTURED-RADIUS.

October 4, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal grader operator, roadgrader operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bear Creek Uranium Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE JUST FINISHED CLEANING THE WINDOWS ON UNIT 301 MOUNTED THE MACHINE FROM THE LEFT SIDE PLACED HIS RIGHT HAND ON THE DOOR HANDLE AND HIS LEFT HAND ON THE DOOR FRAME HE CLOSED THE DOOR A ND CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER BETWEEN THE DOOR AND THE DOOR FRAME CUT REQUIRED SUTURES

June 22, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bear Creek Uranium Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WELDER WAS WORKING ON A 120 TRUCK BODY STEPPED UP TWO RUNGS ON STEP LADDER WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN HE COULD NOT WALK ON THE BALL OF HIS FOOT WITHOUT PAIN

January 8, 1983 WY · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Bear Creek Uranium Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING A BAIL PIN SUPPORTING PIN ON LEFT SHOULDER APPROX WEIGHT 100 LBS STRAIN LEFT SHOUDLER

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