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June 13, 1992 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
Phelps Dodge Mining Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ROCKBOLTING THE MAIN DIFT WHERE WE HAD REMOVE SOME TIMBER WE HAD INSTALLED 5 MATS WITH BOLTS AND WAS STARTING ON THE SIXTH MAT HE DRILLED THE HOLE FOR THE BOLT AND HAD STARTED TO INSERT THE BOLT WHEN A SLAB CAME OUT OF THE BACK HITTING THE JACKLEG KNOCKING HIM DOWN THEN BROKE INTO SEVERAL PIECE THE PIECE HITTING HIM.

April 15, 1992 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man POWERED HAULAGE
Phelps Dodge Mining Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING A 55 GAL DRUM OF DIESEL FUEL OUT OF THE BUCKET OF A 1 YD UG LOADER, WHEN THE OPERATOR MOVED THE LOADER BACK HITTING THE FIRE DOOR. OEPRATOR THEN MOVED FOREWARD HITTING THE FIRE DOOR. OPERATOR THEN MOVED FORWARD HITTING THE FUEL BARREL WITH THE LOADER BUCKET, PUSHING IT INTO THE EMPLOYEE, CAUSING HIKM TO PULL THE MUSCLES IN HIS BACK.

April 6, 1992 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Phelps Dodge Mining Company · Struck against stationary object

WORKER WIN ASSESTING AN ANGLE IRON STORAGE RACK WHEN SOCIETY OF RATCKET SLIPPED OFF BOLT HEAD MOMENTENT ALLOWED HAND TO SMASH INTO ANKLE IRON RIGHT INDEX FINGER WAS CUT REQUIRING 5 STITCHES.

March 27, 1992 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss MACHINERY
Phelps Dodge Mining Company · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS GRADING ROADWAY & SOME WATER SPLASHED INTO HIS EYE WAS WAS MUDDY & CONTAINED SOME FOREIGN MATTER WHICH GOT INTO HIS EYE & SCRATCHED THE CORNEA

February 12, 1992 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal bull gang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, section foreman, shift boss SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Phelps Dodge Mining Company · Fall onto or against objects

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN THE DRIFT TRIPPED AND FELL CUTTING HIS LEG ON A SHARP ROCK.

January 31, 1992 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Phelps Dodge Mining Company · Struck by falling object

MEN WERE GETTING READY TO BOTL THE BACK WHILE COLLARING A DRILL HOLE SMALL ROCK FELL OUT OF BACK HITTING EE S RIGHT HAND BETWEENT THE ROCK AND THE DRILL STEEL BREAKING A SMALL BONE ON THE LITT LE FINGER.

January 7, 1992 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal continuous miner operator, coal mole operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Phelps Dodge Mining Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING OUT OLD WORKING OF REMOVING DEBRIS & PIECE OF CONCRETE & LOADING THEM INTO A LOADER BUCKET WHEN HIS HAND WAS PINCHED BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF CONCRETE CUTTING & BREAKING RT INDEX FINGER

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