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April 13, 1985 NV · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Homestake Mining Company Of California · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING A SEDIMENT LADEN MAT AND TWISTING TO PLACE THE MAT IN A BUCKET. AGGRAVATED A PRE-EXISTING CONDITION. THE STRAINED LOWER LUMBAR INDICATED MARKED MUSCLE SPASM AND THERE WERE NO NEUROLOGI SIGNS BUT DIFFICULTY SITTING UP.

November 27, 1983 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Proquip General Partnership · Fall from machine

EMP WAS REPLACING A DRIVE BELT ON AN ELEVATED SHAKER WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL 10 TO 11 FT EMP LANDED FACE OR FRONT PRONE ON HARD METAL SLUCE BOXES

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