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June 12, 1987 AK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valdez Creek Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MO5ING A PILE OF SCRAP LUMBER WHEN A NAIL POKED THRU HIS GLOVE AND INTO HIS HAND

June 6, 1987 AK · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valdez Creek Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

VICTIM WAS INST5LLING WOOD DOORS ON GREASE TRUCK WHEN BRACE THAT WAS SUPPORTING WEIGHT SLIPPED CAUSING DOOR TO STRIKE HIM ON LEFT SIDE OF HEAD. HE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING WHIP-LASH OR PULLED M LIGIMENTS TO 3ECK CAUSING SEVERE HEAD ACHES

March 15, 1987 AK · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valdez Creek Mining Company Inc · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS CARRYING3WATER AND SLIPPED AND SLID DOWN A HILL. HE TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF AND GOT INJURED NECK.

March 9, 1987 AK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Valdez Creek Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS INVOLVED3IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND INJURED LEFT SHOULDER.

February 25, 1987 AK · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valdez Creek Mining Company Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

HE WAS CHECKING3THE BATTERY FLUID LEVEL WHEN IT SPLASHED IN HIS EYE.

February 11, 1987 AK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Valdez Creek Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS GRINDING3A WIRE WHEEL POWER GRINDER AND HE GOT A PIECE OF METAL IN HIS LEFT EYE.

February 7, 1987 AK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valdez Creek Mining Company Inc · Fall from machine

HE SLIPPED AND 0ELL OFF A PIECE OF MACHINERY AND STRUCK HIS FOREHEAD APPROX. 8 FEET FALL.

February 7, 1987 AK · Metal/Non-Metal supply man, nipper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Valdez Creek Mining Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS LOADING 3TEM TO GO TO TOWN ON TRUCK. HE WAS USING A CHEATER BAR TO TIGHTEN THE LOAD. THE BAR SLIPED AND HIT HIM ON THE FOREHEAD.

January 27, 1987 AK · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valdez Creek Mining Company Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

HE WAS MOVING 55 GALLON OIL DRUMS WHEN HE SAID IT FELT LIKE HE PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.

January 25, 1987 AK · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Valdez Creek Mining Company Inc · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS OPERATIN1 LARGE DOZER WHEN HE THOUGHT HE PULLED A MUSCLE. TURNED OUT TO BE A PINCHED NERVE.

January 5, 1987 AK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valdez Creek Mining Company Inc · Fall to the walkway or working surface

HE WAS ASSISTIN1 IN MOVING A LARGE PUMP WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL. HE STRUCK A PIECE OF ICE AND BOTH LEGS.

August 15, 1986 AK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Valdez Creek Mining Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

WASHING TRUCK W3HIGH PRESSURE HOSE. HOSE PRESSURE BECAME SLACK THEN INCREASED CAUSING INSTABILITY IN FOOTING - FALL BACK WARDS ONTO TRUCK FRAME CAUSED A FRACTURE TO THE TAIL BONE.

August 8, 1986 AK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Valdez Creek Mining Company Inc · Fall onto or against objects

SLIPPED WHILE C5EANING WASH PLANT SCREEN & GRIZZLY. HIT LEFT SIDE & BRUISED RIBS

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