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April 13, 1989 NV · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

EMPL CHANGING RIPPER TEETH ON CAT.AS HE WAS DRIVING KEEPER PIN OUT WITH SLEDGE HAMMER AND PUNCH,PIECE OF METAL HIT HIM IN UPPER RIGHT CHEST.

November 21, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cliff Resources Inc-Green Hill Mining Venture · Ingestion of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPL THOUGHT HE WAS DRINKING WATER BUT HAD PICKED UP JUG OF BRAKE CONDITIONING FLUID-METHANOL INSTEAD.THOUGHT WATER TASTED STRANGE BUT TOOK A SECOND DRINK BEFORE LOOKING AT JUG SEEING IT MARKE D AS POISONOUS.

September 28, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Cliff Resources Inc-Green Hill Mining Venture · Struck against a moving object

OPERATOR WAS ADVANCING LOADER INTO BROKEN ROCK PILE TO LOAD BUCKET BUCKET CAUGHT ON ROCK IMPEDING LOADERS MOVMENT AND CAUSING OPERATORS HEAD TO JERK FORWARD.

March 25, 1988 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Cliff Resources Inc-Green Hill Mining Venture · Struck against a moving object

WHEEL OF SCRAPER STRUCK ROCK IN ROAD WHILE HAULING AND THREW OPERATOR UP AND SIDEWAYS IN CAB. OPERATOR WAS WEARING SEAT BELT AT THE TIME

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