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December 4, 2003 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ned B Mitchell Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS FIXING BELT ON CRUSHER, WAS TIGHTENING BOLT,PULLED HARD ON WRENCH, CAME OFF & HIT HIS FOREHEAD.

October 31, 2003 UT · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ned B Mitchell Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK, SLIPPED OFF TOP STEP ON FUEL TANK, CAUGHT 2ND STEP WITH LEFT FOOT AND HYPEREXTENDED LEFT KNEE.

October 6, 2003 UT · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ned B Mitchell Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CAUGHT HIS LEFT LITTLE FINGER BETWEEN ROCK AND CRUSHER.

January 31, 2003 UT · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Ned B Mitchell Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING SACKS WHEN HE STRAINED HIS LOWER BACK.

June 21, 2002 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ned B Mitchell Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING AND TUGGING ON PIPE WRENCH; HE TWISTED THE WRONG WAY AND PUSHED A DISK INTO A NERVE IN HIS LOWER BACK SPINE.

November 8, 2001 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Ned B Mitchell Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS GRINDING THE GRIZZLY ON TOP OF THE JAW FEEDER WHEN A METAL PARTICLEGOT IN HIS EYE EVEN THOUGH HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

August 6, 2001 UT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Ned B Mitchell Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING UP LADDER TO GET IN LOADER. HIS FOOT AND LEG SLIPPED THROUGH LADDER. EMPLOYEE FELL OVER BACKWARDS AND TWISTED KNEE.

August 28, 2000 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Ned B Mitchell Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS CUTTING OLD WEAR PLATES OUT OF CHUTE ON SCREEN WHEN A PIECE OF SLAG FELL DOWN & BURNED AHOLE IN HIS PANTS & THEN DROPPED INTO HIS BOOT &BURNED THE TOP OF HIS ARCH & INNER ANKLE.

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