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June 23, 1993AZ · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPL WAS WORKING ON LIME BIN PLATFORM. EMPL FELL THROUGH A SECTION OF GRATE WHICH HAD BEEN CUT LOOSE, BUT WAS BELIEVED TO STILL BE WELDED ON THEOPPOSITE END. THE FALL WAS APPROX 29" & HE SUSTA INED A 2" CUT ON LEFT LEG AS IT STRUCK AGAINST THE GRATE ON THE WAY DOWN.
July 31, 1992AZ · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING CONVEYOR BELT-HE WAS USING A KNIFE TO CUT THE BELT THE KNIFE SLIPPED FROM THE BELTING AND CUT THROUGH EMPLOYEES' GLOVE-CUTTING THE INDEX FINGER ON LEFT HAND.
September 14, 1991AZ · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS UNLOADING BALL MILL SHELL LINERS ONTO CONVEYOR OF THE SECONDARY BALL MILL AFTER DETACHING LINER FROM CABLE HEADA CHE BALL ON CABLE HIT FRONT OF EMPLOYEES HARD HAT
September 15, 1990TX · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanPOWERED HAULAGE
Cyprus Mines Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
RIGHT THUMB CUAGHT BETWEEN ROLLER SUPPORT AN BRACE ON BAGGING CONVEYOR LINE. DEEP CUT TO RIGHT THUMB WHICH CALLED FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION.
May 23, 1990AZ · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED TURNING VALVE NEXT TO MILL THICKNER TANK AND WAS CLIMBING DWN ROD STEPS ON TANK TO PLATFORM. EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON PLATFORM, TWISTING RIGHT LEG AT KNEE AREA.
May 16, 1990TX · Metal/Non-Metalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cyprus Mines Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPL HAVING TROUBLE WITH EYES BURNING & ITCHING.EMPL SENT FOR EYE IRRITATION.
May 15, 1990AZ · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
EMPL WAS IN PROCESS OF DRILLING LARGER HOLE IN STARTER END OF REPLACEMENT BATTERY CABLE. CABLE GOT LOOSE FROM CLAMP IT WAS BEING HELD WITH SPUN AROUND WITH DRILL BIT & STRUCK EMPL ON ENED OF L EFT THUMB. DR EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT BONE ON END OF LEFT THUMB WAS CHIPPED.
November 12, 1989AZ · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
RECEIVED A NEW SHIPMENT OF CYANIDE BAGS WHICH WERE COVERED WITH PLASTIC. EMPLOYEE USING UTILITY KNIFE TO CUT PLASTIC COVERING. EMPLOYEE CUTTING TOWARD BODY, KNIFE HIT SNAG IN PLASTIC, EMPLOY EE PULLED KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING EMPLOYEE'S LEFT FOREARM.
September 19, 1989AZ · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techPOWERED HAULAGE
CO-WORKER IN PROCESS OF POSITIONING JACK STAND UNDER BALL MILL. CO-WORKER OPERATING FORKLIFT. CO-WORKER HIT STEPS TO GRIND BASEMENT WITH TINES ON FORKLIFT KNOCKING STAIRS LOOSE. CO-WORKER YELL ED TO EMPLOYEE NOT TO USE STAIRS, THEN CONTINUED TO COMPLETE TASK. EMPLOYEE DID NOT HEAR CO-WORKER AND CLIMBED STEPS. STAIRS COLLAPSED. EMPLOYEE FELL FORWARD, LEFT HAND HIT STEPS FRACTURING M
July 27, 1989AZ · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techPOWERED HAULAGE
EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING IN THE RECLAIM POND REPAIRING NET. WHEN BOAT EMPLOYEE WAS IN STARTED TO MOVE, EMPLOYEE GRABBED THE WIRE CABLE TO BALANCE HIMSELF AND PULLED SHOULDER.
July 20, 1989AZ · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cyprus Mines Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
TWO PEOPLE WERE RUNNING CONDUIT. ON MAN PULLED A PIECE OF CONDUIT WHILE INJURED HAD HOLD WITH HAND AND PINCHED HIS HAND BETWEEN CONDUIT AND ANOTHER PIECE OF METAL.
July 18, 1989AZ · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techIGNITION OR EXPLOSION OF GAS OR DUST
EE WAS USING CUTTING TOUCH INSIDE CHUTE HOSE DEVELOPED LEAK AND IGNITED.
May 26, 1989AZ · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPL ALLEGED THAT WHILE CLIMBING BACK TO CAB OF 120 TON HAUL TRUCK HE BUMPED LEFT KNEE INTO CORNER OF CAB.
February 4, 1989AZ · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPL UNSURE WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED.FIGURES STRAINED BACK PUSHING SUSPENDED DRILL PIPE WITH SHOULDER.EMPL WORKING WITH ANOTHER TO LAY DRILL PIPE ON GROUND.EMPL REPORTED ACCD.24 HRS LATER.
January 18, 1989AZ · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
LEACH ABSORPTION DECK IN MILL.EMPLOYEE WAS USING A WATER HOSE FOR SCREEN CLEANING.EMPLOYEE WAS MOMENTARILY DISTRACTED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE CAUSING THE INJURED TO OPEN VALVE ON AIR LINE.
November 19, 1988AZ · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cyprus Mines Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMP HAUL TRUCK WA> BEING LOADED WITH PIT ROCK LOADER OPER. AFTER WARNING TRUCK DRIVER DROPPED BIG ROCK IN TO TRUCK BED. WHEN ROCK HIT SIDE OF T RUCK TI JOLTED DRIVER W HICH WRENCHED HIS NECK. L STRAIN A(: SECOND DR. DIAG. E MP WITH 2 MISALIGNED NECK VERTABRAE.
EMPLOYEE ALLEGES THAT HE SCRATCHED HIS LEFT EYE WHILE WORKING.HE WAS NOT AWARE OF INJURY UNTIL LATER THAT NIGHT.EMPLOYEE MUST HAVE SCRATCHED EYE WHILE RUBBING SWEAT AND DIRT FROM HIS EYE.NO FO REIGN MATERIAL WAS FOUND BY DOCTOR THE NEXT DAY.
July 20, 1988AZ · Metal/Non-Metalhaul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driverHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPL WAS WORKING ON SUCTION LINE OF TAILINGS SOLUTION RECLAIM PUMP. EMPL WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIFT CLAMPING DEVICE THAT WAS LOCATED TO HIS RIGHT SIDE REAR WITH TWISTING MOTION.
June 2, 1988AZ · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Cyprus Mines Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ROCKS OFF BLADE ARM ON BULLDOZER AND GOT MIDDLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND PINCHED BETWEEN ROCK AND BLADE ARM.EMPLOYEE RECEIVED EIGHT STITCHES TO CLOSE WOUND.
EMP. WAS CARRYING FIVE GALLON BUCKETS FILLED WITH ANFO UP ON ROCKY SLOPES IN PROCESS OF LOADING DRILL HOLES FOR BLASTING EMP. GOT MAD A SUPERVISOR AND QUIT, BUT BEFORE TERMMINATING HE WANTED TO REPORT A BACK INJURY.
April 22, 1988AZ · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
EMPLOYEE WAS TACK WELDING VALVE WITH ARC WELDER BY THE CYLONE FEED PUMPS.
April 8, 1988AL · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
Cyprus Mines Corp · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE ALLEGED HE WAS EXPOSED TO SULFUR DIOXIDE GAS WHILE WALKING PAST A PURGING TANK OF SO2 HE BEGAN COUGHING WATGERY EYES & THROAT IRRITATION HE WAS TAKEN TO THE CO.DOC.TEST OF BLOOD SHOW ED NEGATIVE GIVEN A PRESCRIPTIONTO HELP THE NOST IRRITATION & RETURNED TO WORK HIS NEXT SCH.SHIFT
April 3, 1988AZ · Metal/Non-Metalelectrician, linemanELECTRICAL
EMP. WAS LAYING ACROSS TOP OF TOOL CABINET LOCATED ON RIGHT SIDE OF SERVICE TRUCK REACHING OUT WITH RACHET AND SOCKET TIGHTENING UP MOUNTING BOLTS. EMP. WAS LAYING IN A AWKWARD POSITION IN VERY LIMITED ROOM PERFORMING HIS DUTIES.
March 4, 1988AZ · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
DRIVING ATV AND REACHED TO GRAB HARD HAT WIND BLEW OFF HEAD AND CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE WHICH RESULTED IN EMPLOYEE BEING THROWN FROM VEHICLE.
February 25, 1988AZ · Metal/Non-Metalblaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkeyHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE PULLED OR STRAINED MUSCLES IN LEFT SHOULDER CHEST WHILE CARRYING 50 LB BAGS OF ANFO UP ON ROCK KNOBS EMPLOYEE DID NOT THINK INJURY WAS SERIOUS UNTIL PAIN KEPT GETTING WORSE AND FINALL WENT TO DR ON MONDAY 3-7-88.
February 2, 1988AZ · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
EMPLOLYEE GOT A3PIECE OF METAL IN H IS LEFT EYE WHILE BLOWING DIRT OFF A BEARINGEMPLOYEE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES BUT NOT SAFETY GOGGLES EMPLOYEE HAD METAL REMOVED FROM EYE & HAS NOT HAD ANY CONT INUING VIS3ON PROBLEMS
October 24, 1987AZ · Metal/Non-Metalfront-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE LIFTED3AND TURNED TO PLACE WHEEL CHOCK BLOCK IN HOLDING BRACKET ON FRONT BUMPER OF TRUCK. THIS MOVEMENT STRAINED BACK MUSCLE WHICH RESULTED IN SORENESS AND STIFFNESS.
September 21, 1987NJ · Metal/Non-Metalprep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
January 16, 1987AL · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
I,NAME WAS FINISHING BOLTING THE SIDES TOGETHER ON THE ROLLER MILL AND HAD JUST DISCONNECTED HIS SAFETY LINE AND WAS GETTING DOWN OFF THE ROLLER MILL WIND BOX WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL, THE TOP OF THE WIND BOX IS 4 FT 8 IN. FROM THE FLOOR.
January 6, 1987AL · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
WHILE BAGGING O0F #2 PACKER, THE AIR HOSE THAT IS USED TO BLOW THE MATERIAL LOOSE IN THE BIN CAME OFF. WHEN HE WENT TO SHUT THE VALVE OFF, HE TRIPPED ON A 1" RUBBER HOSE THAT WAS LAYING ON THE FLOOR AND FELL3INTO THE PACKER, HITTING HIS BACK. (LEFT SIDE).
June 23, 1984CA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerPOWERED HAULAGE
WHILE SITTING IN A HAUL TRUCK BEING LOADED A LARGE PIECE OF ORE DUMPED INTO THE TRUCK CAUSING THE TRUCK TO BOUNCE, EE BUMPED HIS HEAD ON T HE AIR CONDITIONER THAT IS LOCATED IN T HE TOP OF THE CAB.
January 4, 1984CA · Metal/Non-Metalbulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WHILE IN THE PROCESS OF FUELING A FUEL TRUCK FROM THE MAIN STORAGE TANK THE FUEL HOSE STARTED TO COME OUT OF THE FUEL TANK EMPLOYEE REACHED OUT TO GRAB HOLD OF HOSE STRAINING HIS BACK IN THE P ROCESS
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