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October 19, 1985 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Potash Producers Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL INSTALLING BELT CONVEYOR BRUSH ASSEMBLY.BELT BRUSH ASSEMBLY WAS BEING HOISTED BY SHOP CRANE.EMPL WAS KNEELING BEHIND BRUSH FRAME WHICH FELL STRIKING EMPL FOOT WITH REAR OF FRAME RESULTING IN MASHED INSTEP AND BROKEN BIG TOE.THE HOOK WASNT BROKEN,THINK IT GOT KNOCKED LOOSE WHEN GOING THROUGH FRAME.

October 16, 1985 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Potash Producers Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING GRIZZLY IN WAREHOUSE UNDERMINED DRAGLINE BUCKET IT SLID DOWN, HITTING EMPLOYEE S BACK.

October 2, 1985 NM · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Potash Producers Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BY A DOOR WITH RIGHT HAND ON HINGED SIDE OF DOOR FACING. DOOR WAS CLOSED WHILE FINGER WAS BETWEEN DOOR ANDDOOR JAM, MASHING INDEX FINGER.

August 21, 1985 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Potash Producers Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS SLIDING THE LEFT FORK OF SWINGER OUT FROM CENTER AND MASHED HIS FINGERTIP BETWEEN THE FORK AND THE ANGLE BRACE ON THE FRAME OF THE FORK ATTACHMENT.

August 5, 1985 NM · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Potash Producers Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS CHISELING THE RIB WITH SCREW DRIVER AND HAMMER TO MOVE CABLE FROM BETWEEN THE RIB AND SHUTTLECAR THAT WAS PARKED FOR REPAIRS EMP MISSED SCREWDRIVER AND HIT HIS LITTLE FINGER ON LEFT HA ND

January 14, 1985 NM · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Potash Producers Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMP WAS HELPING FORKLIFT OPERATOR MOVE A CHUTE ONTO FORKS OF FORKLIFT CHUTE SLIPPED PINNING FOOT BETWEEN CHUTE AND WORKTABLE IN TRYING TO REAISE THE CHUTE OFF HIS FOOT CHUTED SLIPPED AGAIN AND CORNER OF CHUTE CUT SKIN AND CRACKED BONE INRIGHT FOOT

November 27, 1984 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Potash Producers Inc · Fall from machine

EE WAS IN PROCESS OF MOUNTING PAYLOADER WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON L OWER STEP & HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF HANDRAIL & HE FELL ON LOWER LEFT BACKSIDE. CONDITIONS WERE FROSTY.

October 2, 1984 NM · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
Potash Producers Inc · Contact with electrical current

EMP WAS HOOKING UP CABLE FROM 440 VOLT HEATER TO THE TEST PANEL IN ELECTRICAL SHOP HE DID NOT NOTICE THAT THE 440 VOLT POWER BREAKER WAS ON HE TOOK THE RUBBER COVERED ALLIGATOR CLIPS IN HIS HANDS AND STARTED TO CLIP THEM TO THE BARE ENDS OF THE CABLE CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHOCK

August 10, 1984 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Potash Producers Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

MINER RODDING CHUNK OF ORE OUT OF HUNG CHUTE IN ORE BIN.CHUNK DISLODGED CAUSING ROD END TO COME UP.END OF ROD STRUCK MINER UNDER CHIN-RESULTING LACERATION REQ 3 STITCHES.RETURNED TO END OF S

July 6, 1984 NM · Metal/Non-Metal HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Potash Producers Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING A LOAD OUT CHUTE. THE CHUTE WAS HUNG UP AND WHEN HE TRIED TO JAR IT LOOSE A COUNTER WEIGHT SLIPPED THE SLIPPING WEIGHT CAUGHT HIS LEFT INDEX FINGER ON THE GRAB BAR THE FI THE FINGER NEEDED STICHES AND THE EMPLOYEE WAS ABLE TO RETURN AND COMPLETE THE END OF HIS SHIFT.

March 12, 1984 NM · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Potash Producers Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS SWEEPING ELECTRICAL SHOP AREA. HE BUMPED LEFT KNEE AGAINST TABLE SEAT.

December 14, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Potash Producers Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMP WAS REPLACING BOLT IN CABLE LEVEL WIND ON SHUTTLE CAR. HE PUSHED HARD TO GET IT IN, CUT MIDDLE FINGER ON THREAD BAR

November 2, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal motorman, motor person, swamper, switchman, locomotive operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Potash Producers Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP WAS UNPLUGGGINH CHUTE TO PLACE HOSE DOWN THE CHUTE HE PUT HIS FOOT WHERE SAMPLER MOVES ACROSS AND IT CAUGHT AND MASHED HEEL

October 26, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator MACHINERY
Potash Producers Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF MOVING CABLE. UNDERCUTTER WAS TRAVELING BY ANCHOR POINT OF CABLES. UNDERCUTTER CABLE STRUCK EMPLOYEE, KNOCKING HIM DOWN. X-RAY REVEALED CRACKED RIB.

October 17, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Potash Producers Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD RAISED HOPPER PIPE IN ORDER TO REMOVE TRUCK LOADING CHUTE AND WAS LOWERING IT TO LOAD RAILROAD CAR STOP LATCH WAS OUT OF POSITION AND LET PIPE DROP CRANK WHICH IS USED TO RAISE AN D LOWER PIPE CAME DOWN ACROSS HIS ARM FRACTURING IT

May 28, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Potash Producers Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INSTALLING CUTTER BAR AND CHAIN ON UNDERCUTTER.-CONNECTING CUTTER CHAIN TOGETHER,USING ALIGNMENT PIN,PIN AND HAMMER,PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF FACE EDGE OF HAMMER WHEN STRIKING PIN AND PENETRAT EMPL THUMB.

February 19, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Potash Producers Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS REPLACING LINKS IN A SHUTTLE CAR CONVEYOR CHAIN HE HAMMERED ON VERY HARD AND BRITTLE STEEL WITH HAMMER AND PUNCH PIECE OF STEEL FLEW UP AND WAS IMBEDDED JUST BELOW RIGHT EYE

January 12, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal blaster, shooter, shotfirer, explosive worker, powder gang/monkey POWERED HAULAGE
Potash Producers Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING SCOOP TO CLEAN OFF CRUSHER. HE DROVE IT UNDER THE CRUSHER POWER CABLE & SCOOP CAB HUNG ON CABLE. HE THEN REACHED UP TO FREE CABLE, FOOT PUSHED ON ACCELERATOR WHICH TIGHTEN ED CAB UP ON CABLE, AND FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN CABLE AND CAB, MASHING IT.

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