EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A DOZER RIPPER TIP WHEN A PICE OF THE TIP CHIPPED AND STRUCK HIM IN HIS LEFT LEG,LACERATING LEG AND IMBEDDING METAL CHIP IN CALF MUSCLE.EMPLOYEE WAS USING IMPROPER PROCED URE.ADDITIONAL TRAINING WAS GIVEN TO ALL EMPLOYEES.METAL CHIP WAS REMOVED FROM LEG,BANDAGED MEDICATION GIVEN TO EMPLOYEES TO PREVENT INFECTION.
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June 2, 1989
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Kennecott Explorations (Australia) Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
Kennecott Explorations (Australia) Ltd · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WAS HANDLING SHEET METAL WHEN RIGHT HAND SLIPPED ON ICE AND SNOW ON SHEET. LACERATION RIGHT FIRST FINGER.
December 20, 1988
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Kennecott Explorations (Australia) Ltd · Over-exertion in lifting objects
WAS SHOVELING FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME WHEN BEGAN TO FEEL PAIN IN LEFT ELBOW.
December 19, 1988
UT · Metal/Non-Metal
bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer
POWERED HAULAGE
Kennecott Explorations (Australia) Ltd · Struck against a moving object
WAS OPERATING SCRAPER WHEN HIT DEEP RUT CAUSING SEAT TO BOTTOM OUT INJURING LOWR BACK.
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