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October 29, 2001 UT · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner OTHER
Tintic Utah Metals Llc · Struck by flying object

WIND CAME UP GOT DIRT IN EYE (L)

October 19, 2001 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Tintic Utah Metals Llc · Struck by falling object

STANDING TIMBER QUIRT SLIPPED OFF POST FALLING STRIKING EE ON RIGHT FOOT.

August 29, 2001 UT · Metal/Non-Metal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss MACHINERY
Tintic Utah Metals Llc · Struck by falling object

DRILLING POPS FOR TIMBER. ROCK FELL DOWN HITTING MINER ON FOOT.

August 17, 2001 UT · Metal/Non-Metal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tintic Utah Metals Llc · Struck by falling object

BARING DOWN AND ROCK FELL HITTING HIM ON THE LEFT ELBOW.

July 19, 2001 UT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, bull gang, faceman, parts runner, roustabout, roof trimmer/scaler FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
Tintic Utah Metals Llc · Struck by falling object

CLEANING DOWN RIBS READY TO PUT TIMBER AND ROCK FELL OUT OF BACK HITTING EE IN THE HARD HAT.

April 5, 2001 UT · Metal/Non-Metal section foreman, bullgang foreman, labor foreman, leadman, shift boss Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Tintic Utah Metals Llc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MUCKER BUCKET CAUGHT ON RIB LEFT SIDE PINNING EE BETWEEN MUCKER & RIB

March 14, 2001 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Tintic Utah Metals Llc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING PIECES OF PLASTIC ON THE TABLE SAW WHEN ONE OF THE CUT PIECES VIBRATED BACK INTO THE BLADE. THE PLASTIC WENT IN THE AIR STRIKING HIM IN THE CHIN.

February 22, 2001 UT · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec MACHINERY
Tintic Utah Metals Llc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRILLING WITH A JACKLEG, THE STEEL SHANKED. WEIGHT OF DRILL PULLED HIM INTO STEEL THAT SHANKED.

September 7, 2000 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Tintic Utah Metals Llc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WALKING THRU THE NO MAIN DOOR IN THE MILLBLDG AS HE WALKED IN THE WIND CAUGHT THE DOOR & BLEW IT OPEN, EE TURNED AROUND & ATTEMPTED TO CATCH THE DOOR HIS FOOT DID NOT PIVOT & HE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE

May 12, 2000 UT · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator MACHINERY
Tintic Utah Metals Llc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DERRICK WAS AT 50% ANGLE. EE WAS IN THE DERRICK MAKING CONNECTION. HE WRAPPED HIS ARM AROUND DRILL PIPE TO LIFT IT UP WHILE THE TOP HEAD WAS ROTATING. IT CROSS THREADED AND CAUGHT HIS COVERALL S IN THE DRILL PIPE AND BROKE HIS ARM. DRILLER IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN DRILL RIG BEFORE ANY OTHER INJURY COULD OCCUR.

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