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May 30, 2001 MN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Camas Minnesota · Struck by falling object

WHILE LIFTING A SECTION OF PIT CONVEYER WITH CRANE SECTION CAME LOOSE FROM CRANE AND HIT EE TOO QUIKLY IN HEAD. HE WAS WEARING HIS HARD HAT.

February 28, 2001 MN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Camas Minnesota · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS SHOVELING SNOW OFF CONVEYOR BELT. HIS HAND HIT A METAL FRAME AS HE WAS PERFORMING HIS JOB DUTY.

September 5, 2000 MN · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner POWERED HAULAGE
Camas Minnesota · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE HAD SECURED A CHAIN ON TAIL PULLEY OF A CONVEYER IN ORDER TO HOIST AND MOVE IT. HE WAS HOLDING THE CHAIN TO MAINTAIN TENSION ON THE HOOK. HE THEN MOTIONED THE LOADER OPERATOR TO BEGIN HOISTING. AS THE CHAIN BEGAN TO TIGHTEN, HE NEGLECTED TO REMOVE HIS HAND FROM THE CHAIN. HIS INDEX FINGER WAS SEVERED AT 1ST DIGIT BETWEEN CHAINAND GUARD.

May 12, 2000 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Camas Minnesota · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WALKING DOWN STOCKPILE AND PULLED HAMSTRING.

May 5, 2000 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Camas Minnesota · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS CLIMBING ON HIS LOADER AND WHILE STEPPING ON THE SECOND RUNG HE FELT SEVERE LOWER BACK PAIN. HE SAW A DR. THAT SAME DAY & RESTED OVER THE WEEKEND, AND WAS BACK TO WORK ON 5-8-2000.

April 18, 2000 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Camas Minnesota · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LOADING 55 GAL BARRLES INTO LOADER BUCKET. BARREL TIPPED QUICKLY PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN BARREL AND BACK OF BUCKET.

March 13, 2000 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Camas Minnesota · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

DRILLING THROUGH RUBBER IMPACT PLATE WITH 1/2" DRILL, THE DRILL CAUGHT AND INJURED HIS RIGHT RING FINGER.

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