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January 9, 2001 WA · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
Csr Associated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LAYING ON SIDE GRINDING A SCREEN BODY SIDE, PREPARING TO WELD--GLASSES FOGGED, SLID DOWN ON NOSE BY EE, PIECE BOUNCED AND LODGED IN EYE.

September 12, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Csr Associated · Struck by falling object

WHILE PRYING WITH PRY BAR AT THE 4X8" CHUTE, UNLOADING ROCK FROM THE CHUTE, ANOTHER ROCK HIT BARTHEN HIT EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT WRIST.

July 19, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Csr Associated · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LOADER OPERATOR EXITED LOADER TO ASSIST TRUCK DRIVER WITH ROCK STUCK IN TAILGATE. LOADER OPERATOR USED HANDS TO LIFT TAILGATE WHEN ROCK CLEARED TAILGATE WAS HEAVIER THAN ANTICIPATED. OPERATOR WAS UNABLE TO HOLD WEIGHT AND TAILGATE SLIPPED FROM GRASP, PINCHING FINGER BETWEEN TAILGATE AND DUMP BOX.

March 3, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Csr Associated · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LODGED ROCK IN JAW CRUSHER INJURED ATTEMPTED TO DISLODGE ROCK WITH PRY BAR

January 7, 2000 WA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Csr Associated · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OUTSIDE SHOP. SNOWING & RAINING. EE WAS AIR ARCING THE BLADE OF D9. THE BLADE WAS ABOUT 12" OFF GROUND. HE WAS ON KNEES AND LIFTING HOOD TO TAKE A LOOK AT WORK WHEN A PUDDLE OF SLAG POP PED. HE WAS WORKING ALONE AND ON THE WAY HOME INTHE DARK HAD IMPAIRED VISION. WENT TO ER THAT NIGHT.

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