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1983–2026
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October 21, 1987 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
American Gilsonite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS MI3ING GILSONITE WHEN A ROCK CAME LOOSE STRIKING HIM ON THE HAND. EMPLOYEE HAS A BROKEN BONE IN RIGHT HAND.

September 25, 1985 UT · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man FALL OF ROOF OR BACK
American Gilsonite Company · Struck by falling object

MINER WAS PUNCH3NG DRIFT WITH A CHIPPING HAMMER WHEN THE OVERHEAD BACK CAME OUT AND A LUMP OF ORE HIT THE MINERS LIGHT AND HAT, PUSHING THEM DOWN ON HIS GLASSES, CUTTING THE BRIDGE OF HIS NOSE

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