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273,193
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1,202
Years on record
2000–2026
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October 15, 2001 MT · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A M Welles Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

HE WAS WORKING TO TEAR DOWN THE CRUSHER SET-UP TO MOVE TO ANOTHER LOCATION. HE WAS PULLING THE CORDS ON THE GEN SET. HE FELT A PAIN IN HIS LEFT SIDE.

February 3, 2000 MT · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
A M Welles Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

SHE WAS GOING START THE GEN SET SO SHE COULD PUT FUEL INTO THE LOADER AT THE END OF HER SHIFT. WHEN SHE MOVED A SHAFT THAT WAS LEANING ON THE TRAILER SHE SMASHED HER FINGER BETWEEN THE SHAFT A DN THE TRAILER.

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