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Years on record: 2000–2026
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June 21, 2012 SC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

B & T Sand Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

Employee not thinking removed a hot radiator cap on generator.

September 9, 2003 SC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS

B & T Sand Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATOR WAS ADJUSTING WIPER BELT AND GOT FINGERS BETWEEN SPRING LOADED WIPER AND CONVEYOR BELT.

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