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Years on record: 2000–2026
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April 19, 2002 NV · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Diamond Construction · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO ROLL A ROCK OUT OF THE WAY WHEN HIS LEFT HAND SLIPPED OFF THE ROCK AND IT ROLLED BACK ONTO HIS RIGHT HAND.

April 3, 2002 NV · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Diamond Construction Inc. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A ROCK FELL OFF THE SCREEN DECK AND HIT ROLLA ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NOSE.

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