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September 22, 2015 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CalX Minerals, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While trying to drive a broken bit from the drum of a road header a piece of metal fractured and struck the employee in the left forearm approximately 4 inches distal of the elbow.

November 10, 2014 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
CalX Minerals, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While preparing to attach the come a long to a sling wrapped around the end of the motor a sliver of steel on the chain lacerated the palm of his left hand proximal of the digits of the hand and distal of the thumb joint for a length of approximately 1 inch. Injured taken to physician and 6 stitches to close wound. No work restrictions or lost time.

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