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Years on record: 2000–2026
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Scoped to Timothy W Mueller; Mori D Willemsen; Brian Droege

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June 20, 2025 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Wm Mueller & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was cutting conveyor belting with a utility knife and was holding the belting with EE's left hand. EE accidentally sliced through EE's left thumb above the top joint with a utility knife.

June 16, 2022 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Wm Mueller & Sons Inc · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

bending over a bar on the wash plant wrenching. Felt a pop in the right side of EE's ribs and could hardly breath

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