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273,095
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2000–2026
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July 17, 2002 KS · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
N R Hamm Quarry LLC · Struck by falling object

TAKING WEDGES OUT OF HAMMER MILL, WAS HOLDING ON TO WEDGE WHILE OTHER EMPLOYEE HIT WEDGE. WEDGE DROPPED ON EMPLOYEE'S HAND.

November 17, 2000 KS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
N R Hamm Quarry LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING A HAMMER WHEN HE HIT HIS FINGER. HEWAS WEARING TINTED SAFETY GLASSES IN A POORLY LIGHTED AREA. HE SUFFERED A CUT FINGER.

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