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January 27, 2016 CO · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Southway Construction Co. Inc. of Alamosa · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Cut right thigh with a utility knife. Fixing flashing on the scale conveyor knife slipped. Went to Rio Grande Hospital put in 9 stitches.

January 2, 2006 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Southway Construction Co. Inc. of Alamosa · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS PRYING ROCK FROM JAW WITH 6' PRY BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED AND CAUGHT EE'S THUMB BETWEEN THE BAR AND THE HANDRAIL. SMASHED LEFT THUMB.

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