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739,488
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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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July 18, 1990 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Boorhem-Fields Inc · Struck by falling object

INSTALLING MANIFOLD ON DOZER-DROPPED ON FEET.

April 4, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Boorhem-Fields Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE SHOT BY DEPUTY SHERIFFS\S OFFICER. WHILE SHERIFFS PEOPLE WERE ON THEIR WAY I.NAME TOOK THE TIRE TOOL & BROKE THE BACK WINDOW, I.NAME THEN TOOK ALL OF HIS CLOTHES OFF & CRAWLED THRU THE WIN DOW & INTO THE FRAME WHICH WAS FULL OF DIESEL. I.NAME RUBBED DIEASEL OVER HIMSELF. HE CAME OUT RAN TO THE SQUD CAR GOT A SHOTGUN OUT & FIRED AT THE OFFICER.

November 20, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal coal/ore shovel operator, shoveler, power shoveler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Boorhem-Fields Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON HOOKING A CHAIN TO A LOADER WHEN THE CAIN SLIPPED AND LANDED ON HIS FOOT.

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