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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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June 13, 1990 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Forkland Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LET HANDLE OF WINCH SLIP OUT OF HAND AND HANDLE HIT LEFT ARM.

December 8, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Forkland Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING A KNIFE TO CUT A PIECE OF CONVEYOR BELT FOR A PATCH. KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT LEFT FOREARM. LACERATION REQUIRED 10 STITCHES.

July 8, 1987 AL · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mobile Asphalt Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ON3TOP A DRAGCHAIN HAD A TON COME-A/-LONG-CHAIN BROKE & BLOCK HIT EMPLOYEE ON RIGHT SIDE OF FACE & CHEEK

June 3, 1986 AL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mobile Asphalt Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING PICK TO G9T OLD ASPHALT OFF SILO.

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