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1983–2026
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April 1, 1994 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pioneer Sand Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF BELTING WITH A RAZOR KNIFE & SLIPPED & CUT HIS LEFT HAND THUMB, IT TOOK ONE STITCH.

June 4, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pioneer Sand Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HOOKING UP SUPPORT FOR RADAIL STACKER-LINING UP HOLES FOR LOCKING PINS USING A CAT BAR-WHEN CONVEYOR SLIPPED PINNING HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN CONVEYOR AND SUPPORT.

May 22, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pioneer Sand Company · Struck against stationary object

CLEARING ROCK STUCK IN GRIZZLY WITH SLEDGE HAMMER ON SOWN SWING HEAD CAME LOSE FROM SHAFT CAUSING A STRIKING OF HAND ON GRIZZLY.

March 17, 1984 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pioneer Sand Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LABORER WAS TRYING TO FREE A LODGED CHUNK OF FROST IN FEEDER WITH A PIECE OF PIPE, USING IN AS A PRY-BAR WHICH RESULTED IN INJURY TO HIS SHOULDER SPRAIN.

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