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December 14, 2006 OK · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Tiger Rock Inc · Struck by flying object

Employee was standing next to a worker who was using a sledgehammer. The sledgehammer broke and a sliver of it punctured employee's left arm.

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