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1983–2026
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May 24, 1999 ID · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Snake River Quartzite · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE, WHILE HOLDING A CHISEL IN HIS LEFTHAND TO SPLIT A PIECE OF STONE, MISSED IT WITH AHAMMER AND HIT HIS LEFT HAND AND NOT THE CHISEL.

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