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273,095
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2000–2026
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June 10, 2004 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cumberland Mtn Sand Co · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Ee was using a pry bar to rotated the tail pulley on a conveyor. The pry bar slipped out catching his hand between the bar and the catwalk on the conveyor causing a laceration to little finger.

March 30, 2000 NC · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cherokee Sanford Brick · Struck by flying object

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING A RIPPER TOOTH ON A D8 DOZER. INJURED BEAT AROUND THE TOOTH TO LOOSEN IT. HE HIT THE TOP EDGE, A CHIP CAME OFF PENETRATING HIS LEFT LEG.

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