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1983–2026
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October 8, 1993 PR · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gravero Vazquez Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE HELPING TO CHANGE A TIRE PINCHED HIS LEFT HAND WITH A BAR. WHILE PRYING OFF THE RING WHAT ORIGINALLY WAS A SCRATCH ON THE PALM ABCESSED OVER THE WEEKEND AND DEVELOPED INTO A FEVER.

June 22, 1993 PR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Gravero Vazquez Inc · Struck against stationary object

HEAVY EUIPMENT OPERATOR, CLEANING D-7 WITH A LITTLE SHOVEL, MADE A STRONG MOVE (THRUST) WHICH RESULTED IN THE SHOCK TO HIS HAND WHEN THE SHOVEL HIT THE METAL OF THE MACHINE CAUSING A CONTUSION ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

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