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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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November 18, 1993 WI · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ed Gersek Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRIED TO DISLODGE STONES WITH WEDGE, THUMB SLIPPED IN WAY.

February 11, 1991 WI · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ed Gersek Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HAMMERING ON A GUARD FULL OF MUD TO REMOVE IT.

June 26, 1990 WI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ed Gersek Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THERE WAS A ROCK CAUGHT IN THE JAW OF THE BREAKER SO HE SHUT IT OFF, BUT WHILE HE WAS PUTTING THE CHAIN AROUND THE ROCK HE GOT CUT BY SHARP EDGE ON CHAIN.

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