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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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November 2, 1997 CO · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Colorado Silica Sand Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

RIGHT HAND HOLDING METAL SQUARE CUTTING CONVEYORBELT WIHT LEFT HAND-KNIFE SLIPPED CUTTING RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

December 7, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Colorado Silica Sand Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TURNING THE HANDLE ON A RATCHET HOIST FOR PUMP CABLE WHEN THE RATCHET SLIPPED CAUSING. THE HANDLE OF STRIKE EMPLOYEE'S HAND. REPLACE DHOSIQT IMMEDIATELY WITH ONE THAT HAS RATCHET T STOP IN BOTH DIRECTIONS.

January 13, 1993 CO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Colorado Silica Sand Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING ICE OUT OF A LOADER BUCKET AND SEPARATED HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

November 7, 1991 CO · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Colorado Silica Sand Inc · Struck against stationary object

WHILE CLEANING A GROVE WITH A SHOVEL, THE SHOVEL BECAME STUCK. EMPLOYEE PUSHES ON SHOVEL WHICH SLIPPED. HIS HAND STRUCK A PIECE OF METAL AND CUT HIS RIGHT 3RD FINGER.

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