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April 15, 1987 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Sun Materials · Struck by flying object

METAL CHIP IN L9FT EYE.

July 10, 1985 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Sun Materials · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME WAS CLEANING THE GRIZZLY AND SMASHED HIS FINGER WHEN HE USED A ROCK FOR A TOOL. HIS FINGER HAD 3 STITCHES AT THE MARYVALE URGENT CARE CENTER.

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