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1983–2026
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May 25, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cactus Canyon Quarries Of Texas Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I NAME WAS CLOSING A DOOR ON A RIALCAR AND THE BAR USED TO DO THIS SLIPPED SMASHING HIS THUMB

May 25, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cactus Canyon Quarries Of Texas Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS HIT ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HIS CHEST WITH A METAL BAR THAT BROKE AWAY FORM A ROCK.

January 4, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cactus Canyon Quarries Of Texas Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

THE INJURED WAS WORKING ON A MOTOR THAT WAS BEING HELD IN THE AIR BY A CHAIN HOIST.A BOLT WAS STRIPPED CAUSING THE MOTOR TO BEGIN TO FALL.HE HELD IT UNTIL THEY COULD LIFT IT TOTO A TABLE.

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