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739,207
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3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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April 4, 1989 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal electrician helper HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cyprus Twin Buttes Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE REMOVING FROZEN WHEEL BEARING ON COMPANY TRUCK, A BEARING RACE CHIPPED AND A PIECE WENT INTO EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND, EMBEDDING IN THE BONE.

October 13, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Cyprus Twin Buttes Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS HE WAS STRUCK IN THE FACE BY A PIECE OF METAL WHEN A POWER RAM SLIPPED UNDER PRESUURE DURING AN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE A LARGE BEARING FROM A SHAFT.

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