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739,488
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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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March 1, 1991 NV · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
White Grow Gypsum · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS POUNDING ON A BEARING TO PUT IT ON TO SHAFT AND A PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED OFF AND GOT IMBEDDED INTO HIS RIGHT INDEX FINGER.

September 4, 1990 NV · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
White Grow Gypsum · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING SOMETHING LOOSE WITH A METAL BAR WHEN THE PLASTIC HANDLE BROKE AT WHICH POINT THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND WAS DEEPLY CUT BETWEEN THE INDEX FINGER & THUMB IN THE WEBBED AREA AN D REQUIRED SEVERAL STITCHES

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