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739,488
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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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June 9, 1998 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hocker Construction, LLP · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CRUSHER WAS DOWN. EE S CHANGING SCREENS. EE HIT ON TIP OF RIGHT INDEX FINGER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.

January 22, 1996 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hocker Construction · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS KNOCKING FROZEN MUD OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT WHEN THE BAR HE WAS USING SMASHED THE LEFT RING FINGER. THIS TOOK PLACE PRIOR TO STARTING UP THE CRUSHING EQUIPMENT.

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