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3,112
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1983–2026
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October 29, 1998 NC · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rockwell Granite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE SPLITING A BLOCK WITH WEDGES IT OPENED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE AND FELL. THE END OF THE WEDGE PUNCTURED HIS LEG.

October 29, 1996 NC · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rockwell Granite Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING UTILITY KNIFE CUT PIECE OF WOOD TO GET OUTA DRILL BIT. WHILE SHARPENING A STICK, EE CUT LEFT FOREARM WITH UTILITY KNIFE

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