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Years on record
1983–2026
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November 15, 1994 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barber & Sons Aggregate · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE STRAINED HIS BACK WHILE PRYING ON A PRY BAR TO REMOVE A ROCK FROM A TAIL PULLEY.

July 24, 1991 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barber & Sons Aggregate · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CUTTING DURING REPAIR WITH KNIFE IT SLIPPED CUTTING THUMB

November 7, 1989 MO · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barber & Sons Aggregate · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS HELPING WORK ON THE IMPACT CRUSHER AND THE HANDLE IN THE SLEDGE HAMMER THEY WERE USING BROKE AND THE HAMMER HIT I.NAME ON THE LEFT KNEE.

July 16, 1986 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Barber & Sons Aggregate · Struck by flying object

HE WAS HELPING 7HANGE HAMMER ON THE HAMMER MILL PLANT. HE HIT ONE OF THE METAL SHAFTS WITH A HAMMER AND A PIECE OF METAL FLEW OFF OF THE SHAFT AND HIT HIM IN THE LOWER LEFT CHEST.

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