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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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August 7, 1989 OK · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Republic Gypsum Company · Struck against stationary object

SHOVELING DIRT FROM UNDER REJECT CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY, USING MILITARY TREANCHING SHOVEL GOUGING INTO PACKED DIRT. SHOVEL BEING SHORT HANDLE, HIS RIGHT THUMB AGAINST CONVEYOR BEAM. BRUISING THE RIGHT THUMB.

October 5, 1986 OK · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Republic Gypsum Company · Fall from machine

ROCK WAS STUCK 3N SIDE DOOR OF CRUSHER LOCATED 6' OFF GROUND I.NAME HAD ONE FOOT ON CRUSHER FRAME AND ONE FOOT ON BRACE OF C RUSHER HOUSE LEG. HE WAS PRYING ROCK WITH PRY BAR ROCK CAME OUT OF DOOR AND HIT BR5CE OF C RUSHER HOUSE LEG AND BROKE BRACE OFF CAUSING HIM TO LOOSE BALANCE AND FALL TO GROUND AND LAND ON HIS BEHIND

July 23, 1986 OK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Republic Gypsum Company · Struck against stationary object

EMPL REMOVING I3JECTOR FROM MACH TRUCK ENGINE HEAD.USING A HAMMER AND PRY BAR .AS HIS HAND PASSED PRY BAR,FINGER PICKED UP PIECE OF METAL CHIPPED FROM PRY BAR BY HAMMER RUNNING METAL INTO FING

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