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Years on record: 1983–2026
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Scoped to Cindy L Ashton; Harold W Ashton; Lawrence E Ashton

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October 13, 1993 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY

Ashton Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS INSTALLING NEW V BELTS ON A JAW CRUSHER. WHILE REACHING FOR ONE OF THE BELTS HIS HAND CAGUGHT AND WAS PULLED INTO THE SHEAVE. THE BONES IN HIS LEFT HAND BELOW THE KNUCKLES ON THREE FING ERS WERE BROKEN.

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