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739,488
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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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November 22, 1999 NE · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Overland Sand & Gravel Company · Flash burns (welding)

EMPLOYEE WAS AROUND WHERE WELDING WAS BEING DONEAND THE NEXT DAY HIS EYES WERE VERY SORE AND RED

April 2, 1999 NE · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Overland Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by flying object

EE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF WOOD WHEN A PIECE OF SAWDUST OR SOMETHING GOT IN HIS EYE LEFT. THE EE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES.

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