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October 28, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY

Griffith Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE CLEANING HOPPER UNDER A SCALPING SCREEN HE PUT HIS HAND TOO CLOSE TO COUNTER WEIGHT AND COUNTER WEIGHT HIS HAND.

July 15, 1997 CA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY

Griffith Company · Struck by flying object

AFTER SPACE WAS CUT THE MECHANIC WAS GRINDING THE SLAG OFF WHEN A METAL SLIVER BOUNCED UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES AND LODGED IN HIS EYE. SAFETY GLASSES WERE PROVIDED AND WORN.

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