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273,193
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Years on record
2000–2026
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December 3, 2002 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Cessford Construction Company · Flash burns (welding)

EE WAS WORKING AROUND WELDER & RECEIVED WELDER FLASH BURN TO EYE.

October 17, 2002 IA · Metal/Non-Metal miner, nec MACHINERY
Cessford Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING ON MACK DUMP TRUCK CHANGING THE FRONT SPRINGS. HE WAS USING AN AIR TOOL AND THE HOSE CAME OFF OF THE TOOL, SLAPPING HIM IN THE EYE. RECEIVED A SCRATCHED EYEBALL.

August 8, 2002 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Cessford Construction Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS CHECKING A NOISE IN THE MILL. EE OPENED THE DOOR OF THE MILL CHECK NOISE. HE TOLD ANOTHER EE TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH ON THE MILL NOT REALIZING THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. EE S ANKLE/FOOT GOT CRUSHED/BRUISED IN THE MILL.

April 19, 2002 IA · Metal/Non-Metal truck driver MACHINERY
Cessford Construction Company · Struck against a moving object

EE OCCASIONALLY HELPS WITH BULLDOZING & CLAIMS THAT THE BOUNCING & JARRING FROM THE DOZER CAUSED SEVERAL DISCS TO RUPTURE IN HIS BACK.

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