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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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August 31, 1998 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Salt Lake Valley Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOWERING BONNET ON TOP OF CRUSHER WITH CRANE WHEN BONNETT CAME APART. LOWER PART OF BONNET (1/2 STEEL PLATE) FELL 18" AND LANDED ON RIGHT BIG TOE

February 21, 1996 UT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Salt Lake Valley Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TWO MECHANICS WERE TIGHTENING FRAME BOLTS ON A CEMENT TRUCK ONE WAS HOLDING A WRENCH THE OTHER AN IMPACT GUN WHEN EE S TURNED ON THE GUN IT PULLED THE END WRENCH FROM THE OTHER MECH. HANDS THE WRENCH HIT EE ABOVE THE LEFT EYE, CAUSING A SMALL CUT, REGUIRING 4 STITCHES.

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