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Years on record: 1983–2026
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January 12, 1996 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY

Panther Crushing Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WORKER WAS MOVING A ROCK ON CRUSHER ROCK SLIPPED AND MASHED THE TIP OF HIS THUMB.

January 20, 1992 OR · Metal/Non-Metal drill operator MACHINERY

Panther Crushing Inc · Struck by flying object

WORKER WAS ON KNEES, BENT FORWARD, SHOVELING. ROCK FLEW OFF OR OUT OF CONE, ADN HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD BETWEEN NECK AND HARD HAT. WORKER RECEIVED 3 STITCHES IN HEAD AT HOSPITAL AND WAS SENT HOME.

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