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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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February 24, 1986 UT · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Portland Cement Company Of Utah · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE USING CUT7ING TORCH, EMPLOYEE GOT A PIECE OF SSLAG ROCK IN HIS LEFT EYE

December 15, 1983 UT · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Portland Cement Company Of Utah · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE SQUATTED TO WELD, AS HE RAISED UP AND ATTEMPTED TO STAND, HIS KNEE LOCKED HE STOOD UP. EMP. REQUIRED ARTHROSCOPIC SURGERY FOR A TORN KNEE CARTILIDGE.

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