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273,095
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2000–2026
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July 6, 2016 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Faulks Bros. Construction · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Shop technician working on crusher, #1 toggle seat in toggle plate. Toggle seat swung loose, pinching right index finger between seat and frame. Contusion to right index finger. No lost time. No restrictions.

January 22, 2004 WI · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Faulks Bros. Construction · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS USING AN ELECTRIC GRINDER TO REMOVE PAINT FROM A PIECE OF METAL THAT NEEDED WELDING. EVEN THOUGH HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, A SMALL PIECE OF METAL MUST HAVE ENTERED HIS EYE.

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