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1983–2026
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April 3, 1986 CO · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman MACHINERY
Camp Bird Colorado Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS GR3NDING CLEANING REPAIRING 440 DISCONNECT WHEN FOREGIN OBJECT LODGE IN LEFT EYE.

May 7, 1985 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Camp Bird Colorado Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE DRILLING WITH 83 GD STOPER WHEN STEEL HUNG CAUSING MACHINE TO ROTATE, CATCHING EMPLOYEE\S LEFT THUMB BETWEEN THE CONTROL AND THE FOOT WALL, MASHING THUMB AND CAUSING BLEEDING.

March 11, 1985 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man MACHINERY
Camp Bird Colorado Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING ROCK BOLTS HE PULLED ON ACETYLENE CUTTING TORCH HOSES THE CUTTING HEAD MOVED CAUSING LIGHT BURN ON BACK OF LEFT HAND AND WRIST

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