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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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April 20, 1988 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
G & A Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS CLEANING METAL WITH GRINDER. GRINDER HIT A PIECE OF METAL , KICKED BACK, LOST CONTROL WITH ONE HAND. GRINDER HIT HIM IN FACE AND NECK. CAUSED NECK ABRASION, CUT THROUGH LIP TO NOSE.

April 14, 1986 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler MACHINERY
G & A Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE HE WAS SH2VELING MATERIAL FROM UNDER SCREEN I.NAME WAS HIT ON THE TOP OF THE HEAD BY A ROCK THAT BOUNCED OFF THE SCREEN DECK

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