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739,207
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3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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October 19, 1985 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Potash Producers Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPL INSTALLING BELT CONVEYOR BRUSH ASSEMBLY.BELT BRUSH ASSEMBLY WAS BEING HOISTED BY SHOP CRANE.EMPL WAS KNEELING BEHIND BRUSH FRAME WHICH FELL STRIKING EMPL FOOT WITH REAR OF FRAME RESULTING IN MASHED INSTEP AND BROKEN BIG TOE.THE HOOK WASNT BROKEN,THINK IT GOT KNOCKED LOOSE WHEN GOING THROUGH FRAME.

October 26, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator MACHINERY
Potash Producers Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS IN PROCESS OF MOVING CABLE. UNDERCUTTER WAS TRAVELING BY ANCHOR POINT OF CABLES. UNDERCUTTER CABLE STRUCK EMPLOYEE, KNOCKING HIM DOWN. X-RAY REVEALED CRACKED RIB.

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