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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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December 9, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Channel & Basin Reclamation Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON A CONVEYOR AND A PIECE OF GRINDING CHIP WENT UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES INTO HIS EYE. EMPLOYEE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OKAY AND DID NOT REPORT IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL 12-1 3-96.

April 23, 1993 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Channel & Basin Reclamation Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TIGHTENING BOLT WITH AIR IMPACT. CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN BOLT AND WASHER.

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