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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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August 19, 1996 OR · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Pendleton Ready Mix Inc · Fall from machine

PUSHING ROCK FOR CRUSHER. CAME OVER A PILE OF ROCK TOO FAST AND THE CAT LEANED TO THE RT. EE FELL OUT OF CAB OF CAT.

January 27, 1995 OR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Pendleton Ready Mix Inc · Struck by falling object

USING AN AIRGUN ON METAL & SMASHED HAND CAME DOWN ON LEFT HAND LITTLE FINGER NO BROKEN BONES OR STITCHES.

March 23, 1989 OR · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Pendleton Ready Mix Inc · Struck by flying object

WORKER WAS WELDING & RAISED WELDING HOOD WHEN STRUCK WITH FRAGMENT WHICH FLEW INTO RT EYE FROM ADJACENT WORKER GRINDING ON METAL SURFACE WORKER DID NOT REALIZE FRAGMENT WAS EMBEDDED UNTIL 032 489 WHEN HE LEFT WORK TO GO TO THE DOCTOR & HAD FRAGMENT REMOVED

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