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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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August 31, 1999 AK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Wilder Construction Company · Struck against a moving object

TOO MUCH JARRING ACTION OPERATING LOADER CAUSED LOWER BACK PAIN.

July 11, 1998 AK · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Wilder Construction Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER WAS CLEANING ROLLER ON A 48" CONVEYOR WITH A SHOVEL WHILE IT WAS RUNNING AND TOOL WAS SUCKED INTO BELT PINCHING FINGER AGAINST FRAME, CUTTING OFF THE END OF THE LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

September 27, 1996 AK · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Wilder Construction Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNKNOWN. POSSIBLE BODY POSTITIONING WHILE OPERATING FRONT END LOADER.

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