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April 25, 1990 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Granite Panelwall Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS ON SCAFFOLD THAT WAS ON LOADER BUCKET THE BUCKET BLEW, SCAFFOLD SLIPPED, MASHED LEFT THUMB.

October 5, 1988 GA · Metal/Non-Metal POWERED HAULAGE
Granite Panelwall Company · Struck against a moving object

THE DUMP TRUCK DRIVER BACKED UP TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE DUMP. THE GROUND ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE FELL IN CAUSING THE DUMP TRUCK TO TURN OVER ON ITS SIDE. THE DRIVER WAS BRUISED UP BUT, AFTER GOING TO THE DOCTOR WAS GIVEN SOME PULLS, FOR THE DISCOMFORT. HE HAD NOTHING WRONG EXCEPT THE BRUISES AND HAD NO LOST TIME FROM THE ACCIDENT.

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