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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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August 7, 1985 KS · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Ritchie Sand Inc · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING A LOADER DIGGING IN HARD DIRT JERKING STRAINED HIS BACK RELEASED TO RETURN TO LIGHT DUTY WORKED 8 7 8 8 8 9 OFF THE 10TH BECAUSE OUT OF LIGHT DUTY WORK AND ALSO OFF THE 12 AND 13TH TAKEN OFF WORK BY DR ON THE 14TH RELEASED THE 16TH FO LIGHT DUTY HE WAS ON VACATION THE 29TH AND STILL OFFF AFTER SEEING 2 DIFFERENT DOCTORS

October 5, 1984 KS · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Ritchie Sand Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

HE SMASHED HIS MIDDLE AND INDEX FINGER ON RIGHT HAND BETWEEN SOME ROLLERS HE WAS WORKING ON CONTUSION AND LACERATION.

January 7, 1983 KS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver POWERED HAULAGE
Ritchie Sand Inc · Struck against a moving object

HE WAS ON HIS WAY TO PICKUP A LOAD OF ROCK AND THE TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING COLLIDED WITH A CAR AND HE RECEIVED A CUT ON THE HEAD AND POSSIBLE NECK INJURIES THEY PLACED A NECK BRACE ON HIM AND HE IS HAVING SOME HEADACHES

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