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November 20, 1985 NV · Metal/Non-Metal quality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistant POWERED HAULAGE
Pacific Northwest Resources U S Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

BACKING UP PICK6P TRUCK AT NIGHT, HIT ROCK WITH FRONT TIRE. THE STEERING WHEEL SPUN AND CAUGHT RIGHT THUMB. FOREMAN INSTRUCTED EMPLOYEE TO SEE DOCTOR WHO RELEASED HER FOR LIGHT DUTY. NO LIGHT DUTY JOBS AREA3AVAILABLE AT THE MINE. SECOND VISIT DOCTOR SAID COULDN'T WORK AT THIS TIME.

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