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739,488
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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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February 11, 1999 VI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
V I Cement & Building Products · Fall to the walkway or working surface

EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING BACKWARDS PULLING A LARGE HOSE TO CONNECT TO A WATER PUMP WHEN HE TRIPPED ON SOME ROCKS ON THE GROUND AND FELL ON HIS BACK.

November 15, 1993 VI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
V I Cement & Building Products · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON A FRONT-END LOADER POURING OIL INTO THE LOADER'S ENGINE. AS EMPLOYEE STARTED TO MOVE HIS FEET TO GET DOWN FROM THE LOADER, HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED AND SCRAPED AGAINST T HE SIDE OF THE LOADER.

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