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July 11, 2022 MS · Metal/Non-Metal miner, prospector, nec SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

D & B Sand & Gravel Co Inc · Fall down stairs

Employee tripped on step while cleaning.

January 26, 2007 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Dickerson & Bowen Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE was getting clogs out of the hopper when he stepped off into a hole and twisted his ankle. Which resulted in him having a sprained ankle.

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