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Years on record: 1983–2026
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October 19, 1999 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

Vista Aggregates Llc · Fall onto or against objects

SLIPPED IN MUD FELL HITTING HIS RIBS ON WELDING TRAILER

November 10, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

U S Aggregate Inc · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A LARGE ROCK FROM THE HOPPER. HE SLIPPED AND FELL ABOUT SIX FEET AT APPROX 45 DEGREE TO THE VERTICAL. HE HIT HIS LEFT RIBS ON A PIECE OF ANGLE IRON.

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