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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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May 11, 1999 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Brimhall Sand & Rock & Building Materials · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS OPENING THE GATE ON A FEEDER, SLIPPED & FELL, CUTTING & SMASHING A FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND ON A HOPPER MADE FOR THE CONVEYOR. HE WAS HOLDING A CROWBAR WHEN HE FEL & SMASHED END OF FING ER WITH CROWBAR.

July 18, 1991 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Brimhall Sand Rock & Building Materials · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPL WAS REPLACING ANVILS ON INSIDE OF CRUSHER STEPPED DOWN & TWISTED ANKLE.

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