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3,112
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1983–2026
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January 11, 1999 WY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Frost Construction Company · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

CONTRARY TO COMPANY POLICY AND SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS A LABORER CRAWLED UNDERNEATH SCREENING PLANT FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, AND BECAME PINCHED BETWEEN CONVEYOR BELT AND RETURN IDLER. THIS AREA COU LD ONLY BE ACCESSED FROM ON ESIDE, AS THERE WAS PLASTIC SHEET WIND GUARD ON OTHER SIDE.

July 8, 1996 WY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frost Construction Company · Struck against stationary object

PULLING ON CHAIN TO SECURE LOAD--HAND SLIPPED AND BUMPED ELBOW ON CONVEYOR.

June 6, 1996 WY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Frost Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

UNDERMINING A GRAVEL WITH A LOADER WHEN THE BANK SLUFFED DOWN COMING THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD OF THE LOADER CUTTING HAND WITH THE FALLING GLASS.

August 5, 1991 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Frost Construction Company · Struck by flying object

TAKING OFF BEARING WITH HAMMER AND PIECE OF BEARING FLEW UP AND HIT NOSE.

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