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3,112
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1983–2026
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April 27, 1998 MT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Paradise Rock Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GRINDING BOLTON JAW

June 21, 1994 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Paradise Rock Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE WINDOW OF THE BACKHOE HAD FALLEN OUT STRIKING HIM ON THE HEAD. HE WAS NOT WEARING A HARD HAT AT THE TIME AND STATED THERRE WAS NO LACERATION TO THE HEAD BUT HIS HEAD F ELT FUNNY.

September 21, 1993 MT · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Paradise Rock Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INDEX FINGER TIP ON ELFT HAND WAS SMASHED WHILE TIGHTENING BOLTS WITH A WRENCH AND HAMMER.

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