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739,207
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3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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March 19, 1985 CO · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
North American Power Petroleums · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE CREW WAS USING A TUGGER AND COMEALONGS TO MOVE A PORTABLE HYDRAULIC POWER UNIT FOR A DIAMOND DRILL A SLING SLIPPED ALLOWING THE POWER UNIT TO ROLL UNEXPECTEDLY PINNING THE MANS RT LEG AG AINST SOME SHAFT TIMBER

October 10, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal continuous miner helper, coal mole helper, bridgeman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
North American Power Petroleums · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOST FOOTING AND FELL WHILE OPEATING CHAINSAW ON HILLSIDE.ROTATING BLADE STRUCK EMPL LEFT THIGH DURING FALL.

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