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February 19, 2010 OR · Metal/Non-Metal drill helper SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
W W D Corp · Fall from machine

Jumped out of pickup over side of pickup bed. Caught right foot on strap tie down and landed on left leg straining left knee.

February 1, 2005 OR · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator MACHINERY
W W D Corp · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

While drilling had a loose collar on top of steel. He stood back to shake it off to the ground. Collar came off steel as intended but hit control panel bouncing off and striking driller in the mouth, breaking top left front tooth and cutting bottom lip.

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