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1983–2026
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April 1, 1992 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Blotter Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

STUCK HIS HAND IN FEEDER. THE LITTLE FINGER TIP OF HIS RIGHT HAND WAS CUT OFF. HIS FINGER WAS SURGICALLY REMOVED BELOW FIRST KNUCKLE.

January 28, 1992 NM · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Blotter Construction Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

OUT EMPL IS A TRUCK DRIVER-WAS DELIVERING A LOAD TO ELDORADO-SOME FROZEN MATERIAL STUCK IN TRUCK TAILGATE.WAS USING A HAMMER TO REMOVE THE MATERIAL AND THE TAILGATE SLAMMED SHUT ON RIGHT HAND. BROKE 4TH RING FINGER ON RIGHT HAND.

November 1, 1991 NM · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Blotter Construction Inc · Struck against stationary object

WAS WORKING ON PTO CABLE AND HAND SLIPPED INTO PTO SHAFT.

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