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273,193
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1,202
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2000–2026
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September 29, 2016 CO · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS
Rocky Mountain Landscape Materials, LLC · Struck by falling object

EE states that a rock fell off belt and struck them in upper back causing relatively minor bruising. X-ray came back negative for any fractures.

July 13, 2016 CO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rocky Mountain Landscape Materials, LLC · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was trying to pry a screen out of the metso screen and hit self with pry bar. Treated at CCOM for a superficial laceration with four (4) stitches and released with no restrictions.

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