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3,111
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1983–2026
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August 6, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) POWERED HAULAGE
Hale County Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHEN THE RETURN BELT BECAME OVERLOADED, HE ATTEMPTED TO HELP THE MOTOR BY PULLING ON THE DRIVE BELTS AND HIS FINGERS BECAME INSNARED IN THE DRIVE PULLY. BROKE HIS THUMB AND CUT OFF THE TIP OF HIS INDEX FINGER.

June 2, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hale County Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

HE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE A ROCK FROM BETWEEN FEEDER & FEEDER & FEED BELT AND WAS PINNED BETWEEN THE ROCK & THE HOPPER. PUNCTURED RIGHT SHIN.

May 11, 1987 TX · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Hale County Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE DRIVE BELT FROM SCREEN, HE CAUGHT HIS THIRD FINGER OF LEFT HAND BETWEEN THE BELT AND THE DRIVE PULLEY.

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