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1983–2026
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September 29, 1997 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Rainbow Sand & Gravel · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

ROCK LODGED IN HOPPER. EE WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE ROCK. IT SUDDENLY MOVED, HITTING HIS LEFT HAND. MIDDLE AND RING FINGERS SCRAPED AND CUT. NO STITCHES REQUIRED, USED BUTTERFLY CLOSURES.

March 25, 1995 OH · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rainbow Sand & Gravel · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

PULLING ACCENTRIC FROM STONE CRUSHER, USING JACK AND CHAIN. THE CHAIN SLIPPED PINNING 2 FINGERS OF THE LEFT HAND TO THE SIDE OF THE CRUSHER.

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