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July 12, 1994 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Custom Ditching Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

EMPLOYEE STEPPED ONTO PLATFORM OF CRUSHER WHEN FOOT SLIPPED WHICH CAUSED EMPLOYEE TO FALL EMPLOYEE LANDED ON HIS HANDS WHICH CAUSED TWO FRACTURES TO LEFT ARM

July 21, 1992 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Custom Ditching Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

95465ED WEDGED ROCK FROM PIN WITH A FROST BAR FINGER WAS PINCHED BETWEEN FROST BAR & GUARD RAIL CAUSING A LACERATION OF THE LEFT HAND RING FINGER REQUIRING 4 STITCHES & FINGER TIP BREAK

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