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October 2, 2018 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Viesko Redi Mix Inc · Bodily reaction, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Sprained back while working in the yard.

January 5, 2016 OR · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Viesko Redi Mix Inc · Struck against a moving object

Operating 744 loader, cleaning dump site, stockpiling and loading trucks.

January 6, 2015 OR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Viesko Redi Mix Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Operator tried to touch drive belt, machine was off but slowing down, and had 3 fingers smashed by belt pulley, severing tip of middle finger. Operator put his hand on the existing guard.

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