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1983–2026
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May 18, 1988 VA · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver ELECTRICAL
W S Frey Company Inc · Contact with electrical current

INDIV IS CUSTOMER TRUCKER, NOT AN EMPLOYEE HE WAS DRIVING TRACTOR & TRAILOR W/DUP BED IN HEAVY RAIN & DECIDED TO RAISE HIS BED TO DRAIN OFF WATER BEFORE LOADING MATERIAL. BED CAME INTO CONTAC T WITH OVERHEAD POWER LINES. TRUCKER WAS SEMICONSCIECE & RECEIVED BLISTER BURNS TO LEFT HAND & FEET.

March 6, 1985 VA · Metal/Non-Metal electrician, lineman ELECTRICAL
W S Frey Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING FUSES IN PANEL BOX, PANEL SHORT CIRCUITED AND BLEW UP SEVERAL BURNING EMPLOYEES RIGHT HAND AND DAMAGING EYE GLASSES.

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