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1983–2026
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January 13, 1997 VI · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
V I Cement & Building Products · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMP HAD USED A BLOW TORCK TO CUT OFF A PIECE FROM A FROMT END LOADER BUCKET. AS EE WAS REMOVING THE PIECE OF METAL IT STRUCK HIS FINGER AGAINST THE BUCKET.

April 6, 1989 VI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
V I Cement & Building Products · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING WITH SETTING UP A CRANE BY PLACING A BLOCK OF WOOD TO SERVE AS A SUPPORT FOR THE CRANS OUTRIGGER. WHILE SETTING BLOCK IN PLACE, EMPLOYEES THUMB GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN OUTRI GGER AND THE BLOCK OF WOOD.

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