Laying on back on floor installing a blowbar on a crusher. The blowbar was sitting in a chain hold. The chain slipped and the blowbar fell on his chest and he was unable to remove it. He called to another employee who used a floor jack to lift it. He was taken immediately to the hospital by private car. He had an x-ray and CAT scan of his stomach.
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April 3, 2008
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Con-Ag Inc · Struck by falling object
August 2, 2001
OH · Metal/Non-Metal
maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Con-Ag Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)
AIR LINE BLEW OFF & HIT EE IN EYE DOWN AT CHEMICAL TRAILER
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