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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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June 27, 1988 KY · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Caldwell Stone Co Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I.NAME WAS MOVING A PIECE OF DRILL STEEL THAT HAD SLIPPED OUT OF THE DRILL STEEL STAND THE STEEL ROD SLIPPED FROM HIS HAND AND PINCHED HIS HAND AGAINST THE DRILL STAND POST HE SUFFERED A BROKE N BONE IN HIS 1ST TWO FINGERS OF HIS RT HAND

July 1, 1985 KY · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Caldwell Stone Co Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

I.NAME WAS CLEANING TOOLS SOME MINERAL SPIRITS ON HIS LT WRIST CAUSED CHEMICAL BURN TO TENDER SKIN UNDER A CAST

June 27, 1983 KY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Caldwell Stone Co Inc · Struck against stationary object

MR WOODS WAS WORKING ON INSTALLING AN ELEC MOTOR ON A PUMP FLOAT THE MOTOR SLID OFF BALANCE AND CAUSED THE PUMP FLOAT TO CAPSIZE MR WOODS JUMPED OFF THE FLOAT AND STRUCK HIS HAND ON SOME STEEL CAUSING A LACERATION

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