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September 30, 2005 OH · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
DTE Dickerson LLC · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

Was operating forlift truck & was climbing on & off to help guide the 350 MCM electric cable that powers the dyna-jet. It started hurting early in the afternoon but at around 5:45 it started hurting so bad that I could not finish out my shift.

December 6, 2003 OH · Coal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner HANDLING OF MATERIALS
DTE Dickerson LLC · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE WAS HELPING LOAD A 55 GAL DRUM OF KEROSENE AND THE VALVE CAME LOOSE SPILLING KEROSENE ON HIS LEG. HE CONTINUED TO WORK WITH KEROSENE ON HIS PANTS LEG THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY CAUSING A CHEM ICAL BURN TO THE LEFT LEG. DID NOT SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT UNTIL 8:00AM 12/7/2003.

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