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Years on record: 1983–2026
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April 26, 1988 CT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Balf Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LIFTING UP STEEL PLATE WEIGHING 100 POUNDS IT SLIPPED AND ELL OUT OF HIS HANDS BECAME OFF BALANCE AND HURT LOWER BACK.

March 28, 1988 CT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Balf Company · Struck against stationary object

GOING UP LADDER - GUARDWIRE WAS BETWEEN LADDER, HIT GUARDWIRE AND LACERATED TOP OF RIGHT HAND - REQUIRED 4 STITCHES - RETURN TO WORK AND LOST O NO FURTHER TIME.

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