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Years on record
1983–2026
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June 27, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pfizer Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING A LADDER WHEN A 10IN PIPE FELL OUT OF HIS HAND AND STRUCK HIS OTHER HAND

June 4, 1985 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pfizer Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE LIFTED A ROLL OF SHRINK WRAP AND PULLED SOMETHING IN HIS BACK

January 31, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Pfizer Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

INJ EMP WAS LOADIMG A BULK TRUCK WITH PV CLAY WHILE LOOKING DOWN INTO THE TRUCK SOME OF THE MATERIAL SPLASHED UP AND STRUCK HIM IN THE EYES EMP WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES BUT THE MATERIAL SP SPLASHED UP UNDERNEATH THE LENSES

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