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739,207
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3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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August 28, 1985 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lithium Corp Of America · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

I,NAME AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE IN THE PROCESS OF PLACING A WOODEN BLOCK UNDERNEATH THE FRONT OF A USED FLAT BED (SMALL PICK-UP TRUCK). ONE END OF THE CHAIN WAS HOOKED ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HEAD BOARD OF THE BED, IT RAN THROUGH A SHACKLE ON THE LOADER BUCKET, AND HOOKED ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD BOARD. I,NAME REACHED BETWEEN THE BLOCK & BED TO SLIDE THE BLOCK INTO POSITION WH

January 22, 1985 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lithium Corp Of America · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

INJ THROWING BLASTING WIRE OVER BENCH WALL AND INJURED HIS BACK.WEIGHT OF WIRE -11 OZ/FT.

July 20, 1983 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lithium Corp Of America · Contact with hot objects or substances

AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE INJURED WAS REMOVING THE SPARK PLUG WIRES FROM WELDING TRUCK #4. HE WAS SITTING ON T HE FENDER OF THE TRUCK WITH HIS LEGS DOWN IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT OF TH E TRUCK. THE INJURED STATED THAT HE MUST HAVE HIT THE UPPER RADIATOR HOSE WITH HIS LEG CAUSING IT TO RUPTURE. THE INJURED RECEIVED THERMAL BURNS 1ST & 2ND DEGREE TO THE UPPER & LOWER LEFT LEG

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