EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO SEAT A BIT INTO A PNEUMATIC CHIPPING HAMMER BY STRIKING IT AGAINST A PIECE OF STEEL. HE MISJUDGED THE BLOW & SMASHED HIS LEFT THUMB BETWEEN BARREL OF THE CHIPPING HAMMER & PIECE OF STEEL RESULTING IN 14 SUTURES.
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July 5, 1983
OR · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oregon Portland Cement Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
June 7, 1983
OR · Metal/Non-Metal
laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Oregon Portland Cement Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING DRILL CREW IN PIONEER A ROAD FOR EXPLORATORY DRILLING EMPLOYEE WS LIFTING A 3INX25FT AIR HOSE INTO THE BACK OF A PICKUP WHEREUPON HE FELT A BURNING SENSATION IN HIS GROI N
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