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September 28, 1984 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Dale Polk & Son Inc · Over-exertion in wielding or throwing objects

EMPLOYEE HAS A CONTUSION TO RIGHT WRIST HE WAS THROWING SAND ROCKS FROM SHAKER AND THREW ONE TO HARD AND SPRUNG WRIST

March 14, 1983 MS · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Dale Polk & Son Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CHANGING SCREEN ON WASHER. WHILE SLIDING A 11/4" SCREEN ON WASHER, RIGHT HAND GOT CAUGHT UNDER SCREEN AND REMOVED TOP LAYER OF SKIN FROM INDEX FINGER.

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