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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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June 3, 1994 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Herzog Contracting Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE HANDLING CREOSOTE TIMBERS- CREOSOTE BURNS TO ARMS.

May 20, 1994 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Herzog Contracting Corp · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS HELPING TO CHANGE THE RAIL ROLLER ON THE BELT UNDER THE RIP PLANT AND TWISTED HIS BACK PUTTING THE TAIL ROLLER IN.

April 9, 1994 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Herzog Contracting Corp · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP AROUND THE PLANT, HE BENT OVER TO PICK UP A PIECE OF METAL & FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS BACK.

August 24, 1989 TX · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Herzog Contracting Corp · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE LIFTING HOOD OFF OF ENGINE. HOOD SLIPPED AND CUT RIGHT FINGER.

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