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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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June 20, 1988 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hartford Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EMPLOYEE NEEDED SOMETHING HE COULD STAND ON TO BE ABLE TO PERFORM HIS MAINTENANCE WORK EASIER. THERE WAS AN EMPLTY WOODEN CABLE SPOOL CLOSE BY. WHEN THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE SP OOL, THAT WAS PARTIALLY IN SAND, HE FELT SOMETHING IN HIS LOWER BACK.

May 28, 1988 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hartford Sand & Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLS WERE UNLOADING 16" STEEL ELBOW & WHEN EMPL WENT TO LIFT ELBOW FROM BED OF PICKUP ELBOW SLIPPED & FLANGE FELL ONTO RIGHT HAND OF EMPL LACERATING RIGHT INDEX FINGER, REQUIRING 5 SUTURES & BRUISES TO MIDDLE FINGER OF RIGHT HAND.

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