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739,488
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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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June 2, 1998 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sylvania Company Limited Partnership · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

GRABBED FOR FALLING STEEL BARREL. THE TOP HAD BEEN CUT OFF AND SHARP EDGE CUT FINGER OF LEFT HAND.

May 12, 1998 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sylvania Company Limited Partnership · Over-exertion in lifting objects

EE WAS LIFTING A 5 GAL PAIL OF PAINT. HE TWISTEDWHILE LIFTING AND STRAINED HIS RIGHT THIGH

November 25, 1996 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Sylvania Company Limited Partnership · Struck by falling object

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE DRILLING HOLES AND INSSTALLING ELECTRICAL POWER POLES. AFTER COMPLETING HOLE EE WAS UNDER THE AUGER TO HOOK TO THE POLE. THE AUGER BIT CAME LOOSE AND FELL. EE TRIED TO AV OID THE BIT AND WAS STRUCK. HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF HIS HEAD AS HE MOVED TO TRY TO GET OUT OF THE WAY.

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