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1983–2026
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November 3, 1999 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
California Iss Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE WAS REMVOING HAMMER FROM INGERSE RAND DRILL BY GRASPING ITS SHAFT WITH HIS BARE HANDS. THE SHAFT HAD STEEL BURRS FROM CONTACTING THE WHICH DISENGASES THE STEELS, ONE OF THE BURRS. CUT THE EE'S RIGHT PALM.

November 2, 1999 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
California Iss Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EE WAS SLIDING THE #5 TRAY BACK INTO THE SHAKEN HOUSING (TOTAL OF 6 TIMES) EE WAS USING HIS LEFT HAND (PALM UP/THUMB EXTENDED 90 DEGREE) TO GUIDE THE TRAY WHILE PUSHING IT WITH THE RIGHT HAND AND THE SKIN BETWEEN EE'S LEFT THUMB AND FIRST DIGIT WAS PINCHED BY THE TRAY AND HOUSING SLIDES.

July 8, 1996 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
California Iss Inc · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LABORER ATTEMPTED TO LIFT MODERATE SIZE ROCK TO CLEAN UP AREA RESULTING IN LUMBAR STRAIN.

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