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1983–2026
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October 30, 1996 TN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frogge & Williams Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILEL INSTALLING A SCREEN CLOTH ON THE LOWER DECK OF THE UPPER SCREEN, A SHIFT IN WEIGHT CAUSE THE MAN TO LOOSE HIS GRIP. THIS SHIFTING SCREEN CUT HIS LEFT HAND.

October 3, 1983 TN · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Frogge & Williams Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE LEFT INDEX FINGER WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN A V-BELT & A PULLEY ON AM IMPACT CRUSHER WHILE THE BELTS WHERE BEING REPLACED. THE SKIN WAS BEOKEN & THE END OF THE FINGER WAS FRACTURED. THERE WAS NO DISLOCATION.

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