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1983–2026
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June 21, 1990 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Fnf Mining · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LACERATED MIDDLE & INDEX FINGER.CUT OFF TIP OF RING FINGER.

December 17, 1985 MD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rockville Crushed Stone Inc · Struck against stationary object

EE HAD GUARD RA3SED & FASTENED IN OVERHEAD POSITION IN ORDER TO CLEAN SPILLAGE FROM AROUND CONVEYOR. WHILE SHOVELING HE RAISED UP & HIT HIS HEAD ON GUARD.

May 16, 1984 MD · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rockville Crushed Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

FOREMAN WAS TRYING TO DISLODGE A PIECE OF FLAT SCRAP METAL FROM DISCHARGE CHUTE UNDER PRIMARY CRUSHER. HE WAS USING PRY BAR WHEN THE PIECE OF FLAT SCRAP METAL CAME LOOSE. CRUSHED STONE STARTE D TO FLOW CAUSING THE END OF THE PRYBAR INSIDE CHUTE TO BE FORCED DOWN AT THE SAME TIME CAUSING THE OTHER END OF PRY BAR, WHICH I.NAME WAS HOLDING ONTO, TO BE FORCED UP PINNING FINGER BETWEEN

April 7, 1983 MD · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Rockville Crushed Stone Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS DISLODGING WORN OUT PADDLE ARMS FROM MAIN SHAFT, USING A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF RUST FLEW OFF, ENTERING HIS RIGHT EYE.

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