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Years on record: 1983–2026
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August 2, 1999 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

H C Spinks Clay Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS DRIVING PIN OUT OF HYDRAULIC CYLINDER ON CATERPILLAR SCRAPER. PIECE OF METAL CAME OFF PIN AND HIT EE IN LEFT FOREARM. EE WENT TO DR. AND HAD METAL REMOVED. NO LOST TIME. Y

June 22, 1993 TN · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

H C Spinks Clay Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTALLING CYLINDER ON BOOM OF CATERPILLAR EXCAVATOR, HAD CHAIN AROUND CYLINDER LOWERING ONTO BOOM. CHAIN BROKE ALLOWING CYLINDER TO FALL AND CAUGHT EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND BETWEEN C YLINDER AND BOOM. CONTUSION TO BACK OF LEFT HAND

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