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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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July 3, 1996 IA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ampel Corporation · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

TRACKING A C-3 CONVEYOR BELT WITH A BAR. THE BAR SLIPPED CAUSING LEFT HAND TO GO AROUND A ROLLER. CAUSED A BROKEN THUMB AND A CUT ON PALM OF HAND.

May 24, 1995 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ampel Corporation · Struck against stationary object

SHOVELING MATERIAL ON FLOOR IN BAGGING ROOM. WHILE SHOVELING, HIS ARM CAME BACK STRIKING HIS ELBOW ON THE BEAM HOLDING THE BAGGING CHAIR. LEFT ELBOW - POSSIBLE FRACTURE.

May 16, 1995 IA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ampel Corporation · Struck against stationary object

SHE WAS SHOVELING MATERIAL FROM UNDRE ROTEX SCREEN. SHE TURNE DAND HIT HER BACK ON APOST. HER BACK MUSCLE PUSHED AGAINST HER LUNG CAUSING DIFFICULTY IN BREATHING.

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