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1983–2026
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October 12, 1995 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Northrup Concrete Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS REMOVING THE BEARINGS & HOUSING FROM AN ALLIS CHAMERS SCREEN WITH A HAMMER. THE HAMMER HEAD SPLINTERED & A PIECE OF METAL WAS EMBEDDED INEE'S RIGHT WRIST.

December 9, 1994 NY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Northrup Concrete Inc · Struck by flying object

EE WAS HITTING A TOOTH ON A LOADER BUCKET WITH A HAMMER WHEN A PIECE OF THE TOOTH CHIPPED OFF AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE.

May 23, 1988 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Northrup Concrete Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PRYING ON A ROCK WITH A CROWBAR ROCK MOVED HIS HAND SMASHED BETWEEN THE CROW BAR AND A MACHINE

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