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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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May 21, 1994 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Chemstone Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE HAD PERFORMED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON SATURDAY 5-21-94 INCLUDING WELDING, CUTTING AND GRINDING OPERATIONS. IN THE EVENING OF 5-21-94, EMPLOYEE STARTED EXPERIENCING DISCOMFORT IN HIS LE FT EYE. ON SUNDAY 5-22-94, EMPLOYEE'S EYE WAS SENSITIVE TO BRIGHT LIGHT BUT CONTINUED TO WORK. DUE TO HIS DISCOMFORT, EMPLOYEE WENT TO SEE AN EYE SPECIALIST ON MONDAY, 5-23-94, AND DISCOVERED

August 16, 1991 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Chemstone Corp · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LOWERING A 1500 HP MOTOR ON TO ITS MOUNTAIN BOLTS THREE MEN WERE GUIDING THE UNIT WHEN IT CAUGHT THE TOP THREADS OF THE MOUNT IN BOLT WHILE WIPING DIRT OFF A MOUNT SHIME MOTOR SUDDEN DROPPED S EVERAL INCHES PINCHING THE TIP OF THE THUMB AT THE NAIL.

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