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January 21, 2008 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

A conveyor on a crushing plant had iced up over the weekend. EE was holding a torch and twisting back and forth while applying heat to the head pulley to melt the ice. Suddenly he felt a sharp pain on the left side of his back.

January 23, 2004 NY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
W F Saunders & Sons Inc · Struck by falling object

WHILE ASSISTING WITH WELDING ON A CONVEYOR, A SIX INCH PIECE OF CHANNEL IRON FELL AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE'S FOOT.

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