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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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February 7, 1993 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Carolina Solite Corp · Struck by flying object

FOUR OR FIVE SLAB OF ROCK HAD CHOCKED THE TOP OF THE CRUSHER CLEARANCE HAD A BAR TYRING TO BREAK THEM LOOSE WHEN THE BAR WENT THROUGH AND HIT THE SPINING HEAD IN THE CRUSHER WHEN IT THREW THE B BAR TO ONE SIDE AND HIT HIM IN THE ARM.

July 25, 1990 NC · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Carolina Solite Corp · Contact with hot objects or substances

WELDING IN HOPPER OVERHEAD. FIREBALL FELL INTO RIGHT EAR.

June 8, 1990 NC · Metal/Non-Metal MACHINERY
Carolina Solite Corp · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EMPLOYEE WAS USING POWER DRILL, MIXING COMPOUND AND ADDING HARDENER, WHEN IT SPLASHED ONTO PANTS ON GENITAL AREA, CAUSING BLISTERS AT LATER TIME.

April 10, 1990 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Carolina Solite Corp · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WELDING ON METAL PLATE WHEN HE RAISED WELDING SHIELD TO CHANGE RODS METAL FLEW IN EYE.

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