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1983–2026
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May 2, 1990 WY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Malapai Resources Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS RELEASING A SECTION OF PIPE FROMT HE JAWS OF A FUSING MACHINE. THE PIPE WAS UNDER TENSION AND SPRANG UP, KICKING THE HINGED JAW INTO HIS CHIN. EMPLOYEE RECEIVED SEVERAL STITCHES TO CLOSE A SMALL CUT IN HIS CHIN. NO PRESCRIPTION WAS GIVEN.

January 14, 1988 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Malapai Resources Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

THE EMPLOYEE WA8 HOLDING SOME PIPE WHICH WAS BEING CUT BY THE WELDER. HE WAS HOLDING THE PIPE BELOW THE CUTTING AREA WHICH EXPOSED HIS HANDS TO THE SLAG FROM TEH ARC WELDER. THE SLAG FELL INSI DE HIS RIGHT HA3D GLOVE AND CONSEQUENTLY BURNED HIS HAND.

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