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1983–2026
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January 19, 1989 PA · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor MACHINERY
W L Bodey Company Inc · Flash burns (welding)

OXYGEN LINE ON OXY-ACETYLENE TORCH RUPTURED AND BURNED RIGHT FOREARM OF EMPL.

July 18, 1986 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
W L Bodey Company Inc · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS CH9CKING ON A WATER PUMP, DISCONNECTED A WATER PIPE, BLOW OFF NUT, THUS RELEASED A SMALL JET OF HOT WATER. THE WATER WAS HOT PROB. 15 190 F DUE TO A MALFUNCTION OF THE PUMP, WHICH THE EMPLOYEE W5S INVESTIGATING.

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