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Years on record
1983–2026
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March 2, 1993 NC · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Applied Industrial Materials Corp (Aimcor) · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEA RING SMALL BUSHES OFF OF SETTING POND DAM FACE WITH A CHAIN SAW CHAIN SAW UNEXPECTEDLY KICKED BACK WHILE IN USE & ACROSS LEFT KNEE AREA OF EMPLOYEE

January 6, 1992 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Applied Industrial Materials Corp (Aimcor) · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL CLEANING DUST COLLECTOR DISCHARGE HOPPER THROUGH PORTHOLE.WELD BROKE ON SCREEN GUARD CAUSING IT TO FALL INTO ROTARY FEEDER PINNING EMPL RIGHT HAND BETWEEN SCREEN GUARD AND SIDE OF WALL.

November 24, 1986 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Applied Industrial Materials Corp (Aimcor) · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

OXY-ACETYLENE T2RCH CUTTING STEEL SHAFT IN PRECIPITATOR IN PLANT BECAME OVERCOME BY UNKNOWN FUMES FROM CUTTING.HAD PROBLEMS BREATHING GIVEN OXYGEN BY JOB SIDE EMTS AND TRANSPORTED TO HEALTH CE NTER VIA JOB SI7E AMBULANCE.

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