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3,111
Years on record
1983–2026
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March 13, 1998 PA · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Global Stone Penroc Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF METAL WITH HANDHELD PORTABLE GRINDER. THE METAL SLIPPED FROM EE S HAND COUNTING IN THE GRINDING WHEEL COMING A CONTACT WITH THE BACK OF HIS LEFT HAND.

September 19, 1997 PA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Global Stone Penroc Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO UNBLOCK THE DUST COLLECTOR BIN THROUGH A ROTARY AIRLOCK LEADER WHEN HIS GLOVE & TIP OF HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON LEFT HAND CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE ROTATING EQUIPMENT.

August 4, 1995 PA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Global Stone Penroc Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS WORKING ON A TRUCK CROSSING GRATE PROJECT. WHILE PREPPING THE USRFACE OF THE STEEL WITH AN ELECTRIC SIDE GRINDER, SOME GRINDING DUST GOT INTO EE'S EYE. EE STATED HE WAS WEARING SAFETY G LASSES AND A FACE SHIELD.

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