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February 27, 1998 IN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Vulcan Construction Materials, L.P. · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WHILE SEATED WAS WELDING ON A VIBRATING FEEDER PLATE. WHEN FINISHED HE WENT TO STAND UP & STUMBLED. HE REACHED OUT TO CATCH HIMSELF FROM FALLING & HIS LEFT HAND CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE F ESH WELD, BURNING TWO OF HIS FINGERS. HE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO THE LEFT FOURTH & FIRTH FINGERS.

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