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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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August 9, 1990 VA · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Weblite Corp · Fall from machine

EMPLOYEE STATES HE WAS STEPPING DOWN OFF LOADER FOOT SLIPPED & HIT HIS RIGHT SIDE ON LOADER

March 20, 1990 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Weblite Corp · Struck by falling object

CARRYING PIECE OF METAL,SLIPPED AND DROPPED METAL ON HAND.

September 15, 1989 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Weblite Corp · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

STEPPED ON CATWALK IN AREA WHERE IT HAD BEEN CLAMPED, CLAMPS BROKE DROPPING EMP 7 FT TO GROUND STRIKING R SIDE ON BUCKET

May 8, 1989 VA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Weblite Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE STATED HE WAS WALKING AND LOOKING UP AT A CONVEYOR BELT WHEN HE STEPPED IN A HOLE TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

September 16, 1986 VA · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Weblite Corp · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS WORK3NG CLOSE TO THE EDGE OF THE FLAT ROOF APPROX 25 FT HIGH THE CAUSE OF I.NAMES FALL IS UNCERTAIN HE WAS FOUND MOMENTS AFTER THE FALL I.NAME SUFFERED A BROKEN ARM A BROKEN WRIST AND A FRACTURE8 SKULL

February 29, 1984 VA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Weblite Corp · Struck by falling object

EE WAS STANDING BESIDE A STEEL TRUCK UNLOADING STEEL. HE HUNG HIS FOOT ON FROZEN GROUND CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE & FALL. THE METAL HE WAS HOLDING FELL AGAINST THE UPPER PART OF HIS LEFT LEG & AROUND THE KNEE AREA OF HIS RIGHT LEG.

July 25, 1983 VA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Weblite Corp · Fall from machine

FOOT SLIPPED ON STEP CAUSING HIM TO FALL ON HIS SIDE.CRACKED BONE IN SHOULDER AND TWO RIBS.

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