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1983–2026
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September 6, 1989 VT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Vermont Asbestos Group Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED DOWN FROM #5 SHOVEL LADDER,STEPPED FROM LADDER ONTO A STONE, TWISTED HIS ANKLE AND HURT HIS BACK.

May 24, 1989 VT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Vermont Asbestos Group Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS STEPPING OFF A PALTFORM WHEN HE STEPPED ON A VACUM CLEANER HOSE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST HIS ANKLE.

April 26, 1988 VT · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Vermont Asbestos Group Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO STEP OVER A CONVEYOR BY MEANS OF A TWO STEP ACCESS AREA THIS ACCESS AREA HAD BEEN REMOVED & WHEN PUT BACK IN PLACE WAS NOT WELDED INTO PLACE AS EMPLOYEE STEPPED ON FIRST STEP PLATFORM TILTED UPWARD STRIKING HIS LEFT KNEE CONVEYOR WAS NOT RUNNING AS WE WERE STILL IN A SHUTDOWN PERIOD

June 24, 1985 VT · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator STEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
Vermont Asbestos Group Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPL FINISHED EATING LUNCH AND WAS WALKING TO DISCHARGE END OF #1 DRYER.EMPL WENT TO STEP OVER HOSE BUT HE STEPPED ON HOSE CAUSING HIM TO TWIST RIGHT ANKLE.

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