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June 14, 1993 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Mc Garvin-Moberly Construction Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

EE WAS USING A CUTTING TORCH AT WORK WHEN A PIECE OF HOT IRON (SLAG) LANDED ON HIS LEFT KNEE BURNING HIS LEG. HE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE OK HOWEVER AFTER A TIME THE LEG BECAME INFECTED CAUSING HIM TO BE AWAY FROM WORK.

January 12, 1993 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Garvin-Moberly Construction Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

INJURED WAS HOOKING A CONVEYOR BLET A FRONT-END LOADER WITH A CHAIN. THE LAODER OPERATOR RAISED THE CHAIN UP AT THE SIGNAL AND INJURED'S THUMB WAS CAUGHT IN BETWEEN THE CONVEYOR BELT AND CHAI N.

September 4, 1992 WY · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Mc Garvin-Moberly Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS USING A BAR TO PRY A ROCK THAT WAS CAUGHT IN THE CRUSHER JAW. THE BAR SLIPPED AND BRUISED HIS RIGHT HAND.

August 10, 1992 WY · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Garvin-Moberly Construction Company · Over-exertion in lifting objects

BENDING OVER TO LIFT CRUSHER SCREENS WHEN HE EXPERIENCED LOWER BACK PAIN.

May 24, 1988 WY · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Mc Garvin-Moberly Construction Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REASSEMBLING CURSHER; CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN TWO CASTINGS; CUT PALM OF LEFT HAND.

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