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January 6, 1992 CT · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Hubert E Butler Construction Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AXLES FROM BOX TRAILER WHICH WAS TO E USED FOR STORAGE. EMPLOYEE TORCHED A STRESS POINT CAUSING TRAILER FLOOR TO TIP SLIGHTLY. HIS LEFT ARM WAS RESTING ON TOP OF ONE OF SEVERAL TIRES, THEREBY BEING PINNED BETWEEN THE TRAILER DECK AND TIRE.

October 26, 1990 CT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hubert E Butler Construction Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

REMOVING GASKET FROM FILTER,KNIFE SLIPPED CAUSING LACERATION TO LEFT HAND.EMPL TAKEN TO HOSP FOR SUTURES AND RELEASED.NO PERMANENT DAMAGE EXPECTED.NO LOSS OF TIME INCURRED.EMPL RETURNED REGULA R DUTIES.

May 23, 1988 CT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Hubert E Butler Construction Company · Struck by flying object

WHILE TAPPING CHISEL WITH HAMMER, FOREIGN BODY FLEW INTO EYE. FOREIGN BODY REMOVED BY EYE SURGEON.

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