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November 3, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Charles D Warner & Son Inc · Struck by flying object

OVERLOOKING CRUSHER CHECKING FOR EXCESSIVE FEED OR CLAY BELLS BLINDING OVERSIZE RAIL BARS. ROCK ENTERING CRACKER FRACTURED WITH PARTS FLYING UPWARD ROCK PARTICLES HIT LEFT EYE AND CUT REPPED UNDER EYELID.

August 11, 1988 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Charles D Warner & Son Inc · Struck against stationary object

LOOSENING NUT ON SPRING SHACKLE WHEN WRENCH SLIPPED.HAND WAS CUT WHEN IT HIT SPRING.

May 26, 1987 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Charles D Warner & Son Inc · Fall onto or against objects

CHECKING DRAGLI3E BOOM ,MISSTEPPED FALLING AGAINST BOOM STOP BREAKING 3 RIBS.

May 24, 1983 CA · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator POWERED HAULAGE
Charles D Warner & Son Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

LEFT ARM SEVERED ABOVE ELBOW ARM HAS BEEN REATTACHED PROGNOSIS OF RECOVERY IS GOOD BUT NOT YET CERTAIN

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