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1983–2026
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May 19, 1997 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
W C Babcock Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE PLANT FOREMAN ATTEMPTED TO HIT THE CONVEYOR FRAME WITH A HAMMER, MISSED THE FRAME, HIT THE SNUBER PULLEY, HAMMER WENT THROUGH THE PULLEY. THE HAMMER HANDLE STRUCK THE PLANT FOREMAN ON TOP OF TEH LEFT HAND, DISLOCATING 2 FINGERS AND CHIPPED HIS ELBOW.

January 10, 1989 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON

JUMPED UP ON STEPS OF LOADER AND SLIPPED, FALLING TO SHOP FLOOR. CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS LEFT HAND. BROKE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND.

September 22, 1988 IN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
W C Babcock Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OPERATING JAW AND PIECE OF ANGLE IRON BROKE LOOSE AND STRUCK HIM IN THE LEFT SIDE AND ARM.

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