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Years on record: 1983–2026
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October 28, 1988 MI · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS

Whittaker & Gooding Company · Over-exertion in pulling or pushing objects

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING 55 GAL BARREL ALONG RACK AT THE OIL STORAGE SLAB WHEN HE EXPERIENCED A PAIN IN LOWER BACK

April 1, 1986 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER

Whittaker & Gooding Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE PICKING U1 SAFETY SCREEN CLOTH, A GUST OF WIND TOOK SCREEN FROM LEFT HAND AND DROPPED IT ON RIGHT HAND INJURY FINGER.

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