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August 31, 2017 CA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
The Don Chapin Company, Inc. · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employees finger became pinch between loader bucket and attachment pin. Employee was taken to clinic where treatment beyond first aid was rendered.

August 6, 2015 CA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Don Chapin Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Fabricator using a small grinder to prep metal on a secondary hopper surface. Wearing safety glasses and welding hood. Lifted welding hood, felt something in left eye, washed eye out, did not report incident. That night felt burning sensation, went E.R., metal filing removed from left eye, antibiotic drop prescribed. Medical follow-up & discharged 8/10/15.

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