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April 4, 1985 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
County Of Eddy · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

LIFTING PVC PIPE ONTO LOWBOY TRAILER, SMASHED SMALL FINGER ON RIGHT HAND BETWEEN PIPE AND TRAILER, TEARING SKIN ON TIP OF FINGER NEAR FINGERNAIL.

April 3, 1985 NM · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
County Of Eddy · Over-exertion in lifting objects

LIFTING 35-40 LBS. PIECE OF IRON, FELT PAIN ON LOWER PART OF BACK.

March 4, 1985 NM · Metal/Non-Metal grader operator, roadgrader operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
County Of Eddy · Struck by flying object

CRUSHER FOREMAN CHIPPING WELD AND PIECE OF SLAG FLEW OFF AND FELL INTO RIGHT EYE.

October 9, 1984 NM · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
County Of Eddy · Struck against a moving object

OPERATING LOADER; LOADER JERKED EMPLOYEE.

September 4, 1984 NM · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
County Of Eddy · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYUEE WAS PUTTING A LARGE BOARD UNDER CRUSHER TO LEVEL IT WHEN THE BOARD SLIPPED, THE LEFT RING FINGER WAS MASHED BETWEEN THE BOARD AND A ROCK.

August 30, 1984 NM · Metal/Non-Metal security guard, watchman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
County Of Eddy · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING THE OTHER MEN PUT THE CONVEYOR BELT BACK ON THE CRUSHER, BELT SLIPPED AND CAUGHT HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND.

August 1, 1984 NM · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
County Of Eddy · Struck against a moving object

HURT NECK & LOWER BACK.

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