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July 21, 1988 MS · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman ELECTRICAL
Hattiesburg Sand & Gravel Inc · Fall from ladders

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING WITH AN ELECTRIC WELDER. HE WAS STANDING ON A STEEL LADDER. HIS CLOTHES WERE WET WITH SWEAT AND THE WELDING LEADS GROUNDED OUT THROUGH HIM AND SHOCKED HIM CAUSING HIM TO F ALL 12 TO 15 FEET TO THE GROUND CAUSING INJURY TO HIS BODY AND BREAKING TWO TOES ON HIS RIGHT FOOT.

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