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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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January 20, 1992 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
East Coast Limestone Inc · Contact with electrical current

ELECTRICAL BUTTONS ELECTRICAL SHORT

February 7, 1989 NC · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator ELECTRICAL
East Coast Limestone Inc · Contact with electrical current

WHILE OPERATING JAW CRUSHER HE REACHED DOWN WITH R ARM AND TURNED HAND SWITCH AT WHICH TIME HE WAS ELECTRICALLY SHOCKED WITH 480 VOLTS. ON JAW CRUSHER THE BOLT THAT CONNECTS WIRE TO HAND SWITC H HAD BROKEN OFF CAUSING THE ELECTRICAL SHOCK.

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