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June 28, 1991 MO · Metal/Non-Metal driller, highwall operator, highwall drill operator ELECTRICAL
Clever Stone Co Inc · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

EE BENT OVER BATTERY IN A PICK UP AND WAS SHAKING A GROUND CABLE ON BATTERY WHEN BATTERY EXPLODED DUST AND POSSIBLY SOME BATTERY ACID IN EYES BLEW HIS SAFETY GLASSES OFF FLUSHED HIS EYES OUT A ND SENT HIM TO DR FOR EXAMINATION.

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