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November 3, 2025 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Wissota Sand & Gravel Co. · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

THE MINER WAS WORKING ON AN EXCAVATOR, WHILE REPLACING A HYDRAULIC HOSE AND WHILE LOOSENING THE HOSE, THE PRESSURE BUILT UP AND THE FLUID HIT THE MINER IN THE FACE AROUND THE LOWER LIP AND CHIN AREA.

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