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December 13, 2010 KY · Metal/Non-Metal assayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer management EXPLODING VESSELS UNDER PRESSURE
Liter's Inc. · Struck by flying object

The employee was removing a hydraulic line on a hydraulic cylinder, when the pressure in the system hit him in the face hurting his eye. The hydraulic fluid knocked off his safety glasses and hard hat.

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