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March 11, 2008 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lafarge Fox River Inc · Struck against stationary object

While working in a man-basket; EE had reached for a drill and while doing such EE struck his mouth on the gate that had rotated out of postion because the top hinge pin had come out of the hole that it was mounted through. EE did not go to doctor until either 3/14 or 3/17. EE did see his family dentist for care of the tooth during the evening of 3/11/2008.

March 30, 2004 IL · Metal/Non-Metal crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lafarge Fox River Inc · Struck by falling object

When cleaning product chute for maintenance/ repair frozen material slid down and hit left knee. Follow up doctor visit (6-17-04) EE stated that knee still hurt.

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