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June 23, 2011 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Capitol Area Resources · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Sawyer/Park narrow belt saw;small roughback grazed back/left leg.Front roughback/slabs removed.Sawyer didn't follow procedure w/back roughback;thus his injury.Went to foreman/examined his leg w/him;back to work/no concern.Next day his ankle was hurting,taken to doctor & told to take off the day/stay off it over weekend.No breakage,only bruising.Off wk,w/pay,for 4days.Back:6/30/2011

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