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May 14, 1996 MT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDLING OF MATERIALS
L S Jensen & Sons Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING UP AROUND ROCK CRUSHER ANDA ROCK SLIVER GOT IN RIGHT EYE. DUST AND ROCK PARTICLES IN AIR CONTRIBUTED TO INJURY. EYE IRRITATION IN RIGHT EYE. EMP WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM FO LLOWING MORNING AND HAD ROCK FRAGMENTS REMOVED FROM EYE.

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