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January 6, 1983 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
All Minerals Corp · Struck by falling object

INJURED WAS ON PLATFORM IN TRAIN CAR JARRING LOOSE THE ORE TO G ET IT OUT AS IT WAS FROZEN. A SECTION OF ORE CAME LOOSE & FELL AGAINST THE PLATFORM & INJURED\S LEG, CRACKING THE LEG IN T HE BONE. EE WORKED FOR 2 DAYS NOT KNOWING LEG WAS BROKEN, UNTIL MONDAY FOLLOWING ACCIDENT. DR. APPLIED CAST.

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