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August 3, 1989 NE · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Pilger Sand & Gravel Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING JACK ON PIECE OF EQUIPMENT WHEN JACK SLIPPED HITTING EMPLOYEE IN EYE AREA. EMPLOYEE WAS TAKEN TO EMERGENCY ROOM THEN TO DR. OFFICE. NO STITCHES REQUIRED. BROKE GLASSES, BUT NO DAMAGE TO EYE, JUST AREA AROUND EYE. FOLLOW UP VISIT TO DR. OFFICE ON 8/7/89. AREA HEALING NICELY, SWELLING DOWN. WILL NEED EYE EXAM AND GLASSES REPLACEMENT. APPT WILL BE 8/11/89 AT EYE DR.

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