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Years on record: 1983–2026
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June 19, 1991 LA · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Pearl Sands Inc · Struck by flying object

EE HAD REMOVED THE BURNER JET TO REMOVE THE BUILD UP OF OIL AND DUST WITH A WIRE BRUSH, WHEN HE WAS BENDING OVER HIS GLASSES PROBABLY SLID DOWN HIS NOSE ALLOWING THE DUST TO GET PAST THEM AND IN TO HIS EYES.

March 14, 1990 LA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)

Pearl Sands Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HAND FILLING AND TIRING BAGS BY HAND WITH HAND TOOL.

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