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May 10, 1999 WV · Metal/Non-Metal greaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oiler HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Acme Limestone Company Inc · Struck by falling object

EE WAS BENT OVER SHOVELING MATERIAL WHEN HE WAS STRUCK BY A ROCK. THE ROCK HIT HIS HARD HAT, LEFT WRIST AND LEFT FOOT. THE ROCK PUNCTURED THE HARD HAT, EE 19 STAPLES IN HIS SCALP. HIS WRIST WA S BANDAGED AND TWO DAYS LATER EE S FOOT WAS DETERMINE WHERE THE ROCK CAME FROM. EE AND OTHER INSPECTED THE AREA TO DETERMINE A CAUSE. NO DETERMINATION WAS MADE. THE ROCK HAD BEEN WORN SMOOTH

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