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May 23, 1985 WI · Metal/Non-Metal HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Ozaukee County Highway · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME WAS WORKING AT THE CRUSHING PLANT FORCING ROCKS INTO THE GRATE WHEN A ROCK FLEW UP AND HIT HIM IN THE RIGHT EYE. HE WAS NOT WEARING HIS SAFETY GLASSES AT THE TIME.

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