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1983–2026
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March 13, 1990 MS · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Jackson Ready-Mix Concrete · Flash burns (welding)

SWEEPING FLOOR IN WELDING ROOM, EXPOSED TO FLASH FROM WELDING MACHINE

December 23, 1987 MS · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Jackson Ready-Mix Concrete · Contact with hot objects or substances

EMPLOYEE WAS WE5DING ON HANDRAIL. HOT SLAG FELL ONTO EMPLOYEE S BOOT RESULTING IN 2ND AND 3 RD DEGREE BURNS TO LEFT FOOT.

September 17, 1986 MS · Metal/Non-Metal mechanic helper MACHINERY
Jackson Ready-Mix Concrete · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS DR3LLING A HOLE IN A PIECE OF COPPER TUBING. THE DRILL BIT HUNG IN THE TUBING WHICH PULLED THE WELDING LEED AROUND HIS HAND AND SNATCHED IT INTO THE DRILL BIT WHICH CAUSED A 2 INC H LACERATION ON3THE RIGHT M IDDLE FINGER AND AN ABRASION OF THE RISK RING FINGER.

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