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1983–2026
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November 22, 1995 OR · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
R J Taggart Construction Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING SCREENS USING AN AIR GUN TO TIGHTEN BOLTS, A BOLT SPUN AND SLICED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER.

September 13, 1994 OR · Metal/Non-Metal prep plant foreman, supervisor, mill plant supervisor, kiln supervisor MACHINERY
R J Taggart Construction Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING THE PLANT & RECHECKING MACHINE SETTINGS & WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WHEN A ROCK CAME OUT OF THE CONE PLANT & HIT HIM IN THE FACE SNAPPING HIS NECK BACK, SPLITING HIS LIP & CHIPPING & CRACKING HIS TEETH.

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