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Years on record: 1983–2026
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December 1, 1989 FL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY

Agri-Timber Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING A PIECE OF STEEL AND HIT HIS LEFT WRIST WITH GRINING WHEEL EMPLOYEE DID NOT LEAVE WORK.

August 15, 1989 FL · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY

Agri-Timber Inc · Struck by flying object

THE MAN WAS CLEANING UP A BELT BROKE ON THE CRUSHER FLEW UP IN THE AIR AND HIT HIM IN RIGHT EYE. EYE WOULDN'T OPEN.

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