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Years on record: 1983–2026
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September 12, 1989 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY

South East Refractories Inc · Flash burns (welding)

WELDING CREW CAME INTO AREA TO WELD. HE SIMPLY TURNED HIS BACK TO THE WELDING, THEN TURNED AND LOOKED AT THE FLASH. THE BURN OCCURRED AT THIS TIME AND HE ALSO GOT A PIECE OF METAL INTO HIS EYE AT THIS TIME.

February 1, 1988 AL · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY

South East Refractories Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS USING DRILL WHEN TAP BROKE AND CUT FINGERS.

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