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3,112
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1983–2026
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August 11, 1998 CT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Ernest Joly & Sons Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

COMPANY WAS PROCESSING LARGE ROCK THROUGH PROCESSING PLANT. ROCKS BECAME STUCK BETWEEN FEED HOPPER AND FEEDER. EE PROCEEDED TO USE A JACKHAMMER TO TRY TO BREAK ROCK FREE. EE WAS STRUCK IN THE EYE BY A PIECE OF METAL. METAL WAS LODGE IN THE EYE AND HAS NOT YET BEEN REMOVED. FULL EXTENT OF INJURY IS NOT YET KNOWN. EYE PROTECTION WAS NOT WORN.

February 1, 1989 CT · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Ernest Joly & Sons Inc · Struck against stationary object

WAS USING JACK HAMMER TO CUT UP CEMENT ON CRUSHER-THE JACK HAMMER SLIPPED CAUSING LEFT HAND TO HIT A PIECE OF METAL ON THE CRUSHER.

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