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January 9, 2025 MT · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Pipestone Quarry, LLC · Struck by flying object

Employee was cutting tin for a building and must have gotten filings on employee's person, the next day, a normal day off, employee felt something in eye but waited the weekend to see if it would go away. It didn't so employee went into the eye Dr. on Monday and a piece of metal was removed.

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