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January 29, 2022 WI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Badger Mining Hixton, LLC · Struck by flying object

On 1/29/22, an employee was pulling apart piping in the dry plant. Sand landed/hit the employee's face while using an impact drill to remove bolts from a flange.

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