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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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May 11, 1988 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
J L Shiely Company · Struck by flying object

I. NAME WAS GRINDING WITH A FULL FACE SHIELD AND A FOREIGN OBJECT GAVE HIM A CORNEAL ABRASION WITH SLIGHT COMPLICATIONS.

June 29, 1987 MN · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
J L Shiely Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE WAS BEING TR5INED ON AN OLD CAT DOZER. WHILE BEING TRAINED HIS LITTLE FINGER ON RIGHT HAND WAS FRACTURED. IT WAS SLAMMED IN THE DOOR.

November 6, 1986 MN · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
J L Shiely Company · Contact with hot objects or substances

I.NAME WAS OPER5TING A TORCH AND UPON LAYING IT DOWN STARTED NEARBY RAGS ON FIRE IN THE PROCESS I.NAME GRABBED THE TORCH IN THE FIRE BURNING HIS LEFT HAND

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