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Years on record
1983–2026
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February 18, 1985 MI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Michigan Silica Company · Struck by flying object

FOREIGN BODY ENTERED EMPLOYEES LEFT EYE WHEN HE ROLLED WELDING MASK AFTER WELDING IN CONFINED AREA

May 30, 1984 MI · Metal/Non-Metal outside foreman, leadman MACHINERY
Michigan Silica Company · Struck by flying object

CRANE OPERATOR WAS MOVING 18\\ PVC PIPELINE-PIPELINE BROKE SWINGING AND STRIKING EMPL.

December 2, 1983 MI · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Michigan Silica Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PIECE OF WELDING FLUX WENT INTO RIGHT EYE, EMP WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES WITH SIDE SHIELDS

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