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August 22, 1988 KY · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor MACHINERY
Asphalt-Stone Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances

HE WAS CLEANING THE OIL DISTRIBUTOR WITH A STEAM CLEANER. ALTHOUGH HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES, THE PRESSURE FROM THE CLEANER KNOCKED THE GLASSES OFF AND CLEANER WENT IN HIS EYES.

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