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September 4, 1997 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Brown Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WAS WELDING WEAR PLATE TO BUCKET OF 235C EXCAVATOR. PLATE WAS TACK WELDED TO BUCKET FINAL WELD WAS STARTED WHEN PLATE CAME OFF STRIKING EE ON LEFT SIDE OF CHEST, CATCHING LEFT HAND BETWEEN PL ATE AND CHEST.

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