Employee was eating lunch and got choked on piece of meat. Once given Heimlich maneuver one of the pieces was unwedged allowing employee to breathe. Employee was taken to hospital and put under anesthesia for a throat scope to remove rest of blockage.
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IL · Metal/Non-Metal
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Fort Payne Quarry LLC · Struck by flying object
WORKING ON TAIL PULLEY ON CLASS ONE BELT WHEN EMPLOYEE GOT A PIECE OF DEBRIS IN HIS LEFT EYE. THE WIND WAS BLOWING PRETTY HARD AT THE TIME. EMPLOYEE EYE WAS WASH OUT AND LATER ON THAT NIGHT HE HAD TO GO THE DOCTOR.
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