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3,112
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1983–2026
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November 21, 1990 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Koenig Sand & Gravel, LLC · Struck by flying object

WHILE INSTALLING BEAM UNDER OUR LOADING DOCK EMPL HAD SAND BLOWN INTO LEFT EYE.

October 12, 1989 MI · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman OTHER
Koenig Sand & Gravel, LLC · Struck by flying object

WHILE CUTTING BOLT HOLES WITH A TORCH, THE WIND BLEW SMALL PIECE OF METAL INTO HIS LEFT EYE. HE WAS WEARING GOGGLES AT THE TIME.

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