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739,488
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3,112
Years on record
1983–2026
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October 23, 1995 WI · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech OTHER
Rockwell Lime Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

HE STARTED TO NOTICE KNEE PAIN THE WEEK OF 10-23-95. DURING THE WEEKEND THE KNEE PAIN AT FIRST WENT AWAY AND THEN SUNDAY IT CAME BACK AND WORSE THAN IT WAS BEFORE. ON MONDAY 10-30-95, HE MADE A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PAIN . HE DOESN'T KNOW WHY HIS KNEE IS SORE. HE TOLD THE DOCTOR HIS IS A MECHANIC AND DOES CLIMB TALL LADDERS WHERE HE MAY STRIKE HIS KN

January 28, 1994 WI · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator OTHER
Rockwell Lime Company · Struck by flying object

AT 10:30PM EE WAS POUNDING ON THE COAL TANK WHEN SOME DIRT FELL INTO HIS EYES HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT 11:00PM WHEN HE WAS LEAVING THE BLDG TO GO HOME THE WIND BLEW MORE DIRT INTO HIS EYES HE WAS NOT WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AT THIS TIME THE NEXT DAY HE REPORTED HIS EYES WERE SORE & HE WAS TAKEN TO THE EYE DOC WITH A LEFT SCRATCHED EYE

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