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May 5, 1989 CA · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Beckham Brothers Ready Mix · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A LOADER. HE WAS OBSERVED BY FOREMAN TO BE OPERATING EQUIPMENT ERRATICALLY, WAS RELIEVED BECAUSE OF EXTREME FATIGUE AND TOLD TO CLOCK OUT. EMPLOYEE BECAME INCREASINGLY D ISORIENTED, WAS DETAINED AND MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SUMMONED. EMPLOYEE DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A STROKE, WAS COMATOSE AT HOSPITAL. INJURY NOT CLEARLY JOB-CONNECTED.

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