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September 12, 2000 UT · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Staker Paving & Construction Company Inc · Struck by flying object

EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING LACING ON THE IMPACTOR BELLY BELT USING A DYE GRINDER; HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND A FACE SHIELD. THE WIND WAS BLOWING DUST, AND IT BLEW A PIECE OF ROCK OR SAND, IMBEDDING IT IN EMPLOYEE'S EYE JUST TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PUPIL.

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