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May 27, 1985 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Crow Materials Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME CLAIMS THAT WHILE CLEANING CONVEYOR BELT USING A SHOVEL IT GOT CAUGHT IN THE BELT AND BROKE AND A PIECE OF THE BROKEN HANDLE GOT STUCK IN HIS NECK CAUSING A PUNCTURE WOUND TO THE NECK AND TRACHEA

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