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December 21, 1999 TN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE

Short Mountain Silica Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

LOADING A PLATE OF STEEL INTO RACK USING HANDS TO GUIDE THE STEEL. FORKLIFT HIT ANOTHER PLATE AND IT BOUNCED ON HIS HAND.

August 26, 1996 TN · Metal/Non-Metal dryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operator POWERED HAULAGE

Short Mountain Silica Company · Struck by flying object

WORKING UNDER CONVEYOR BELT WHICH HAD SAND ON IT. SAND GOT IN HIS EYE.

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