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September 6, 1996 GA · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man STRIKING OR BUMPING
Hamilton Construction Inc · Struck against stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING AROUND A PARKED LOADER CAME TO CLOSE AND BUMPED HIS KNEE. HE DID NOT THINK HE WAS HURT AND WENT ON HOME. OVER THE WEEKEND, THE KNEE BECAME SWOLLEN ON MONDAY EE TOOK EE T O NEWTON CO HOSPITAL TO HAVE HIM CHECKED OUT. IT WAS A MINOR INJURY, THEY GAVE HIM A KNEE BRACK TO WEAR AND SAID HE COULD RETURN TO WORK.

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