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1983–2026
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March 14, 1994 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Reliable Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall from ladders

ON 3-14-94 HE WAS WORKING ON AN OVERHEAD FURNACEHE FELL OFF A LADDER ONTO HIS BACK & BRUISED IT,HE WENT TO THE DR. FOR THE FIRST TIME ON 3-18-94

December 12, 1989 IL · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Reliable Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by flying object

PUTTING AIR IN BLEEDER BALL AND IT BLEW UP.

April 18, 1988 IL · Metal/Non-Metal ledgeman/hand, quarry man OTHER
Reliable Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

HE WAS XXXXXXSHEET METAL TO A PLATFORM ROOF & THE WIND WAS SO STRONG IT SHIFTED THE PLATFORM & HE FELL OFF

March 3, 1986 IL · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Reliable Sand & Gravel Company Inc · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

PUSHING CONCRET9 AND CLAY AT A DUMP SITE. THE TRACK PICKED UP A PIECE OF REBAR AND IT HIT I NAME ON THE SIDE OF THE HEAD BEHIND AND BELOW THE EAR.

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