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December 15, 2020 IL · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer OTHER
Madison County Sand LLC · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

Employee was eating lunch and got choked on piece of meat. Once given Heimlich maneuver one of the pieces was unwedged allowing employee to breathe. Employee was taken to hospital and put under anesthesia for a throat scope to remove rest of blockage.

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