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1983–2026
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November 7, 1991 MO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Southeast Missouri Stone Company · Rubbed or abraded

ON 11/9/91 EMPLOYEE WENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM WITH SWOLLEN EYE AND BLURRED VISION. DR EXTRACTED A PIECE OF STEEL AND CLEANED EYE. EMPLOYEE DOES NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHEN OR WHERE ACCIDENT OCCURRED, B UT ASSUME IT HAPPENED LAST DAY OF WORK, 11/7/91, WHEN HE MAY HAVE RUBBED EYE WITH HIS GLOVE ON.

February 20, 1989 MO · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Southeast Missouri Stone Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

UPON REENTERING CAB OF THE LOADER, OPERATOR REACHED TO CLOSE THE DOOR. WHILE REACHING FOR HANDLE, THE WIND CAUGHT THE DOOR BLOWING IT SHUT AND THE OPERATOR'S HAND SLIPPED, CATCHING HIS THUMB B ETWEEN THE BACK EDGE OF THE DOOR AND METAL PLATE, CUTTING HIS THUMB.

January 6, 1987 MO · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Southeast Missouri Stone Company · Struck against a moving object

FOGGY OUTSIDE RAN INTO STOCKPILE WITH PICKUP TRUCK AND UPPER LIP HIT STEERING WHEEL, WHILE DRIVING FROM HIS WORK STATION TO CLOCK ROOM. THIS WAS THE END OF HIS SHIFT.

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