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January 17, 1985 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator OTHER
Rock Lock Inc · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING FROM OUT PARTS TRAILER WITH A 10\ CHAIN, HE WAS ABOUT 20\ FROM THE TRAILER ALONG SIDE OF HIS OWN PICK-UP TRUCK WHEN HE PASSED OUT. HE WAS WEARING HIS SAFETY HAT AND DIDNT HIT HIS HEAD WHEN HE FELL. OTHER EMPLOYEES GAVE HIM C.P.R. BUT TO NO AVAIL AND HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL IN A HELICOPTER BUT WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT 10:52 AM

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