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Janesville's Lear employee condition improves

By ANN MARIE AMES ( Contact )   Saturday, October 27, 2007 - 2:57 p.m.
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A Janesville woman has been upgraded to fair condition at University Hospital, Madison.

Debra Knopes, 30, was injured on the job at 1:39 p.m. Thursday at Lear Seating, 3708 Enterprise Drive, Janesville.

She was transported to Janesville’s Mercy Hospital then University Hospital where she was listed in serious condition.

Knopes’ head and neck were trapped inside a machine on a seat assembly line. She had been freed by the time emergency crews from the Janesville Fire Department arrived, a spokesman from the department said.




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