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July 1, 1998 NE · Metal/Non-Metal ELECTRICAL
Central Sand and Gravel Company · Contact with electrical current

TWO BOYS (NON-EMPLOYEES) TRESPASSED ONTO THE PIT PROPERTY AFTER HOURS WHEN THE PIT WAS SHUT DOWN AND THE ENTRANCE GATE WAS LOCKED. THE PROPERTY WAS POSTED WITH NO TRESPASSING AND DANGER HIGH V OLTAGE SIGNS. THEY WERE CLIMBING THE MATERIAL STOCK PILS WHEN ONE OF THE BOYS CONTACTED A POWER LINE AND WAS FATALLY ELECTROCUTED. THE OTHER BOY RAN FOR HELP.

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