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August 3, 2015 TX · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman ELECTRICAL
PBM Aggregates, LLC · Contact with electrical current

A Miner was shocked after opening an electrical fuse box and while using a screwdriver to tighten a lug screw, after a feeder belt stopped working. The Miner was administered first-aid at the site and transported by EMS to the near-by hospital. Miner was treated and released the same day.

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