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September 2, 1983 OH · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver ELECTRICAL
Set Silica Sand Inc · Contact with electrical current

AN INDEPENDENT TRUCK DRIVER CONTRACTED BY A CUSTOMER TO PICK-UP A LOAD OF GRAVEL, BEFORE REACHING THE OFICE TRAILER & WEIGH SCALE, BACKED HIS TRUCK AT THE EDGE OF THE ACCESS ROAD & RAISED THE 31\ BED OF THE TRAILER INTO 13200 VOLT POWER LINES WHICH CROSS THE ACCESS ROAD AT APPROX 25\ ABOVE THE ROAD LEVEL.

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