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July 18, 1983 OK · Coal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer FALL OF FACE/RIB/PILLAR/SIDE/HIGHWALL
Westhoff Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING DOZER IN PIT AREA HE GOT OFF THE MACHINE AND BEGAN CLEANING TRACKS WITH A SHOVEL POSITIONING HIMSELF BETWEEN THE LOW-WALL AND THE DOZER ABOUT 15 FT FROM THE LOW-WALL CLA Y MATERIAL CAVED OFF FROM THE LOW-WALL HITTING THE SUBJECT FROM THE KNEES DOWN AND PUSHING HIS LEGS UNDER THE DOZER BLADE ARM THIS RESULTED IN SCRAPES AND BRUISES TO THE OPERATOR

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