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June 7, 2021 TX · Metal/Non-Metal dry screening plant operator, screen house operator Fatality · HANDLING OF MATERIALS
R .E. Janes Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between collapsing material or buildings

Donning fall protection equipment, the miner entered the top of a primary feed hopper without the knowledge of management and contrary to mine safety procedures to remove a large rock. While trying to break up the rock, raw material that remained on the sides of the hopper sloughed off engulfing the miner.

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