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August 17, 1985 NJ · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lime Crest Mining Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPL REPAIRING CONVEYOR TAIL PULLEY.WHEN EMPL AND CO-WORKER LIFTED PULLEY FOR POSITIONING,IT ROTATED ON SHAFT AND CAUGHT LEFT HAND BETWEEN PULLEY AND H-BEAM SUPPORT.WORKERS HADNT COORDINATED H AND PLACEMENTS RESULTING IN BEARING AND SHAFT TURNING UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN EMPLS LIFTED PULLEY.

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