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June 3, 1983 CO · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Delta Sand & Gravel Company · Fall to lower level, (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS SETTING A 5\X7\ CRUSHER SCREEN OVER A RAILING TO THE GROUND APPROX 10\ BELOW. THE SCREEN WENT DOWN FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED BY THE EE. THUS PULLING HIM & BENDING THE RAILING SO THAT HE F ELL WITH THE SCREEN OVER THE EDGE TO THE GROUND.

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