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August 24, 1993 MN · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Hengel Construction · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WHILE INSPECTING SOME GRAVEL MATERIAL ON THE PIT WALL,THE SIDE OF THE PIT COLLAPSED AND INJURED WAS KNOCKED DOWN BUT NOT BURIED.THE WALL WAS ABOUT 20 FT TALL AND HAD A NEAR VERTICAL SURFACE.TH E MATERIAL WAS GRAVEL WITH SOME CALY THROUGH OUT.THE WALL OF GRAVEL WAS GOING TO BE PROCESSED.

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