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August 25, 1997 FL · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Bedrock Resources, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE SIDE CONVEYOR HEAD PULLEY WAS BUILT UP WITH DIRT, A SPAD WAS USED TO CLEAN IT OFF. WHEN THE SPADE HIT THE DIRT IT JUMPED SLAMMING HIS HAND AGAINST THE STEEL REEL. BRUISING THE TOP OF THE L EFT HAND AND MAKING A 1/2" CUT.

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