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August 31, 2006 MN · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
D & G Excavating Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

The turn pulley on the conveyor was plugged up with aggregate material. Employee shut the machinery off and tried to get the material loose with a shovel. After no luck he tried again with a screwdriver. The force of the material shifting caused the belt to turn backwards and caught his hand in the pulley.

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