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February 5, 2001 IN · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech HOISTING
Marblehead Lime Company · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

USING A MANLIFT ELEVATOR, EE WAS TRANSPORTING A FIBERGLASS POLE FROM ONE LOCATION TO ANOTHER. THE POLE WAS CAUGHT WHEN THE ELEVATOR WAS MOVING. THE POLE HIT THE EE IN THE HEAD CAUSING INJURY.

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