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February 17, 2005 CA · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Eland Construction, Inc. · Struck by flying object

While the employee was repairing the skirting on the cone crusher discharge belt, a metal shaving from a grinder being used on the outside of the discharge belt by his co-worker came in through a 2" space on the side and bounced off the conveyor belt and his him in the right eye.

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