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August 10, 1990 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Mark Sand & Gravel Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

I.NAME OPERATING CRUSHING OPERATION,NOTICED WIRE ON PRIMARY CRUSHER ENGINE WAS ARCING OR SHOOTING OUT FOR ALTERNATOR.TRACING WIRE TO ALT ALONGSIDE ENGINE BLOCK,REACHED BEHIND GUARDS,FOLLOWED W IRE TO ALT.TIPPED RIGHT HAND INTO FAN BLADE STRIKING BACKSIDE OF HAND CUTTING AND BREAKING POINTER & INDEX FINGER RIGHT HAND.

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