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March 26, 2018 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Bryan Rock Products, Inc. · Fall from scaffolds, walkways, platforms

A miner climbed up on a working platform to help assist in a lift that was being performed to remove an electric motor. The chain came unhooked and the miner was either struck in the head by the chain or suffered the head injury falling off the working platform. The miner suffered a cut and concussion.

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