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April 27, 1999 WA · Metal/Non-Metal mine manager, mine foreman, mine owner MACHINERY
Lloyd Enterprises, Inc. · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

IS NOT OUR EMPLOYEE- WAS SETTING UP A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT TO DEMO TO OUR COMPANY FOR POSSIBLE PURCHASE. A ROCK BECAME WEDGED IN HIS BELT. HE THOUGHT THAT HE HAD SHUT THE UNIT DOWN AND BEGAN TO REMOVE THE ROCK. WHEN THE ROCK DISLODGED THE BELT WAS STILL ACTIVATED AND STARTED TURNING AND CAUGHT HIS ANKLE IN IT.

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