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November 2, 1987 MI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver MACHINERY
Poquette Leasing Company Inc · Fall from machine

AT APPROXIMATEL2 9:30AM A TRUCK OWNED AND OPERATED BY A MATERIAL HAULER BACKED UP TO THE EDGE AT MEDUSA CEMENT'S SHALE STORAGE AREA.THE EDGE WHICH THE TRUCK BACKED TO APPEARED TO HAVE GIVEN WA Y UNDER THE WEI1HT OF THE VEHICLE-SUBSEQUENTLY PULLED THE MACHINE OVER.THESE ARE ASSUMPTIONS BASED ON OBSERVATIONS AFTER THE FACT SINCE THE ACTUAL ACCIDENT WAS NOT OBSERVED.THE OPERATOR OF TH

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