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August 4, 2003 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal weighman, scale person MACHINERY
Qmax Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

OBSERVATION DECK OF JAW CRUSHER. ROCK WEDGED IN JAW, HYDRAULIC BREAKER MOVED INTO POSITION. BREAKER SLIPPED OFF ROCK, PINCHING HAND OF OBSERVER BETWEEN GUARD RAIL AND HAMMER.

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