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January 6, 1992 CT · Metal/Non-Metal welder (shop) MACHINERY
Hubert E Butler Construction Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS INSTRUCTED TO REMOVE AXLES FROM BOX TRAILER WHICH WAS TO E USED FOR STORAGE. EMPLOYEE TORCHED A STRESS POINT CAUSING TRAILER FLOOR TO TIP SLIGHTLY. HIS LEFT ARM WAS RESTING ON TOP OF ONE OF SEVERAL TIRES, THEREBY BEING PINNED BETWEEN THE TRAILER DECK AND TIRE.

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