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August 9, 1984 TX · Metal/Non-Metal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Superior Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WENT TO CHECK V-BELT TENSION WITHOUT TELLING PLANT OPERATOR. WHEN EMPLOYEE GRABBED V-BELT THE PLANT WAS ACCIDENTALLY TURNED ON

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