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August 12, 1996 OH · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Menuez Bros Sand & Gravel Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE INJURED WHILE HE REMOVED A ROCK FROM 40H.P. PIONEER JAW CRUSHER. HE WAS STANDING ON TOP OF JAW WHEN HIS FOOT AND LEG SLIPPED INTO A UNGUARDED AREA ON THE MOTOR TO THE FLY-WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM.

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