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June 3, 1991 OH · Metal/Non-Metal bulldozer operator, universal operator, heavy equipment operator, operating engineer MACHINERY
Scioto Valley Resources Div/Davon Inc · Struck against a moving object

WHILE OPERATING THE BULLDOZER AT THE SCIOTO VALLEY RESOURCES DIVISION IN LUCASVILLE, OHIO, STRIPPING DIRT. I WAS OPENING A DRAINAGE DITCH, WHEN I BACKED UP INTO A 10 FOOT HOLE THAT WAS COVERED WITH WATER. THE DOZER ENDED UP IN A NEAR VERTICAL POSITION, JARRING BACK WINDOW FRAME AND STRIKING ME IN BACK.

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