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October 23, 1989 PR · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman MACHINERY
Betteroads Asphalt Corp · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

WORKER ALLEGES THAT CONVEYOR STOPPED DUE TO MALFUNCTION. HE PULLED ON THE MOTOR PULLEY TO START IT AGAIN AND WITH THE SUDDEN MOVEMENT HIS HAND WAS CAUGHT IN THE PULLEY.

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