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December 14, 1989 MD · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech MACHINERY
Silver Hill Aggregates Limited Partnership · Struck by... (Not Elsewhere Classified)

CLAIMANT WAS STANDING WITH HIS BACK TURNED ON THE BLIND SIDE OF DRAG LINE CRANE BEING OPERATED BY ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. EMPLOYEE STATED HE SWUNG THE CRANE TO THE LEFT WHILE CASTING OUT THE DRAGLIN E BUCKET AND THE SLACK IN THE DRAG CABLE STRUCK I.NAME IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD, KNOCKING HIM TO THE GROUND.

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