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November 19, 1997 MI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
T M Development Llc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

MAN CLIMBER UP ON THE V.S.I. CRUSHER, OVER THE GUARD & STOOD ON GRAVITY TAKE UP DRIVE PULLEY FRAME. HE PUT HIS HAND INSIDE THE BELT & PULLEY. IT GRABED HIS COAT & HAND & PULLED HIM IN. HE HAS BROKEN ART & SHOULDER, WITH SEVERAL CUTS.

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