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July 26, 1983 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator MACHINERY
Steve Foerster Construction Company Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

JAW PLUGGED.EMPL CLEANING ROCK OUT OF JAW.HAD FOOT HANGING DOWN IN JAW AND WHEN ROCK CLEARED,JAW ROLLED SHUT AND SQUEEZED FOOT.CRUSHER WAS STOPPED.

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