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August 19, 1999 AL · Coal warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator MACHINERY
Pacificorp Syn Fuel Llc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS PREPARING TO GREASE A BEARING ON A VIBRATING SCREEN. HE DISCONNECTED THE POWER POWERING FDOWN THE SCREEN. HE HAD FAILED TO BRING HIS FLASHLIGHT UP ON THE PLATFORM. AFTER WAITING FOR A P ERIOD OF TIME FOR THE DECK TO STOP, HE ATTEMPTED STO USE HIS FINGERS TO LOCATE THE FITTING BY REACHING THROUGH THE ACCESS PORT IN THE GUARD. THE ECCENTRIC SHAFT WAS STILL MOVING, TRAPPING HIS

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