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May 3, 1983 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech NONPOWERED HAULAGE
Gulf Mineral Resources Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS PUSHING A LOADED ORE DUMP CAR LOADE DWITH TRASH AND SCRAP METAL WHEN THE MOVEMENT OF THE ORE CAR CAUSED THE ITEMS IN THE ORE CAR TO SETTLE ALLOWING THE METAL CABINET THAT WAS STAC KED ON TO MOVE PINCHING EMPLOYEES HAND AGAINST THE LIP OF THE ORE CAR

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