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March 14, 2014 WI · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator OTHER
Johnson Sand & Gravel Incorporated · (Not Elsewhere Classified)

An EE found EE laying on the ground - flat on his back 15 feet from his car at 10:00 AM. Car door was open. Engine was shut off. Front end loader was not started or unplugged. Scale house door was still locked. EE's cell phone was in his pocket. The EE called 911 - local police arrived 5 minutes after the call. Paramedics arrived not long after.

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