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March 13, 1993 MI · Metal/Non-Metal haul/off road/coal/ore/pit/quarry/rock/rubber tire truck driver, transportation truck driver OTHER

Michigan Foundation Company Inc · Fall from machine

THIS 39 YR. OLD TRUCK DRIVER CLIMBED ON TOP OF A WATER TANKER TRUCK AND BEGAN WASHING OUT HIS TRAILERS THAT HAD SOME FLY ASH REMAINING. IT WAS EXTREMELY COLD, WINDY, AND SLICK FOR FOOTING. THI S MAN WAS EITHER BLOWN BY THE WIND, SLIPPED ON THE SLICK METAL SURFACE, OR BOTH AND FELL APPROX. 12" TO THE GROUND.

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