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August 5, 2024 AZ · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Hatch Construction & Paving Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

The employee was operating a forklift when a strap on the floorboard became wrapped around the front wheel. The end of the strap caught the employees boot heel and pulled EE out of the forklift. The forklift then ran over EE's ankle, breaking it in 3 places.

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