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April 24, 2002 TX · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Vulcan Construction Materials, LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE PERFORMED WORK ON THE CAT 910 PARKING BRAKE AND WAS TESTING IT TO SEE IF THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD HOLD. HE WAS OPERATING THE CAT 910 ON OR NEAR AN INCLINE. THE MACHINE OVERTURNED. HE W AS FOUND LYING BESIDE THE MACHINE. HE SUSTAINED FATAL INTERNAL INJURIES.

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