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October 22, 1992 NC · Metal/Non-Metal belt foreman, maintenance foreman, maintenance supervisor POWERED HAULAGE

Commercial Ready Mix Products Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EMPLOYEE WAS TRAINING BELT. HE INSTRUCTED ANOTHER WORKER TO TURN OFF THE BELT SO HE COULD REMOVE HIS WRENCH. HE APPARENTLY TRIED TO RETRIEVE THE WRENCH BEFORE THE BELT STOPPED. HIS HAND WAS PU LLED INTO THE PULLEY CAUSING A FRACTURED LOWER LEFT ARM AND FINGER AND LACERATIONS.

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