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October 31, 1995 LA · Metal/Non-Metal driller operator Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
North American Salt Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

WHILE IN THE MINE. THE INJURED EE WAS FOLLOWING BEHIND A CAT FRONT END LOADER.WHEN IT WENT THRU A VENTILATION CURTAIN. THE CAT BACKED UP AND RAN OVER THE GO CART OPERATOR.

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