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February 6, 1996 PA · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Independence Construction Materials · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A CASE UNI-LOADER TO CLEAR SNOW AROUND TERTIARY CRUSHER. FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, HE REMOVED HIS SEATBELT, STOOD UP AND WAS CRUSHED BETWEEN THE HYDRAULIC ARM OF THE BUCKET A ND THE ROPS.

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