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November 16, 1989 MS · Metal/Non-Metal superintendent Fatality · POWERED HAULAGE
Memphis Stone & Gravel Company · Struck by falling object

EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING UNDER AN ELEVATED CONVEYOR BELT WHEN SUPPORT CABLE BROKE DROPPING CONVEYOR ON EMPLOYEE.CONVEYOR HAD BEEN TAKEN OUT OF SERVICE AND WAS NOT OPERABLE AT THE TIME.BROKEN LEG C

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