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October 19, 1994 NY · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Forest Glen Construction Corp · Struck against a moving object

THE BUCKET OF THE FRONT END LOADER THE EE WAS OPERATING BECAME LODGED IN THE GRAVEL HE WAS EXCAVATING, CAUSING THE REAR WHEELS OF THE LOADER TO LIFT OFF THE GROUND. AS THE BUCKET WAS FREED, TH E REAR WHEELS CAME BACK ON THE GROUND CAUSING THE MACHINE TO ROCK. THE EE, WHO CLAIMED TO BE WEARING HIS SEAT BELT, FELL FORWARD AND STRUCK HIS HEAD ON THE WINDOW OF THE MACHINE.

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