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August 8, 2001 MO · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
J L R Stone Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

THE NIGHT SHIFT LABORER WENT TO SHOVEL OUT FROM UNDER THE IMPACT DISCHARGE CONVEYOR. WHILE UNDER THE CONVEYOR, THE SHOVEL HANDLE GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN THE FRAME AND THE BELT. HE TRIED TO PULL SHO VEL OUT, BUT IT PULLED HIS ARM INTO CONVEYOR BREAKING HIS ARM. HE PULLED HIS ARM OUT AND FOUND FOREMAN FOR HELP.

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