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November 17, 1994 ME · Metal/Non-Metal laborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitman POWERED HAULAGE
Central Maine Paving Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING AROUND A TAIL PULLEY IN A RESTRICTED AREA. THE GUARD FOR THE TAIL PULLEY HAD BEEN REMOVED FOR REPAIR. THE EMPLOYEE LOST HIS BALANCE AND FELL BACK THROWING OUT HIS RIG HT ARM WHICH GOT CAUGHT BY THE TAIL PULLEY. HE KICKED OUT WITH HIS LEFT FOOT WHICH WAS CAUGHT BY ANOTHER CONVEYOR.

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