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January 9, 1999 NM · Metal/Non-Metal maintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service tech POWERED HAULAGE
Jim Stephens Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)

EE WAS ASKED TO CHECK A PTO LEVER ON A DUMP TRUCK HE BUMPED THE LEVER WHICH CAUSED THE PTO GEAR TO GRIND AGAINST THE TRANSMISSION GEARS. THIS SPUN THE PTO SHAFT HIS COVERALLS GOT CAUGHT BY TH E SHAFT WHICH BROKE HIS ARM. LEFT UPPER EXTREMITY HAD RECEIVED AN AVULSION & FRACTURE TO THE FOREARM EQUIPEMENT SHOULD NOT BE WORKED ON WITH ENGINE RUNNING

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