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August 17, 2013 OH · Metal/Non-Metal master mechanic, foreman, supervisor POWERED HAULAGE
DiGeronimo Aggregates LLC · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object

Maintenance employee was replacing a skirt rubber on a chute above the main feed belt. The employee did not Lock Out the feed belt and while working on the chute a piece of metal fell onto the moving belt, the employee tried to grab the metal and caught his right arm between the belt and belt cover. The employee sustained a fracture to his right wrist and forearm.

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