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November 20, 2002 CO · Metal/Non-Metal backhoe operator, trackhoe operator, crane operator POWERED HAULAGE
Rocky Mountain Materials & Asphalt Inc · Caught in, under or between two or more moving objects

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING ROCKS OUT OF THE TAIL PULLEY OF A CONVEYER BELT. THE BELT WAS ACCIDENTLY TURNED ON DUE TO A MISCOMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE PLANT OPERATOR AND A LABORER. EE WAS TRAPPED IN T HE TAIL PULLEY RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF RIGHT ARM TO HIS SHOULDER, REMOVED SHOULDER BLADE.

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