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1983–2026
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October 15, 1996 MN · Metal/Non-Metal beltman, conveyor man, conveyor belt worker, mobile bridge carrierman, feeder operator, conveyor rider POWERED HAULAGE
Fischer Sand & Aggregate LLP · Fall from machine

OPERATOR PREPARING PORTABLE CONVEYOR FOR TRANSPORT. LYING ON BELT APPROX. 15' ABOVE GROUND DISCONNECTING SWINGING SECTION. FOREMAN STARTED ENGIN TO SLIGHTLY RAISED CONVEYOR TO DISENGAGE BELT. CONVEYOR BELT STARTED (NOT DISENGAGED). OPERATOR FELL OFF CONVEYOR LANDING ON LEFT SHOULDER AND CHEST.

July 18, 1988 MN · Metal/Non-Metal front-end loader, scraper-loader operator, pan operator, payloader, scraper rig operator POWERED HAULAGE
Fischer Sand & Aggregate LLP · Struck against a moving object

RUN AWAY END LOADER, DOWN HILL NOT ABLE TO CONTROL. JUMPED BANK, WENT THROUGH STORAGE TRAILER AND PORTABLE GENERATOR, CAME TO REST UNDER CONVEYOR. MACHINE STAYED UPRIGHT. POSSIBLE SEVERE BACK INJURY. TAKEN TO RIDGES HOSPITAL, BURNSVILLE,MN.

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